Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Agnes

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Associate Nurse Unit Manager role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Agnes 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 Associate Nurse Unit Manager (Agnes) to join our growing team on a Fixed Term Part Time basis – 0.5 FTE, until August 2027.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) to support clinical leadership and operational management within the Flynn Unit. In this role, you will work closely with the Nurse Unit Manager to deliver high-quality, evidence-based mental health care, ensuring person-centred outcomes in a safe and recovery-focused environment. You will play a key role in leading staff, coordinating care delivery, and promoting best practice—particularly in reducing restrictive interventions and embedding trauma-informed, non-coercive care

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

The role of the Associate Nurse Unit Manager (Agnes) is to:

• Provide clinical leadership and support the Nurse Unit Manager in the coordination and delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence-based mental health care.
• Lead and supervise staff, supporting workforce development, clinical supervision, and a positive team culture within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Ensure care delivery is recovery-oriented, person-centred, and aligned with strategies to reduce seclusion and restraint.
• Monitor and manage clinical risk, including assessment, care planning, incident management, and continuous improvement activities.
• Support effective resource management, including staffing, financial oversight, and operational coordination to meet service demands.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, standards, and organisational policies, including the Mental Health Act and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Registered Nurse (Division 1 or Division 3) with AHPRA registration and postgraduate qualifications in mental health nursing (or equivalent experience).
• Proven leadership experience in a mental health or inpatient setting, with the ability to mentor, support, and develop staff.
• Strong clinical expertise, including risk assessment, care planning, and management of complex mental health presentations.
• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, frameworks, and standards, including the Mental Health Act and recovery-oriented practice.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and decision-making skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team and complex environment.
• Committed to continuous improvement, professional development, and delivering compassionate, person-centred care.

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 Emma Vivian, Nurse Unit Manager email on Emma.vivian@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: AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au 

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: 1st July 2026

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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.