Acute Operational Manager

NHS Jobs; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 175,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Australia is seeking a highly motivated senior leader to drive operational performance, workforce planning and service development across multidisciplinary teams. You will oversee budgets, quality and safety outcomes, lead service redesign and transformation, and ensure compliance with governance standards while maintaining strong engagement with service users, carers and stakeholders.

The successful candidate will inspire teams, deliver measurable improvements and contribute to

Qualifications

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to monitor and improve service performance.
• Experience with budgets, workforce planning and HR processes.
• Familiarity with governance frameworks and national standards.

Responsibilities

• You will have responsibility for operational performance, workforce management, financial oversight, and service development, while ensuring that services remain responsive to the needs of service users, carers and stakeholders.
• Provide visible, effective leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
• Monitor and improve service performance, quality and safety outcomes.
• Lead service redesign, transformation and improvement initiatives.
• Manage budgets and resources, ensuring financial sustainability.
• Oversee HR processes, including recruitment, performance management and workforce planning.
• Ensure compliance with Trust policies, governance frameworks and national standards.
• Contribute to strategic planning, commissioning and business development activities.
• Participate in the on-call rota.
• We are looking for a highly motivated leader who can inspire teams and drive measurable improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Team management

Communication

Job description

• You will have responsibility for operational performance, workforce management, financial oversight, and service development, while ensuring that services remain responsive to the needs of service users, carers and stakeholders.
• Provide visible, effective leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
• Monitor and improve service performance, quality and safety outcomes.
• Lead service redesign, transformation and improvement initiatives.
• Manage budgets and resources, ensuring financial sustainability.
• Oversee HR processes, including recruitment, performance management and workforce planning.
• Ensure compliance with Trust policies, governance frameworks and national standards.
• Contribute to strategic planning, commissioning and business development activities.
• Participate in the on-call rota.

We are looking for a highly motivated leader who can inspire teams and drive measurable improvements.