Operations Manager | Full-time Permanent

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; On-site; AUD 128,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rates

Flexible working conditions

Employee Assistance Program

Onsite cafes

Job summary

Canberra Health Services in Canberra, ACT is seeking an Operations Manager for the Division of Surgery. You will lead and oversee administrative and support staff, driving performance monitoring and data-driven decision making to optimise service delivery.

This is a full-time permanent role working with senior clinical and nursing leaders to ensure efficient services and exceptional patient care across inpatient and outpatient surgical services.

Job description

Classification: Senior Officer Grade C
Salary: $127,597 - $136,873 plus superannuation
Position No: LP7307-02RZ0
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 24 September 2026
Contact Officer: Sophie Lim on [e-mail]

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.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

Note: This is a full-time permanent position.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

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.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal .

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