Director of Nursing - Gateway Day Hospital

City Fertility; Sydney; Presencial; AUD 150.000 - 210.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

City Fertility seeks a Director of Nursing to lead perioperative services, shaping compassionate, high-quality care across the patient journey. You will drive governance, improvement, and a skilled nursing workforce in a patient-centered, evidence-based environment at our Sydney clinics.

You will engage with medical, embryology, and administrative teams to ensure accreditation readiness, safe staffing, and cost-effective service delivery while championing clear communication and patient safety.

Qualificações

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Eligibility for Nurses Award 2020 at Level 5.
• Significant perioperative nursing leadership in day procedure settings.
• Knowledge of NSQHS and accreditation processes.
• Advanced communication and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Data-driven decision making and strong clinical documentation practices.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and role-model patient-centered perioperative care across theatres, recovery, and admission/discharge.
• Provide clinical leadership across theatres, recovery, and admission/discharge for safe practice and positive patient experiences.
• Manage clinical governance for perioperative services: risk management, incident reporting, learning and close-out actions.
• Ensure NSQHS accreditation readiness and adherence to evolving standards.
• Oversee infection prevention and reprocessing requirements (AS 5369:2023).
• Lead workforce planning, rostering, recruitment, and education of nursing teams.
• Build a culture of psychological safety and open communication with multidisciplinary teams.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and comply with records management policies.
• Collaborate with administration, laboratory services, and external stakeholders to support continuity of care.

Conhecimentos

Perioperative nursing leadership

AHPRA RN registration

NSQHS knowledge

Advanced communication

Continuous improvement mindset

Clinical documentation

Ferramentas

EVA system

RiskClear

Descrição da vaga

Director of Nursing - Gateway Day Hospital

About the role

The Director of Nursing will lead City Fertility perioperative services to deliver safe, compassionate, and consistently high-quality care for people navigating their journey. This role will shape how patients are welcomed, informed, and supported at every step-embedding Compassion and Respect in daily practice, strengthening clinical Quality , and fostering clear Communication across teams and disciplines.

This is a role with real impact. It will steward clinical governance, drive continuous improvement, and develop a high-performing nursing workforce committed to patient-centered care. Working collaboratively with medical, embryology, and administrative colleagues, this role will help City Fertility achieve clinical excellence, meet national standards, and create an environment where people grow, thrive, and feel proud of the care we provide. A Commitment to learning and innovation will lift outcomes for patients and strengthen our reputation as a trusted national leader in fertility care.

This is a permanent full-time position

What you will do

• Lead and role‑model patient-centered perioperative care that reflects City Fertility's values-ensuring every patient is treated with empathy, dignity, and clarity throughout their procedure journey.
• Provide visible clinical leadership and direction across theatres, recovery, and admission/discharge to ensure evidence-based, safe practice and positive patient experiences.
• Accountable for the clinical governance for perioperative services: maintain robust systems for risk management (RiskClear), incident reporting, and learning; ensure timely review, feedback, and close‑out of actions.
• Ensure continuous accreditation readiness and high performance against the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (Second Edition) and evolving guidance, embedding standards into everyday workflows.
• Oversee infection prevention and control systems, including implementation and monitoring of AS 5369:2023 requirements for reprocessing of reusable medical devices in day procedure settings.
• Manage compliance requirements such as Clinical Indicators
• Knowledge and understanding of the EVA system.
• A lead member of the Medical Advisory Committee and running meetings, responsible for minutes and any actions required from the meetings.
• Partner with theatre lists coordinators, anaesthetists, clinicians, proceduralists, nursing teams, and IVF laboratory leaders to optimise patient flow, first-case starts, turnaround times, and overall list efficiency.
• Lead workforce planning and development, rostering, and resource allocation to ensure safe staffing, scope-of-practice alignment, and cost‑effective service delivery.
• Recruit, onboard, coach, and retain a skilled nursing team; conduct performance reviews, set development goals, and facilitate targeted education (e.g., IPC, medication safety, peri‑anaesthetic competencies).
• Build a constructive culture of psychological safety, open Communication, and shared learning-facilitating regular team meetings, debriefs, and multidisciplinary case reviews.
• Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation and uphold secure, confidential records management in line with legislation and organisational policy.
• Manage perioperative consumables, equipment, and maintenance programs; ensure safe use, preventative maintenance schedules, and readiness of critical equipment.
• Analyse quality, safety, and operational data (e.g., incidents, audits, patient feedback, efficiency metrics) to identify trends, implement improvements, and report outcomes.
• Collaborate on budget setting, cost control, and procurement strategies that sustain service quality while meeting financial objectives.
• Lead local policy/procedure development and periodic review to align with NSQHS, AS 5369 and quality management expectations (e.g., ISO 9001 frameworks where relevant).
• Responsible for complaints management for their Procedure Centres.
• Strengthen cross‑functional relationships with administration, laboratory services, and external stakeholders to support seamless, respectful patient experiences and continuity of care.

What we are looking for

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse and eligibility for classification under the Nurses Award 2020 [MA000034], aligned at an appropriate Registered Nurse level (i.e. Level 5) commensurate with scope and experience, in accordance with Schedule A-Classification Definitions.
• Significant perioperative nursing leadership experience in day procedure/specialist settings (IVF or women's health desirable), with demonstrated ability to lead teams, optimise theatre flow, and deliver safe, person-centered care.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NSQHS (Second Edition) and accreditation processes, with proven ability to implement infection prevention and control systems and reprocessing requirements consistent with AS 5369:2023.
• Advanced communication and collaboration skills—able to build trust with patients, families, and multidisciplinary colleagues; provide clear direction; and handle sensitive conversations with empathy and professionalism.
• Evidence of continuous improvement mindset and professional development (e.g., quality, risk, IPC, peri‑anaesthetic), with data-driven decision‑making and strong clinical documentation practices aligned to City Fertility's values.

Please note that as this is an on-site role, successful candidates will need to be able to work on-site across various clinic locations.

For further information about the role, please email [e-mail] to arrange a confidential discussion. Please note that applications will be progressed as received.

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About City Fertility

Over 21,000 babies and countless smiles for more than 21 years.

As one of Australia's leading IVF and fertility service groups, we combine cutting‑edge science with compassionate care. Our partnership with the CHA IVF global network gives us access to world‑class expertise and innovation.

Why Join Us?

At City Fertility, you will be part of a progressive, people-centered organisation where compassion, respect, commitment and quality care are at the heart of everything we do.

Be part of a global network with world‑class fertility expertise

Work in a supportive, collaborative, and inclusive team environment

Access ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities

Make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and families every day