What your day could look like

As Director of Nursing / Facility Manager, you'll play a vital role in shaping protected, high-quality healthcare for a rural community. From guiding service delivery and supporting multidisciplinary teams to strengthening partnerships and driving continuous improvement, you'll help create positive outcomes for patients, residents, families and staff every day.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

Leading a high-performing team to deliver safe, person-centred care across health and aged care services.

Strengthening clinical governance, quality and risk systems that improve outcomes and support service excellence.

Building trusted relationships with staff, community members and key stakeholders to address local healthcare needs.

Managing resources, workforce planning and operational priorities to ensure sustainable, efficient services.

Let's Talk About You

You're an experienced and values-driven leader who combines strategic thinking with genuine care for people. You lead with compassion, integrity and courage, bring others along through change, and create environments where teams feel supported to deliver their best. You'll take pride in building services that are safe, responsive and community-focused, knowing your leadership helps improve the health and wellbeing of rural communities.

Here's what will help you thrive in this role:

Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary teams within complex healthcare environments.

Strong capability in clinical governance, quality improvement, financial management and workforce leadership.

Excellent communication, relationship-building and change management skills.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have postgraduate qualifications in nursing, aged care, health administration or management and/or experience leading services across rural, remote or aged care settings.

Above all, you'll bring compassion, integrity,



dignity, innovation and courage while creating lasting outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference - and the career possibilities are endless.

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements

Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety

Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways

Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.

Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Click 'Apply Now' to submit your application and upload the requested documents.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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📌 Director of Nursing / Facility Manager (Darling Downs)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Darling Downs