Are you an experienced nursing leader looking to make a meaningful impact across acute inpatient and maternity services? As the Clinical Nurse Manager – Inpatients, you will play a pivotal role in leading a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centred care while shaping service improvement, workforce capability and clinical excellence. This is an outstanding opportunity for a contemporary healthcare leader who enjoys balancing hands‐on clinical leadership with operational management and is passionate about supporting staff, enhancing patient outcomes and driving a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide strategic and operational leadership for the service, ensuring safe, high-quality, consumer‐focused care and positive organisational outcomes.
Lead and support multidisciplinary teams through advanced clinical expertise, professional guidance and effective workforce management.
Manage human, financial and material resources, including staffing, recruitment, performance management and budget accountability.
Drive clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, ensuring compliance with National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and organisational policies.
Develop and maintain robust relationships with stakeholders across the organisation, fostering collaboration, service excellence and continuous improvement.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Current eligibility for registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, with advanced clinical experience in maternity and/or acute inpatient care.
Demonstrated leadership experience, including the ability to effectively manage staff, resources and day‐to‐day service delivery.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build productive relationships and work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
Experience contributing to quality improvement, clinical governance, service development and the successful implementation of change initiatives.
Sound understanding of relevant healthcare legislation, workplace safety and equity principles, with a current (or eligible) C or C‐A Class Driver's Licence.




To learn more about the role, please refer to the attached Job Description Form and contact Carla Jones, Director Nursing on ************ or
What we offer:
The Western Australian Country Health Service offer our employees a great salary as well as an amazing range of benefits:
Generous Salary Packaging Benefits
Up to $**** on a range of benefits including mortgage, rent, everyday living expenses
Up to $**** on meals and entertainment
Access to novated vehicle leasing and pre‐tax vehicle expenses
WACHS supports flexible working practices and consideration will be given to flexible work/roster options, where operationally appropriate.
Professional Development opportunities
As a WA Country Health Service employee, you're entitled to discounts across some private health care funds, please see attached flyer for further details.
Area Profile
The Goldfields region of the WA Country Health Service covers the Goldfields‐Esperance Region of Western Australia. The region is located in the south eastern corner of Western Australia and covers 770,488 sq km (including offshore islands). The WA Country Health Service Goldfields consists of two main health campuses located in Kalgoorlie & Esperance, and three smaller hospitals located in Laverton, Leonora, and Norseman. The Goldfields is a culturally rich region with a number of Aboriginal communities spread out across the region, 16 distinct Aboriginal language groups and an Aboriginal population that represents 12.3 per cent of our total population, with 1 in 10 people, on average, identifying as Aboriginal – this in comparison to the state average of 3.6 per cent. The region supports a wide range of industry, including mining, agriculture, aquaculture, and tourism. Mining is the predominant sector in the central and northern parts of the region,



with a well‐established agricultural sector in the south.
Eligibility to Apply:
To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).
Other Conditions:
WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant's integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
Please note this recruitment process requires completion of satisfactory Pre‐Employment Health Assessment (PEHA). Any offer of employment with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is conditional on satisfactory PEHA to ensure you are able to perform the inherent requirements of the position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result in the offer of employment being withdrawn. Please see the attached WACHS PEHA Policy for further information.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce where every employee feels valued and empowered. We believe that a diverse team brings unique perspectives and drives innovation to meet our community's needs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences to join us in shaping a more equitable future and as a measure to achieve equality, under sections 51, 66R and 66ZP of the Equal Chance Act ****, encourage applications from people living with a disability, Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and youth (24 years of age and under).
Diversity Statement
WA Health is committed to eliminating all formsof discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander peoples, peoplefrom culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
WA Health supports flexible working practices within the context of a high‐quality health service. WA Health is committed to a smoke free environment across all buildings, grounds and vehicles.
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📌 Clinical Nurse Manager – Inpatient (Perth)
🏢 CRANAplus
📍 Perth