Nurse Unit Manager - Emergency

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Nurse Unit Manager role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Emergency team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive. 

Latrobe Regional Health is looking for Nurse Unit Manager Emergency to join our growing on a full time (1.0EFT) fixed term January 2027 – January 2028.

The Nurse Unit Manager (Emergency) is responsible for leading the delivery of safe, high-quality and patient-centred care within the Emergency Department at Latrobe Regional Health. Reporting to the General Manager Critical Services, this role provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure the department operates efficiently, meets performance expectations and delivers contemporary emergency care aligned with best practice standards.

As a key clinical leader, the Nurse Unit Manager oversees workforce management, patient flow, quality and safety initiatives, financial performance and service improvement activities while fostering a positive culture of accountability, collaboration and clinical excellence.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

The role of the Nurse Unit Manager Emergency is to:

• Lead the operational management of the Emergency Department, ensuring safe, efficient and patient-centred service delivery.
• Manage workforce planning, recruitment, rostering, skill mix and performance management to support service demands and staff wellbeing.
• Oversee patient flow, resource allocation and operational priorities to optimise access, throughput and patient outcomes.
• Manage departmental budgets, performance indicators, risk management activities and compliance with organisational and regulatory requirements.
• Lead quality improvement, innovation and policy implementation initiatives that enhance clinical care and operational performance.
• Support the development, engagement and professional growth of staff while promoting a positive and collaborative team culture.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA, together with a relevant tertiary and postgraduate qualification.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to effectively lead, motivate and develop high-performing healthcare teams.
• Sound clinical knowledge, skills and a minimum of five years' clinical experience, ideally within emergency or acute healthcare settings.
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary service delivery framework.
• Experience managing operational performance, patient flow, workforce planning and service improvement initiatives within a complex healthcare environment.
• A strong commitment to professional development, quality improvement, patient safety and delivering exceptional health outcomes.

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Rachael Ralph, General Manager Critical Services email on Rachael.Ralph@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: [email protected] 

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications Close: 19 November 2026

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.