Regional Nurse Manager

Katungul Aboriginal Corporation; Narooma; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

NFP salary packaging

Paid leave during holidays

Inclusive team culture

Job summary

Katungul Aboriginal Corporation in Narooma, NSW is seeking a senior clinical manager to lead and direct a safe, high-quality standard of care across three sites. You will oversee clinic operations, governance, and workforce development, supported by the Clinical Services Manager and Regional Practice Manager.

The role requires current AHPRA nursing registration, strong leadership and change-management skills, and experience in a primary health care setting with Aboriginal health service

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA nursing/midwifery registration with significant experience.
• Desirable tertiary qualification in health management.
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams in a primary health care setting.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Familiarity with Aboriginal health services and cultural sensitivity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct safe, high-quality care across multi-site clinics.
• Provide senior clinical role modelling and ensure care within professional and safety standards.
• Oversee staffing, skill mix, governance, and service delivery.
• Support recruitment, induction, performance development, and workforce planning.
• Develop and implement policies and practice standards.
• Review Medicare billing practices for GP and multidisciplinary services.
• Collaborate with Regional Practice Manager to standardise practices across sites.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team leadership

Mentoring

Change management

Education

AHPRA nursing registration

Health management qualification (desirable)

Tools

Best Practice

Microsoft Office/billing systems

Job description

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

This senior clinical management role is a full-time position based in Narooma, NSW.

Working with the Clinical Services Manager, this role is responsible for leading and directing an appropriate and safe standard of care within a team for all patients, including daily oversight of the efficiency and effectiveness of a multi-site and multi-disciplinary clinic operations functions.

Clinical oversight will include the clinic operations and bookings, CQI, triage, service delivery, referral pathways, governance and managing clinical staff across multi sites.

• The direct reports for this position include:
• RN positions Bega Clinic
• RN positions Narooma Clinic
• EEN positions
• Aboriginal Cancer Coordinator

What you’ll be doing

• Weekly attendance at each of our three sites to provide hands on support to staff.
• Provide a senior clinical role model to ensure care is delivered within professional boundaries, legal and ethical parameters, and National Patient Safety and Quality standards.
• Maintain and create opportunity over staffing arrangements including adequate skill mix requirements for Katungul medical clinics in Batemans Bay, Bega and Narooma and outreach clinics.
• Establish and maintain performance improvement processes, including facilitation of a culture of enquiry into nursing practice by staff and community, and research and implement changes as necessary.
• Assist with the management of workforce functions including recruitment, induction, professional development, performance reviews, and performance management.
• Assist with the development and implementation of policies, procedures, standards, and practices.
• Review Medicare Billing practices compliance and completeness for GP, nurse and multidisciplinary consults, including 715 health checks.
• Work with the Regional Practice Manager to guide standardised safe practices across all the Katungul clinics and outreach clinics.

What we’re looking for

• Current nursing/midwifery registration with the Australia Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with significant experience.
• Tertiary qualifications in health management is desirable.
• Proven ability to create and maintain a positive workplace culture and articulate and achieve a vision for nursing services in a primary health care setting.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, coach, mentor, encourage and guide others to enable them to reach their full potential and effectively adapt to ongoing change within a multidisciplinary group with broad clinical experience and knowledge.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and leading teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services and cultural sensitivity.
• Demonstrated knowledge of information management and the ability to gather information and analyse it.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer and information technology/management programs including Best Practice or similar, Microsoft office billing systems.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the principles of primary health care in an Aboriginal community-controlled environment and how they apply to Closing the Gap and the prevention and management of chronic disease.

What we offer

• Remuneration: $65.11/hr (RN - level 5, grade 5) + Super + NFP Salary Packaging.
• NFP Salary Packaging: save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum.
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others.
• Additional paid leave during the Christmas/New Year office closure period.

Closing date

Applications will be reviewed as they are received up to 4pm Friday, 4 September 2026.