Nurse Manager

WA Country Health Service – Great Southern Position Number : Closing Date : AWST 4.00PM Tuesday 09 December 2025 This is a Fixed Term Full Time appointment until 28/11/2026, with the possibility of extension/s, and or permanency. Immediate start. Are you a passionate and experienced Nurse Manager ready to lead a dedicated team in delivering exceptional, consumer-centred healthcare? Join us at Western Australia Country Health Service in Katanning, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of nursing and healthcare delivery within our community. Position Profile: As the Nurse Manager, you will be responsible for providing outstanding leadership and management to both nurses and unregulated healthcare workers, ensuring high-quality clinical care for patients, residents, and their families. You will oversee the management of human, material, and environmental resources, fostering a safe and effective care environment that meets Aged Care and National Accreditation Standards. Key Responsibilities: Provide advanced clinical leadership and expertise in acute and aged care nursing practice. Collaborate with the Director of Nursing/Health Service Manager to develop and implement improvement strategies and evaluate performance outcomes. Coordinate quality improvement projects to ensure outcome-based, custom Manage staffing levels in response to patient acuity and safety risks while ensuring safe and effective care. Undertake investigations of clinical incidents and patient complaints, implementing recommendations for improvement. Ideal Candidate: Registered Nurse eligible for registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia. Strong clinical and leadership skills with a thorough understanding of acute/residential aged care. Proven experience in managing human, material, and environmental resources within a healthcare setting. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a focus on negotiation and conflict resolution. Familiarity with contemporary quality and risk management practices in consumer-centred care. Proficient in using digital tools for data entry, online policies, and learning resources. Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislative and regulatory requirements affecting healthcare delivery. Parental Leave: This is a Fixed Term opportunity while the substantive occupant is on a period of Parental Leave. To learn more about the role, please refer to the attached Job Description Form and contact Tina Joneson . About Us The WA Country Health Service’s core business is the provision of quality, accessible health services to people from large regional centres to those in small remote communities. Ourvisionis to be global leader in rural and remote healthcare. Our values ofCommunity, Compassion, Quality, Integrity, Equity and Curiosityshape who we are, how we behave, how we interact with each other, how we make decisions and how we provide care to our patients. About the REGION Working with WA Country Health Service -Great Southern Learn more about living and working in country WA by visiting our website atWA Country Health Service - Living and working in country WA Why work for us? The Western Australian Country Health Service offer our employees a great salary as well as an amazing range of benefits: Heavily subsidised housingGovernment Regional Officer Housing Generous Salary Packaging Benefits Up to $9010 on a range of benefits including mortgage, rent, everyday living expenses Up to $2650 on meals and entertainment Access to novated vehicle leasing and pre-tax vehicle expenses Flexible work and leave arrangements #J-18808-Ljbffr