Health Service Manager Menindee Health Service

Medical Jobs Australia; Menindee; On-site; AUD 158,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Living expenses up to $9k

Meals and entertainment allowance $2.6

Allocated Day Off (ADO)

Fitness Passport

Employee Assistance Program

Professional development support

Country living support

Job summary

Far West Local Health District is seeking a Nurse Manager Grade 3 for the Menindee Health Service. You will lead operational nursing and ancillary services, drive improvements, and ensure high-quality patient care in a rural setting.

In this permanent full-time role, you will influence rostering, staff development and clinical practice while aligning with NSW Health policies and safety standards. Applications close 15 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Current Nursing registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Appropriate qualifications in management, with five years full time equivalent post qualification experience in the relevant field.
• Demonstrated leadership skills including conflict resolution, mediation and negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational nursing and ancillary service delivery, culture and service improvements to achieve quality patient outcomes.
• Optimise rostering capability and supervise staffing across units.
• Empower staff through coaching and clear direction to deliver high quality care.
• Act as a senior clinician and role model within professional and legal boundaries.

Skills

Nurse management

Leadership

Change management

Staff development

Education

Nursing degree/registration

Management qualification

Job description

MedicalJobsAustralia.com This position qualifies for an annual Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (conditions apply and may be pro-rata'd to your contracted or ordinary working hours, these payments are paid on a fortnightly basis) under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services, and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time Position
Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 3
Remuneration: $158,236.73 - $161,174.38 + Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ697431
Located in: Menindee NSW

Are you ready to take that next step in your nursing career in an exciting management role? Opportunity to work on the frontline to join a truly supportive team that is empowered to provide the ultimate patient experience. Grow your career with us with ongoing learning and development. Get exposure to work across different areas you would not get in the big smoke! We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.

What you'll be doing

• Manage operational nursing and ancillary service delivery, culture and service improvements to achieve quality patient outcomes, sustainable access and collaboration in health care.
• Optimise business outcomes, manage and reform change, and optimise rostering capability.
• Empower our staff to provide high quality healthcare through support, guidance and direction.
• Act as a senior clinician and role model to ensure care is delivered within professional boundaries, legal and ethical parameters, National Patient Safety and Quality Standards and NSW Health policies and procedures.

What is on offer

• Salary packaging (pay less tax!), enjoy up to $9k for living expenses, $2.6k for meals and entertainment.
• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month.
• Fitness Passport and EAP to maintain your health and wellbeing.
• Professional development with support through advanced education & training to help you develop your career.
• A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing.

About the Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to provide excellence in rural and remote health and we truly empower our staff to deliver the best health outcomes for our community. Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

About the Menindee Health Service

Menindee is a beautiful little community on the banks of the Darling River and is surrounded by the spectacular Menindee Lakes. The Menindee Health Service is a busy Primary Health Clinic with an Emergency Department as well. We provide chronic disease, community and primary health care services to the community, as well as facilitating a range of visiting services. Our clinic is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. After hours and on weekends an RN is on call for Ambulance and emergencies with a second Ambulance trained staff member. Ambulance training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Current Nursing registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Appropriate qualifications in management, with five years full time equivalent post qualification experience in the relevant field.
• Demonstrated leadership skills including conflict resolution, mediation and negotiation, and the ability to motivate, inspire and manage staff to achieve service and professional goals through recognised change management processes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of Primary Health Care and commitment to working in a primary health care model of service delivery while also delivering an emergency care services.
• Proven ability to work in a way that engenders mutual respect in a cross-cultural environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of the role, function & funding of public hospital within the Australian and NSW Health Systems and broad clinical experience and operational management at senior level within a healthcare environment.
• Current drivers license and ability and willingness to travel in rural and remote areas, including overnight stays.

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster. Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au-welcomeexperience.

Stepping Up

The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au-

Applications Close: 15th October 2026

For role related queries or questions contact Nicholas Minns.

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and-or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

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