Urgent Care Clinic Manager | Lead Clinicians & Operations

For Health Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness passport

Health insurance discounts

20% off dental treatments

Job summary

ForHealth is one of Australia’s largest primary healthcare organisations, seeking an Urgent Care Manager to lead one of its high-performing Urgent Care Clinics. You will bring together clinical leadership, operational oversight, and workforce coordination to ensure the clinic runs safely, efficiently, and in line with quality and governance standards.

The role offers a 75% clinical and 25% non-clinical split, with on-site leadership and a commitment to roster fairness, including a minimum of one

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Paramedic with current AHPRA registration.
• Minimum 3 years of direct clinical experience in urgent care, ED, primary care, paramedicine, or similar.
• Clinical leadership or supervisory experience desirable.
• Triage experience is highly regarded.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, delegate effectively, and lead a multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends where required.
• Working with Children check, National Police check, and International police check where relevant.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations to ensure the centre is safe, efficient, and patient-ready.
• Coordinate equipment, stock, consumables, facilities issues and site presentation.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, rosters, and workforce planning for all site staff.
• Manage timesheets, shift approvals, and coordinate payroll accuracy.
• Support training, competencies, and ongoing development of the clinical team.
• Optimise patient flow, triage processes, and clinical workflows.
• Ensure compliance with UCC standards, audits, quality, and clinical governance.
• Manage incidents, risks, cold chain issues and escalate appropriately.
• Oversee business/practice-management tasks including billing queries, suppliers, site expenses, and reporting.
• Build strong relationships with local hospitals, PHNs, GPs and community partners to support service growth.
• Work in a patient facing capacity.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Triage

Communication

Autonomy

Team leadership

Critical thinking

Attention to detail

Evenings/weekends flexibility

Education

AHPRA registration

Job description

ForHealth is one of Australia’s largest primary healthcare organisations, seeking an Urgent Care Manager to lead one of its high-performing Urgent Care Clinics. You will bring together clinical leadership, operational oversight, and workforce coordination to ensure the clinic runs safely, efficiently, and in line with quality and governance standards.

The role offers a 75% clinical and 25% non-clinical split, with on-site leadership and a commitment to roster fairness, including a minimum of one