Community Nurse Manager

Council Jobs; Canberra; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation reimbursement

Flexible working conditions

Salary packaging with fringe benefits

Job summary

Canberra Health Services is seeking a Nurse Manager for the Community Care program in Canberra to lead a busy multidisciplinary team and ensure timely, high-quality community healthcare delivery. The role focuses on staff development, service improvement, and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

The position is temporary (6–12 months) with potential permanency, offering flexible working conditions and relocation support where applicable, and a competitive salary of AUD 144,410

Responsibilities

• Lead a busy multidisciplinary team delivering timely, high-quality community healthcare services.
• Manage referrals within key performance timeframes and support workforce planning and performance.

Job description

Classification: Registered Nurse Level 4.1

Salary: $144,410 plus superannuation

Position No: 28557 - 02SBB

Directorate: Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 02 November 2026

Contact Officer: Timothy Bethune on***************@act.gov.auor(02) 5124 1***

Closes: 09 November 2026

What can we offer you

• City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live inCanberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here:Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au)

About the Role

Join our dynamic Community Care program- Central team as a Nurse Manager and play a key leadership role in supporting the delivery of timely, high-quality community healthcare services. This position is responsible for leading a busy multidisciplinary team, ensuring referrals are managed within key performance timeframes, supporting workforce planning and performance, and fostering strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills, with a commitment to service improvement, staff development, and delivering person-centred care in a fast-paced environment.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy

Note

This is a temporary position available for a period of 6-12 months with the possibility of permanency.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision

creating exceptional health care together

Our Role

to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values

Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace.

As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved.

Career interest categories

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services

Nursing