Co-Ordinator Preoperative

Bayside Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Novated leasing

On-site car (subject to availability)

Bike parking

Onsite fitness facilities

Child care services

Job summary

Bayside Health is seeking an enthusiastic Peri-operative Coordinator to join the Patient Service Centre at The Alfred. The role focuses on coordinating the patient’s planned surgical care, including pre-admission, admission and discharge planning, with close collaboration across surgical units and the anaesthesia/peri-operative medicine teams.

The successful candidate will have significant acute medical/surgical nursing experience, current AHPRA registration, and the ability to work

Qualifications

• Significant experience in acute medical/surgical nursing.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Understanding of multidisciplinary management of surgical patients.
• Current registration with AHPRA.
• Post graduate qualification desirable.

Responsibilities

• The Patient Service Centre manages the patient's planned surgery care and journey, ensuring follow up of tests/scans and work up prior to procedures.
• Coordinate with surgical units and medical head of unit to ensure timely and safe patient flow.
• Ensure all relevant documentation and care plans are completed for day of surgery.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams to optimise pre-admission, admission and discharge processes.

Skills

Acute nursing

Critical thinking

Autonomous work

Multidisciplinary care

AHPRA registration

Postgraduate qualification

Education

AHPRA registration

Postgraduate qualification (desirable)

Job description

Bayside Health Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Permanent Full time: 80 Hours Per Fortnight
• EDUCATOR (NON-MAJOR) Grade 4B
• Located at The Alfred, Great staff benefits including salary packaging & Novated Leasing

Bayside Health Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Permanent Full time: 80 Hours Per Fortnight
• EDUCATOR (NON-MAJOR) Grade 4B
• Located at The Alfred, Great staff benefits including salary packaging & Novated Leasing

About The Team

The Patient Service Centre sits within the Surgical Services Program of Alfred Care Group. This program delivers the majority of surgical services across all Alfred Care Group sites. Surgical Services consists of sixteen surgical units, anaesthesia and perioperative medicine, operating suite service, two elective surgical inpatient wards, a medical day unit, day of surgery admissions, day surgery and endoscopy service.

The PSC oversees the elective surgery waiting list, medical elective waiting list and preadmission clinic. This is across both The Alfred and Sandringham Hospital.

About The Role

The Patient Service Centre is looking for an enthusiastic Peri-operative Coordinator. The peri-operative coordinator manages the patient's planned surgery care & journey, including follow up of test/scans and organising necessary work up required prior to patient's procedure. The coordinator is guided by protocols developed and authorised by the medical unit and department of Anaesthesia & Peri-operative medicine and has a key role in ensuring that patient's arrive on the day of surgery with all relevant documentation completed and a plan of care is in place. The coordinator works on a day to day basis with the surgical units, liaises closely with medical head of unit and is part of the Patient Service centre.

• Significant experience in acute medical/surgical nursing
• Critical thinking skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Demonstrated understanding and experience with the multidisciplinary management of the surgical patients, including a demonstrated understanding of pre-admission, admission and discharge principles
• Current registration with the appropriate professional body (AHPRA)
• Possess or working towards Post graduate qualification (desirable)

Benefits

• Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Maxxia.
• On-site car (subject to availability) & bike parking opportunities, Deducted Pre-Tax!!
• Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport Health and Fitness.
• Child Care Services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

Applications Close: 11pm AEDT Monday, 2 November 2026

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.