Lead culturally safe, high-quality health and ageing services
Join Njernda Aboriginal Corporation at Echuca as the Health and Ageing Services Manager, overseeing the Medical Centre and a wide range of health, ageing, and wellbeing programs.
This leadership role is responsible for ensuring culturally safe, effective, and compliant service delivery that meets community needs and supports the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people across the region.
In this role, you will:
Lead daily operations and strategic planning across medical, allied health, and aged care services
Manage staff, clinical governance, budgets, and accreditation compliance
Promote culturally safe, trauma-aware, and evidence-based health service delivery
Build strong partnerships with government, health providers, and community organisations
Drive continuous improvement, staff development, and quality health outcomes
About You:
Tertiary qualifications in Healthcare, Business Management, or related discipline
Extensive leadership experience managing multidisciplinary health and aged care teams
Strong understanding of Aboriginal health, trauma-informed care, and clinical governance
Excellent communication, financial management, and stakeholder engagement skills
Lead culturally safe, community-driven health and ageing services that make a lasting difference.
Selection Criteria
Essential:
Qualifications
* Tertiary qualifications in the fields - Healthcare or Business Management or related discipline, along with relevant significant experience in practice management, and trauma-informed care delivery to effectively support individuals impacted by complex and intergenerational trauma.
Skills
* Demonstrated experience in managing a busy, accredited medical centre / practice.
* Demonstrated knowledge and understanding Aboriginal culture and challenges in delivering trauma informed care practices in an Aboriginal community controlled general practice.
* Sound knowledge of clinical governance framework, and health and aged care services and systems;
* Demonstrated experience in managing diverse and multi-disciplinary workforce consisting of clinical, medical (GPs, Specialists, GP Registrars, Contractors), allied health, nursing, students, trainees, GP registrars, specialist services and locum staff.
* Comprehensive understanding of relevant funding, policies, regulations, and reforms including client led funding models and their implications.
* Extensive knowledge of strategies to maximise operational performance, for long term sustainability in a primary health care setting and demonstrated experience in implementing them.
* Demonstrated work experience with MBS billing items, practice incentive grants, practice management software, and other information technology that relates to medical centre management.
* Excellent written, oral communication and conflict resolution skills, and ability to work collaboratively
* Working experience in budgeting, financial control, revenue maximization, management reporting, and preparation and interpretation of statistical data reports.
* Demonstrated experience in managing accreditation, regulatory compliance and standards in health and ageing service delivery.
Experience
* Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role
Satisfactory evidence of:
* Pre-employment checks not limited to at least two professional referees
* Proof of identity and qualifications
* National police check, Working with Children's Check, full Victorian driver's license
* Disclosure of any pre-existing illness/injury and vaccination status in line with Njernda's current policy and procedure
* As applicable – eligibility to work in Australia, professional/regulatory licenses, registration and current good standing, and clearance on aged care banning orders.
Desirable:
* Demonstrated experience in Aged Care sector
* Work experience in regional Australia
Applications for this position close on February Please ensure to include with your application your resume and a cover letter addressing the Selection Criteria, as well as the details for at least two referees.