Acting Perioperative Services Manager

An opportunity exists for a Perioperative Services Manager (POSM) to take on a leadership position within our busy perioperative department. Your clinical skills, excellent leadership capabilities and positive approach to work will ensure your success in the role.

**About the Role**

As a member of the nursing executive team, the POSM is an integral part of the service planning, commissioning, implementation, ongoing operational activities, and is responsible for providing expertise and leadership for perioperative services at Sunnybank Private Hospital. You will work closely with the hospital executive team, VMOs and an amazing team to secure successful outcomes for our patients, VMOs and your team.

To ensure effective leadership and management of the Perioperative Services at Sunnybank, the goal is to align with hospital objectives while delivering a cost-efficient nursing service that emphasises exceptional, evidence-based patient care. This will be accomplished through visible and accountable leadership, with a strong emphasis on:

- Providing high-quality and safe services.
- Fostering collaborative relationships with visiting medical officers (VMOs).
- Leading the workforce with energy and effectiveness.
- Ensuring rigorous financial oversight and operational efficiency.
- Support the suite of Perioperative services policies that reflect National Safety and Quality Health Standards (NSQHS), ACORN, Sterilisation Services and other relevant quality and clinical safety standards and legislative requirements.
- Ensure that clinical and corporate governance is embedded in daily work practice.
- Maintain positive, effective and responsive working relationship with the doctors.
- Oversee the effective management of resources, inclusive of equipment and scheduling of theatre utilisation, aligning service delivery with demand and activity targets.
- Monitor and evaluate equipment needs, use and maintenance with specialist groups and coordinate tendering and procurement processes in preparedness for executive review and approval.
- Provide effective clinical leadership to the Perioperative services team and ensure the training and development program is appropriate to meet the needs of staff.
- Promote adherence to all pertinent Key Performance Indicators.
- Actively participates in the accreditation process and leads Quality and Clinical Risk Management initiatives.
- Contributing to the formulation of strategic direction and related planning.
- Enhancing operational performance and promoting innovation.

**About us**

With 120 inpatient Surgical and Medical beds, a rehabilitation gym, 7 operating theatres, 2 procedure rooms, a day oncology unit and an ICU, Sunnybank Private Hospital has been providing care to our local community for over 40 years and continually embraces the highest quality of holistic patient care.

**Essential Criteria**:

- Current Registration with AHPRA
- Post Graduate Qualifications in Nursing
- Minimum of 5 years senior nursing experience within the Perioperative unit
- High degree of computer literacy including MS Office
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- Previous experience at NUM level or equivalent
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A strong commitment to developing in a management role
- A commitment to a high standard of clinical and customer focused care
- Ability to work cohesively within a team environment and develop partnerships with Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs)
- Proven time management and prioritisation skills
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge base in labour management
- Demonstrated HR management experience

**Desirable Criteria**:

- Leadership and management qualification (or working towards)

**Applications close**: 21st October 2025