Clinical Perioperative Coordinator

Northern Sydney Local Health District; St Leonards; On-site; AUD 88,000 - 94,000; Part time

Job summary

Northern Sydney Local Health District seeks a Clinical Perioperative Coordinator (CPC) to identify and coordinate waitlisted patients for perioperative optimisation at Royal North Shore Hospital. The role provides specialist coordination and leadership to link patients with appropriate pre-surgery support services, including telehealth and prehabilitation referrals.

The CPC collaborates with the YaYS clinic and key clinicians to support holistic health and social wellbeing before surgery,

Qualifications

• Current registration with AHPRA as a health professional or equivalent.
• Post-graduate qualifications in perioperative medicine or related field.
• Experience in case-management and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams.
• Understanding of NSW public health sector and perioperative pathways.
• Strong communication skills across clinical and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and evaluate waitlisted elective surgery patients for optimisation.
• Provide telehealth clinical advice and link patients to prehabilitation services.
• Participate in YaYS shared-decision making clinic with the care team.
• Liaise with directors, consultants, and external providers to coordinate complex cases.

Skills

Case-management

Time-management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Education

RN with post-registration qualifications OR Allied Health degree with post-graduate experience

AHPRA registration (or eligibility) / AASW eligibility

Job description

As the Clinical Perioperative Coordinator (CPC), you will work closely with the Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) Perioperative Medicine Service in the identification, ongoing coordination and evaluation of patients waitlisted for elective surgery who would benefit from perioperative optimisation.

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 1 October 2027 (with possibility of ongoing employment)

Position Classification: Dependent on qualifications

Hours Per Week: 24

Requisition ID: REQ694700

Remuneration Per Hour

Allied Health Professional Level 4: $66.36 - $67.97

Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2: $64.71 - $66.84

Where you'll be working

Perioperative Medicine Service RNSH

What You'll Be Doing

The Clinical Perioperative Coordinator (CPC) plays a critical role within the Perioperative Medicine Service (POMS) in the identification, coordination, and evaluation of patients waitlisted for elective surgery who would benefit from perioperative optimisation. They provide specialised coordination and clinical leadership to ensure vulnerable surgical patients are linked in with appropriate support services before surgery. This can include providing telehealth clinical advice, information on social services such as My Aged Care, and referral to prehabilitation programs.

The CPC will actively partake in the multi-disciplinary You and You Surgery (YaYS) shared-decision making clinic with Clinical Nurse Consultant, anaesthetist, intensivist, +/- member of the surgical team. The CPC’s role is to support patients in proactively optimising their health and social wellbeing before proceeding with surgery.

The CPC will liaising regularly with the Director of Perioperative Medicine, Clinical Nurse Consultant, and Pre-Admission Clinical Anaesthetists for the holistic case management and coordination of complex patients. They will also collaborate with and complement internal and external care providers such as allied health services, NSLHD affiliates such as Royal Rehab and Hammondcare, and General Practitioners. The CPC will therefore act as a conduit, and a key communicator, between the acute and primary care settings.

The CPC will establish and maintain robust relationships with service providers, stakeholders, and organisations to sustain current pre-operative pathways. Beyond direct patient care, the CPC also provides strategic leadership as the Allied Health representative and Clinical Lead for Prehabilitation in NSLHD’s Rehabilitation and Aged Health Clinical Network. This position enables ongoing promotion, development, and integration of prehabilitation into routine clinical practice across the district.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates Will Need To Meet The Following Criteria

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse Division 1 with relevant post registration qualifications relevant to Perioperative Medicine and at least 3 years full time equivalent experience working within the area of post graduate qualification or such other qualifications or relevant equivalent experience. OR Relevant Allied Health professional degree with extensive post-graduate experience at level 3 or equivalent and registration with AHPRA or eligibility for membership as a Social Worker with AASW.
• High level case-management and time-management skills to optimally manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrated understanding of the NSW public and private health sectors, the political environment and health service operational environments.
• Comprehensive understanding of the Perioperative Medicine domain.
• Proven ability to sensitively communicate with individuals of different levels (e.g., front line health care workers, multidisciplinary staff and executive) to liaise, negotiate and problem solve.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary issues and strategic directions in the health care system, including understanding of the challenges and issues facing optimisation of patient health prior to surgery.

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in theNSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

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Applications Close: 30 September 2026