CareerPlan

Operations Manager Primary Health Care Centres (Identified)

Cairns, QueenslandFull-time$135k2026-10-14 → 2026-10-22

Core

Provide operational leadership and oversight to Primary Health Care Centre Managers across multiple Cape York communities to ensure safe, effective, and culturally responsive primary health care services.

Role type

Senior Operations Manager (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health)

Builds

Community-based primary health care services and programs

Domain

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, remote community health

Required skills

Operational leadership, service planning, clinical governance, workforce planning, stakeholder engagement, risk management, data-driven decision-making, cultural competency

Preferred skills

Experience in remote/complex health environments, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service leadership, change management

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Provide operational leadership to Centre Managers; manage delivery of safe and culturally responsive services; lead service planning and evaluation; monitor performance against contracts and KPIs; support accreditation and quality improvement; contribute to workforce planning and recruitment; manage operational risks; develop community and government relationships; use data to inform decisions; support organizational change.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC