Nurse/Midwife Manager

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 4

Remuneration: $151, $154,505.96 per annum plsu superannuation

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ618877

Location: Randwick, Sydney

Applications Close: Sunday, 16 November 2025

Where you'll be working

The Royal Hospital for Women is a multi-faceted tertiary referral and teaching hospital, internationally recognised as one of the world's leading centres for the care of mothers, babies, and women with benign gynaecological and gynae-oncology conditions. As the only stand-alone women's hospital in New South Wales, it offers unique opportunities for innovative clinical practice and is committed to delivering excellence in women's health care through both practice and ongoing research.

Part of the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD), the hospital is co-located with other major facilities on the Randwick Hospitals Campus—one of the State's most comprehensive health care precincts. This location supports a rich environment for collaboration and expertise across specialties.

Ideally situated between the University of New South Wales and Coogee Beach, The Royal Hospital for Women is just 15 minutes from Sydney's Central Business District and harbour. Its proximity to some of Sydney's best beaches, restaurants, and sporting facilities offers staff the added benefit of a vibrant lifestyle alongside a rewarding and supportive professional environment.

The role

The Royal Hospital for Women (RHW) at Randwick is the only hospital in New South Wales dedicated exclusively to the health and wellbeing of women and babies.

The Access and Demand and Waitlist Manager in conjunction with the Nursing/Midwifery Managers, are responsible for the coordination of resources and supporting activities to ensure patients receive appropriately timed quality care in the appropriate location. The role provides nursing and midwifery leadership and governance including monitoring and reporting patient transfers and bed utilisation to RHW Executive, SESLHD Clinical Leads and NSW Ministry of Health (MoH).

The Nurse/Midwife Manager is responsible for the overall operational management of the After-Hours Nurse Managers' and the administrative staff of the Booking and Roster Office. The position involves liaison with the RHW Gynaecology, Maternity and Newborn Care Divisions clinical leads, Executive Team, Booking Administration staff, and relevant clinicians regarding the utilisation and allocation of hospital beds. The Nurse/Midwife Manager is responsible and provides oversight for the elective surgery waitlist for RHW.

The Nurse/Midwife Manager Access and Demand and Waitlist is responsible for coordination of patient flow demand and activity across the Royal Hospital for Women (RHW) and transfer pathways across SESLHD and relevant Tiered Perinatal Networks (TPN) including managing and prioritising RHW elective surgery waitlist patients.

Benefits:

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
• Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance

Selection Criteria

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse and/or Registered Midwife with AHPRA.
• Postgraduate qualification in management and/or extensive relevant post registration experience in similar role.
• Demonstrated ability to manage operational issues within an acute care facility that include patient flow, patient access, managing a dynamic bed base within a tertiary healthcare organisation and manage key performance management goals.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as excellent negotiation skills and the ability to engage, enable and manage teams.
• Demonstrated recent experience in an acute hospital setting.
• Demonstrated commitment to high standards of quality person centred care and to the provision of excellent women's health care services.
• Excellent computer skills with experience of Microsoft Office Products, Stafflink, Health Roster, iPM, IIMS, and a willingness to learn other programs including SURGINET, WLCOS, Patient Flow Portal and The Ministry of Health Bed Reporting Tool.
• Demonstrated understanding of NSW Health's requirements for the delivery of planned surgeries and procedures, including the steps for managing surgery and procedure wait lists, and the standards that must be followed.

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Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview proc s, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information for applicants:

• If you have relevant qualifications or experience, please include any supporting documents with your application.
• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
• SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural background, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website

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