Director of Nursing/Facility Manager

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Toowoomba Regional; Presencial; AUD 180.000 - 260.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

EAP access

Private health insurance discounts

Fitness Passport

Resumo da vaga

Darling Downs Health seeks a Director of Nursing/Facility Manager based in Kingaroy to provide strategic and operational leadership across hospital and community health services. You will champion high‑quality, person‑centred care, strengthen local services and guide a multidisciplinary workforce to deliver safe and innovative health outcomes.

You will shape governance, workforce planning and service improvement while building strong partnerships that support sustainable regional care.

Qualificações

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Significant leadership experience within complex healthcare environments, including service, workforce and resource management.
• Strong capability in clinical governance, quality improvement, risk management and achieving organisational outcomes.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate and lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience leading rural or community-based health services and/or postgraduate qualifications in health management, nursing leadership or a related field.

Responsabilidades

• Lead hospital and community health services to deliver safe, high-quality care.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership to Kingaroy and the South Burnett community.
• Champion workforce capability, service improvement and a positive workplace culture.
• Guide governance, resource management and future planning across services.
• Strengthen partnerships with stakeholders to support sustainable regional care.

Conhecimentos

Nurse leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Quality improvement

Risk management

Communication

Formação

Postgraduate qualification in health management or nursing leadership

Descrição da vaga

Lead a hospital and community health service where your decisions create lasting impact for patients, staff and the wider South Burnett community. Based in Kingaroy, you'll provide strategic and operational leadership, champion high-quality care, strengthen local services, and guide a multidisciplinary workforce to deliver safe, connected and innovative health outcomes.

What Your Day Could Look Like

As Director of Nursing/Facility Manager, you'll play a vital role in shaping healthcare outcomes across Kingaroy and the South Burnett community. From leading high-quality hospital and community health services to fostering strong partnerships and innovative ways of working, you'll help ensure people can access safe, effective and person-centred care close to home.

Every Day, You'll Contribute By

• Leading clinical and operational excellence across hospital and community services to achieve outstanding patient and community outcomes.
• Building strong partnerships with healthcare teams, community stakeholders and leaders to strengthen service delivery and future planning.
• Driving workforce capability, service improvement and a positive workplace culture that supports quality care and staff success.
• Guiding strategic initiatives, governance and resource management to ensure sustainable, efficient and high-performing services.

Let's talk about you!

You're a leader who brings vision, courage and compassion to every decision. You know how to balance strategy with people, creating environments where teams feel supported, accountable and inspired to deliver their best. You'll take pride in strengthening services that make a genuine difference to regional communities, while leading change, innovation and continuous improvement with integrity and purpose.

Here's What Will Help You Thrive In This Role

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Significant leadership experience within complex healthcare environments, including service, workforce and resource management.
• Strong capability in clinical governance, quality improvement, risk management and achieving organisational outcomes.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate and lead multidisciplinary teams.

You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have experience leading rural or community-based health services and/or postgraduate qualifications in health management, nursing leadership or a related field.

Above all, you’ll bring the values we live by at Darling Downs Health: Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference - and the career possibilities are endless.

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

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