Nurse Manager - Outpatients, Community and Perioperative

Darling Downs Hospital & Health Service; Kingaroy; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

Study leave

Career pathways

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Darling Downs Health is seeking a Nurse Manager - Outpatients, Community and Perioperative to lead talented teams, deliver safe, compassionate and person-centred care, and drive excellence across regional services.

You will mentor staff, build partnerships, guide quality and safety improvements, and shape workforce growth while empowering colleagues to deliver outstanding patient experiences for our communities.

Qualifications

• Must hold current registration as a Registered Nurse in Australia.
• Proven experience leading healthcare teams and services.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Inspiring and guiding teams to deliver safe, compassionate and person-centred care.
• Building strong partnerships across services to create seamless healthcare experiences for patients and families.
• Driving improvements that strengthen quality, safety and service performance.
• Supporting workforce growth through coaching, mentoring and creating opportunities for others to succeed.

Skills

Team leadership

Clinical nursing leadership

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Continuous improvement

Education

Postgraduate qualification in nursing leadership or health management

Current Australian RN registration

Job description

Nurse Manager - Outpatients, Community and Perioperative

As Nurse Manager - Outpatients, Community and Perioperative, you'll help create the kind of healthcare experience every community deserves. You'll lead talented teams, support high-quality care and foster a culture where people feel valued, connected and empowered to do their best work. In return, you'll enjoy the variety, challenge and fulfilment that comes with making a visible impact in regional healthcare.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

• Inspiring and guiding teams to deliver safe, compassionate and person-centred care.
• Building strong partnerships across services to create seamless healthcare experiences for patients and families.
• Driving improvements that strengthen quality, safety and service performance.
• Supporting workforce growth through coaching, mentoring and creating opportunities for others to succeed.

Let's talk about you!

You're a leader who combines clinical expertise with genuine care for people. You bring compassion to difficult conversations, integrity to decision-making and courage to lead through change. You enjoy bringing teams together around a shared purpose and take pride in creating positive experiences for patients, families and colleagues alike. You're looking for more than a management role, you're looking for the opportunity to contribute to a community, grow professionally and help shape the future of healthcare in a regional setting.

Here's what will help you thrive in this role:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse in Australia.
• Proven experience leading teams and delivering high-quality healthcare services.
• Strong communication, relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A commitment to continuous improvement, innovation and positive patient outcomes.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have postgraduate qualifications in nursing, leadership or health management and/or experience across perioperative, community or outpatient healthcare settings.

Most importantly, you'll bring Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage while helping create healthier communities and stronger healthcare teams.

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,fromTaroom in the north to Texas in thesouth,our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care.It'scomplex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.

Whetheryou'rea doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member,or administrator,you'llsee your impact firsthand.Here,you'llfind opportunities that simplydon'texist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, andembraceresponsibilities that would take years toaccessin larger health services.

Darling Downs Healthis 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?

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns