Nurse Unit Manager - Coleraine
Job No:
WDHS2000
Location:
Coleraine
- Exciting opportunity within in our Coleraine District Health Service
- Join an innovative and progressive regional health service
- Attractive salary remuneration, plus generous salary packaging benefits
- $142,105.60 annual salary + Superannuation + Salary Packaging Benefits
Our opportunity
An exciting opportunity to join the leadership team at Coleraine District Health Service. The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) provides strategic and operational leadership for the Coleraine services encompassing acute and residential aged care consumers, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, and person-centred care. The role is responsible for leading clinical practice, workforce performance, and service delivery while fostering a culture of professionalism, accountability, and continuous improvement. Coleraine District Health Service delivers care in a rural setting across 10 acute beds and 51 residential aged care beds. The NUM plays a critical role in translating organisational strategy into effective ward-level practice, ensuring clinical excellence, efficient resource utilisation, and compliance with relevant standards, policies, and legislative requirements.
About Us:
Coleraine District Health Service comprises of 10 acute beds, 12 nursing home beds and 41 hostel aged care beds.
You will be working alongside experienced, passionate leadership peers who are true to our values of Integrity, Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Empathy.
Coleraine is a town in Victoria, Australia on the Glenelg Highway, 350 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne and 35 kilometres north-west of Hamilton in the Shire of Southern Grampians local government area. It was named after the town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. With history around every corner, Coleraine is one of Victoria’s oldest country towns, offering a glimpse into a past that stretches back nearly 200 years. Beyond its rich heritage, Coleraine is a hidden gem for nature lovers, whether you’re drawn to towering eucalypts, indulgent sweet treats, or peaceful fishing spots.
What we can offer you?
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Flexible working arrangements
- Generous Salary Packaging options
- Free on-site car parking
- Excellent employment conditions
Further Information
For further details please contact Rebecca West - rebecca.west@wdhs.net
Position Description:
The Position Description available via the link.
To apply
To submit your application please apply via the WDHS website, submitting your resume and cover letter through the online portal. Applications close Tuesday 30th June 2026.
Western District Health Service is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and culturally safe workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We are dedicated to transparent and equitable hiring practices that recognise the strengths, experiences and perspectives people bring from all walks of life.
We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people living with disability.
If you require any support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our People & Culture team, we are here to ensure you can participate fully and comfortably.
All successful applicants will be required to hold (or be willing to obtain) a current National Criminal Police Check. Depending on the role, a Working with Children Check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check may also be required. Compliance with WDHS’s immunisation and vaccination requirements is a condition of employment.