Facility Manager - Cootamundra

Murrumbidgee Local Health District; Cootamundra; Hybrid; AUD 158,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Relocation assistance

Annual leave loading 17.5%

Salary packaging

Accommodation support

Job summary

Murrumbidgee Local Health District in Cootamundra is seeking a Facility Nurse Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership across nursing, clinical and support services, ensuring safe, compassionate, person-centred care.

You will lead workforce planning, drive quality and safety initiatives, oversee financial management and continuous improvement, and support innovative models of care for the local community. This is a permanent full-time role with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA/NMBA and ongoing practice to standards.
• Strong leadership and management experience in healthcare settings.
• Commitment to workforce planning, quality and safety initiatives and financial stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical, operational and professional leadership across nursing and support services.
• Lead workforce planning, staffing and resource allocation for safe service delivery.
• Drive quality, safety, accreditation and continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing leadership

Communication

Relationship-building

Education

Nurse registration / RN (AHPRA/NMBA)

Health management qualifications

Job description

Shape the future of healthcare in Cootamundra by joining our team as the Facility Nurse Manager. In this rewarding leadership role, you’ll provide strategic and operational leadership across nursing, clinical and support services, ensuring the delivery of safe, compassionate and person-centred care. You’ll lead workforce planning, service improvement and quality initiatives, while fostering a positive workplace culture and supporting innovative models of care that meet the needs of the Cootamundra community.

Employment type:Permanent Full - Time
Position classification:Nurse Manager – Grade 3
Renumeration:$158,236.73 - $161,174.38 per annum (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per week:38
Requisition ID:REQ703342
Location: Cootamundra

About the role

As the Facility Nurse Manager at Cootamundra Health Service, you will be responsible for the day‑to‑day operational management of nursing and other clinical and non-clinical support services. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, medical staff and community partners, you will drive quality and safety outcomes, oversee workforce and financial management, and lead continuous improvement initiatives to ensure sustainable, high‑quality healthcare services for the local community.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strong clinical, operational and professional leadership across nursing and support services.
• Lead workforce planning, staffing and resource allocation to support safe, efficient and sustainable service delivery.
• Drive quality, safety and accreditation activities, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and evidence-based practice.
• Manage financial performance, activity targets and service delivery outcomes while identifying opportunities for efficiencies.
• Lead change management initiatives and foster a positive workplace culture that supports collaboration, accountability and staff development.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with patients, families, staff, clinicians and external healthcare partners to support coordinated care
• 12% superannuation
• Salary packaging and novated leasing
• Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading (for full‑time and part‑time staff)
• Relocation assistance considerations
• Short term free accommodation for 12 weeks

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work options, including hybrid and varied hours (depending on the role)
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Generous leave options including long service and carers leave
• Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
• Free and confidential support for staff and their families via our Staff Wellbeing and Support Service (EAP)
• Wellbeing programs that promote mental health, resilience and balance

What We’re Looking For

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA/NMBA, with demonstrated practice in accordance with relevant professional standards, codes and frameworks.
• Strong leadership and management experience, supported by relevant qualifications in health management, health policy and planning, business or equivalent, or a commitment to working towards these qualifications.
• An inspiring and capable people leader who can motivate teams, build a positive workplace culture and confidently lead change in a contemporary healthcare environment.
• Proven operational and financial management skills, with experience balancing competing service demands, workforce requirements and resources while achieving service goals.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate, negotiate and engage effectively with clinicians, managers, staff and key stakeholders, along with a current Class C driver’s licence and willingness to travel for work purposes

For role related queries or questions contact Fiona Simons, Cluster Manager on ************@health.nsw.gov.au, for a confidential chat.

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined intheNSW Health OASV Policy(Page 11).You will be required to complete theOASV Undertaking/ Declaration FormandTB Assessment Toolduring the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

MLHD values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative.

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