Operations Manager

Canberra Health Services; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible working conditions

Salary Packaging

Employee Assistance Program

Onsite Physiotherapists

Onsite cafes

Staff cafeteria

Pharmacy

Gift shop

Job summary

Canberra Health Services (CHS) invites applications for an Operations Manager in the Division of Surgery at North Canberra Hospital, Bruce. You will lead the operational performance of the division, partnering with senior clinical and nursing leaders to ensure efficient patient care and service delivery.

You will drive performance monitoring, deliver data-driven insights, and lead a team of healthcare administration and support staff to sustain high-quality services in a tertiary hospital.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational management of the Division of Surgery, overseeing performance across service areas.
• Provide strategic and operational oversight and drive data-driven decision making.
• Lead a team of healthcare administration and support staff to deliver efficient services.

Job description

Location: North Canberra Hospital, Bruce

Section: Surgical Services

Closing Date: 5th October 2026

What can we offer you:

• 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.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role

The Division of Surgery delivers a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient surgical services, encompassing Specialist Outpatient Clinics, Surgical Bookings and Pre-Admission Clinic, Anaesthesia, Pain Management, Operating Theatres, Post-Anaesthetic Care, Day Surgery, Admissions, Endoscopy, and specialised surgical inpatient ward areas.

As Operations Manager, you will play a pivotal leadership role in ensuring the effective performance and operational management of the Division. Working in partnership with senior clinical and nursing leaders, you will provide strategic and operational oversight across diverse service areas, drive performance monitoring and reporting, support informed decision-making through the provision of critical data and insights, and lead a team of healthcare administration and support staff to deliver efficient services that enable exceptional patient care.

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.