Registered Nurse Level 4.1 - Community Nurse Manager

Canberra Health Services; Canberra; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging with many options

Relocation reimbursement (interstate)

Flexible working conditions

Job summary

Canberra Health Services is seeking a Registered Nurse Level 4.1 - Community Nurse Manager to lead a busy multidisciplinary team within the Community Care section. The role focuses on timely, high-quality community healthcare delivery and staff development in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting to the section leadership, you will oversee workforce planning, manage referrals within KPIs, and drive service improvement while delivering person-centred care in collaboration with internal and external

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of timely, high-quality community healthcare services.
• Manage referrals to ensure they are processed within key timeframes.
• Support workforce planning and performance across the team.
• Foster strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

Job description

Registered Nurse Level 4.1 - Community Nurse Manager

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 6-12 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 4.1 (PN28557)
Salary: $144,410 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services
Section: Community Care
Closing Date: 9th November 2026

What can we offer you:

• City living without the traffic - click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• 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.
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of Working with Us - Canberra Health Services

About the Role:

Join our dynamic Community Care program- Central team as a Nurse Manager and play a key leadership role in supporting the delivery of timely, high-quality community healthcare services. This position is responsible for leading a busy multidisciplinary team, ensuring referrals are managed within key performance timeframes, supporting workforce planning and performance, and fostering strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills, with a commitment to service improvement, staff development, and delivering person-centred care in a fast-paced environment.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

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

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position*** -

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.

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 new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Timothy Bethune at (02) 5124 1***.