Operations Manager Nursing

Uniting AgeWell; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Career pathways

Employee assistance program

Not-for-profit values-based

Job summary

Uniting AgeWell is seeking an experienced Operations Manager Nursing to lead home and community nursing across Victoria and Tasmania. You will shape high-quality multidisciplinary care, partnering with senior clinical leaders to support independence and wellbeing for older Australians.

You will lead innovative, patient-centered programs, build capability in nursing teams, and drive governance and service transformation in a values-based not-for-profit environment.

Qualifications

• A strategic nursing leader with AHPRA registration, tertiary qualifications and a track record of leading complex healthcare or aged care services through growth and change.
• Experience in governance, quality outcomes and best-practice care across diverse teams.
• Ability to translate strategy into effective service delivery and growth.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of home and community nursing across Victoria and Tasmania.
• Lead and inspire experienced clinical leaders with accountability and growth.
• Drive innovation and service transformation in a reforming sector.
• Champion clinical governance and quality outcomes across nursing teams.
• Expand the impact of nursing services to maximise community benefit.

Skills

Nursing leadership

AHPRA registration

Strategic planning

Governance & quality

People leadership

Change management

Commercial acumen

Education

Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent

Nursing degree (RN)

Job description

At Uniting AgeWell, our focus is on supporting older people to experience a sense of wellbeing, choice and independence in their lives, to feel valued members of their community and to have easy access to the community or residential services they need to live the life they want. With a range of services in many locations in Victoria and Tasmania, our 5000staff and 600volunteer staff are committed to high quality services and care.

Uniting AgeWell provide a workplace culture based on our values ofKindness, Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Inclusion, and our customer service charter and promise that shape and inform all that we do. More information can be found on the Uniting AgeWell website - www.unitingagewell.org

Why choose Uniting AgeWell?

• Salary packaging benefit up to $15,900 + $2,650annually
• Career pathways, education and training opportunities
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programavailable 24/7 for our staff
• Not for profit,values-basedorganisation

About the role:

This newly created Operations Manager Nursing role will play a key leadership role driving innovative, home and community-based nursing services across Victoria and Tasmania. Leading nursing teams and partnering with senior clinical leaders, you'll shape high-quality multidisciplinary care that helps older Australians live independently and thrive.

The purpose of this role is to:

• Shape the future of home and community nursing across Victoria and Tasmania, influencing how high-quality care is delivered to older Australians
• Lead and inspire experienced clinical leaders, building a culture of excellence, accountability and professional growth
• Drive innovation and service transformation in a sector undergoing significant reform and opportunity
• Champion clinical governance and quality outcomes, leveraging your nursing expertise and commitment to best practice
• Expand the impact of nursing services, identifying new opportunities for growth, sustainability and community benefit.
• Based in either Victoria (largest cohort of staff) or Tasmania, working full-time Monday-Friday

About you:

You're an accomplished Registered Nurse leader who thrives on influence, innovation and impact. You bring the clinical credibility, operational expertise and leadership capability to shape the future of community-based care.

This is the place for you if you are:

• A strategic nursing leader with AHPRA registration, tertiary qualifications and a track record of leading complex healthcare or aged care services through growth and change
• Passionate about clinical excellence with the ability to strengthen governance, quality outcomes and best-practice care across diverse teams
• An inspiring people leader who develops high-performing clinicians, builds capability and confidently navigates performance and change management activities
• A collaborative healthcare professional who enjoys partnering across disciplines to deliver integrated, person-centred services
• Commercially astute and outcomes-focused with experience balancing operational performance, financial sustainability and service growth
• A forward-thinking problem solver who identifies risks and opportunities, embraces innovation and can translate strategy into meaningful results for clients, teams and the organisation.
• Are committed to being part of a workplace culture based on the BESTway of life (Believe, Excel, Support and Trust)

Essentials for working in Aged Care:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• A current Working WithChildren Check (VIC) or Vulnerable People (TAS) card
• Current and ongoing flu vaccinations
• Ability to pass a national police clearance and NDIS Clearance

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply for this role.

You can access the position description here: Operations Manager Nursing PD.pdf

For more information please contact the Recruitment Team at***********@unitingagewell.org. Please note the position and location.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to hearing from you!