Perioperative Services Nurse Manager

Northern Sydney Local Health District; Sydney; On-site; AUD 153,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Beaches Hospital in Sydney is seeking an experienced Perioperative Nurse Manager to join the team, leading perioperative services across the operating theatres.

The role focuses on clinical leadership, staffing, governance, and ensuring delivery of high-quality surgical care in line with ACORN, NSQHS and MOH standards.

This permanent full-time position offers a supportive environment within the Northern Sydney Local Health District and opportunities for ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Current registration with AHPRA; recognized post graduate/tertiary qualifications in health and ongoing engagement in professional development to further enhance management and leadership competencies.
• Recent management experience in a Perioperative Service in an acute hospital setting inclusive of ACORN standards and Human Resource Management issues.
• Proven ability to contribute to and advance operational/business plans for Nursing services, coordinate change processes and monitor nursing resource allocations within perioperative settings.
• Experience and demonstrated ability in leading quality improvement activities in perioperative settings with knowledge of ACHS Equip/National Standards accreditation requirements, WH&S and infection control.
• Demonstrated experience in building, leading and managing teams to achieve KPIs for elective and emergency surgical programs.
• Demonstrated computer literacy and understanding of hospital information systems.
• Sound knowledge of the Ministry of Health's strategic directions and the nursing and midwifery agenda as applied to perioperative setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing and support teams in perioperative services and operating theatres.
• Oversee daily operational functioning of the operating theatre environment.
• Apply governance processes and support professional development to meet elective and emergency surgery targets.
• Coordinate staffing models and skill mix to delivery safe perioperative care.

Skills

Leadership

Management experience

Quality improvement

Nursing leadership

Staffing coordination

Computer literacy

Education

AHPRA registration

Postgraduate qualification in health

Ongoing professional development

Job description

Northern Beaches Hospital is seeking an experienced Perioperative Nurse Manager to join our team. Employment Type: Permanent Full Time Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 5 Remuneration: $3,368.70 - $3,425.90 per week Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: REQ704280

Who we are:

We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives. NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

What you'll be doing

The Perioperative Services Nurse Manager is a senior member in the nursing leadership team having key responsibilities in managing activities across perioperative services including the interventional suite to lead the nursing and support teams in the provision of surgical services thereby delivering a positive perioperative environment and patient outcomes. The Nurse Manager assumes responsibility for the daily operational functioning of the operating theatre environment. The Perioperative Services Nurse Manager provides leadership practices and capabilities underpinned and informed by relevant Ministry of Health governance processes, ACORN Standards for perioperative nursing, ANMC Standards of Competency for nurses and the National Standards (NSQHS). They will be actively engaged in the initiatives across the organisation in respect to meeting the relevant elective and emergency surgery targets. The Nurse Manager in the Operating theatres is responsible for the leadership and management of the nursing workforce and associated support services, including nursing workforce matters, succession planning, professional development and effective utilisation of staffing through appropriate skill mix, patient allocations and models of care. The Perioperative Services Nurse Manager is a senior member in the nursing leadership team having key responsibilities in managing activities within Operating Theatres including the Anaesthetic, PACU, Scrub Scout and DOSA team to lead the nursing and support teams in the provision of Operating Theatre services thereby delivering a positive peri operative environment and patient outcomes. The Nurse Manager assumes responsibility for the daily operational functioning of the operating theatre environment.

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

Qualifications

• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA); recognized post graduate/tertiary qualifications in health or working towards the same, including ongoing engagement in professional development to further enhance their management and leadership competencies.
• Recent management experience in a Perioperative Service in an acute hospital setting inclusive of an understanding of the ACORN standards and Human Resource Management issues.
• Proven ability to contribute to, and advance the operational/business plans for Nursing services, coordinate the process of organisational change, monitor and evaluate Nursing resource allocations within the perioperative setting.
• Experience and demonstrated ability in leading and facilitating quality improvement activities in the perioperative setting with a demonstrated knowledge of ACHS Equip/ National Standards accreditation requirements, WH&S and infection control principles.
• Demonstrated experience in building, leading and managing teams to capitalise on team diversity and deliver achievement of key performance indicators relevant to elective and emergency surgical programs.
• Demonstrated computer literacy and understanding of hospital information systems.
• Sound knowledge of the Ministry of Health's strategic directions, and the nursing and midwifery agenda and its application to the perioperative setting.

For role related queries or questions contact Daniela Birchall on [e-mail]

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW 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: 9 November 2026