Hunter New England Local Health District

REQ695506

Keep patient care moving. Make a difference across the district.

Remuneration: $143,574.55 - $146,512.20 p.a. + Superannuation + Salary Packaging

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time

Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 1

Hours Per Week: 24 hours per week

Location: John Hunter Hospital

Requisition ID: REQ695506

Closing Date: Sunday 25 th of October 2026

Join the Patient Flow Unit (PFU), based in the new North Block building at John Hunter Hospital, and play a key role in coordinating patient transfers across Hunter New England public health facilities.

As a Nurse Manager Grade 1, you'll work with a close-knit team to coordinate safe and timely transfers, facilitate access to appropriate beds and connect clinical teams to support seamless patient care. Using your clinical expertise, communication and problem solving skills, you'll help overcome challenges and keep patient flow moving across the district.

If you enjoy collaboration, making decisions and making a difference beyond the bedside, this is an opportunity to put your skills to work where they matter.

In this role, you will:

• Coordinate safe and efficient inter-hospital transfers for Priority Category 2-5 patients across the district.
• Act as a central contact for referrals, transfers and communication between healthcare teams and stakeholders.
• Coordinate medical handovers, agreed transfer timeframes and suitable bed arrangements.
• Provide clinical advice to support safe transfers and continuity of care.
• Monitor transport arrangements, identify patient flow challenges and escalates access issues as needed.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to support timely decisions and effective district-wide patient flow.

To succeed in this role, you'll bring strong clinical knowledge, excellent problem solving skills and the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with a range of healthcare professionals. You're patient focused, adaptable and keen to learn, with a commitment to supporting safe and timely patient transfers.

You will demonstrate:

• Strong clinical knowledge and the ability to advise on safe and efficient patient transfers.
• Excellent problem solving, prioritisation and decision making skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• A patient centred approach and a commitment to safe, timely care.
• A collaborative attitude and willingness to learn patient flow processes, systems and pathways.

You will also hold relevant postgraduate qualifications in clinical leadership or management or be willing to