Theatre Nurse Unit Manager — Lead Ops, 5 Weeks Leave

Royal Women's Hospital; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 122,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Onsite childcare and wellness programs

Mentoring and career development

Five weeks annual leave

Public transport access

Job summary

The Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Nurse Unit Manager for Operating Theatres to lead the theatre team, manage resources, and drive performance across Acute Pain Services and the Day Procedure Centre, ensuring safe, high‑quality patient care.

You will bring current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse and strong clinical leadership experience in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Senior clinical management/leadership experience.
• Ability to build effective relationships with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to organise HR processes including recruitment, leave, orientation and performance development.
• Ability to analyse theatres and implement service improvements.

Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain an exemplary standard of clinical practice to ensure high quality services and coordinate clinical services for optimal delivery.
• Foster a positive workplace culture by modelling values and behaviours.
• Coordinate internal HR processes including recruitment and retention, leave management, orientation and performance development.
• Undertake analysis and evaluation of theatres and implement service improvements to maximise continuity of care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Interpersonal skills

Multidisciplinary collaboration

HR processes management

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

The Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Nurse Unit Manager for Operating Theatres to lead the theatre team, manage resources, and drive performance across Acute Pain Services and the Day Procedure Centre, ensuring safe, high‑quality patient care.

You will bring current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse and strong clinical leadership experience in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.