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.

Where you'll be working

Northern Beaches Hospital.

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.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria: