Chief Operations Assistant

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hrs per week

Location: Liverpool Hospital

Position Classification: Ops Assist - Chief

Remuneration:$69,579.08 per annum

Requisition ID: REQ620534

Application Close Date: 30/11/2025

Interview Date Range: 03/12/2025 – 10/12/2025

Contact Details: Vijay Krishnan

About the Opportunity

Step into a leadership role where you'll supervise operations assistants, coordinate daily tasks, and ensure smooth patient transport across wards, theatres, recovery, and beyond. You'll champion clinical standards — from infection control and hygiene to confidentiality — while fostering a culture of safety, professionalism, and continuous improvement.

As the go to support for the Nurse Manager, you'll monitor staff performance, resolve conflicts, and identify training needs, working closely with the clinical nurse educator to deliver in service education and professional development programs. You'll also play a hands on role in preparing operating tables, maintaining equipment, and ensuring safe practices are followed every step of the way.

This is your chance to balance efficiency with compassion, lead by example, and actively contribute to patient safety and quality improvement in one of the busiest operating suite environments.

What You'll be Doing

• Supervise the day to day work requirements of the operations assistants including allocation of daily tasks and of meal breaks
• Responsible for monitoring compliance with established clinical standards of practice including Infection Control, personal hygiene, dress code and patient confidentiality
• Responsible for monitoring staff performance, work attendance and conflict resolution in consultation with the Nurse Manager of Anaesthetics
• Identify knowledge gaps related to equipment and procedures and with the assistance of the clinical nurse educator plan in-service education as necessary
• Responsible for the orientation and supervision of the activities of the Operations assistants to ensure their duties and responsibilities are appropriately performed
• Assist the clinical nurse educator to establish a programme of professional development including mandatory and manual handling training requirements
• Develop and review safe practices
• Assist with roster planning and development
• Responsible for the safe transportation of patients to and from the Wards, Theatres, Recovery, Endoscopy and other areas as required.
• Responsible for the preparation of the operating table, accessories and other appropriate equipment for positioning of patients according to the scheduled list.
• Responsible for the maintenance and cleanliness of patient beds or trolleys and the reporting of faults to the appropriate Nurse Unit Manager.
• Assist the clinical staff with the preparation of deceased patient and with transfer to Mortuary.
• Coordinate effective workflows to meet demand and escalate any issues to NUM
• Attend daily AM handover with NUM

Where You'll Be Working

Liverpool Hospital, founded in 1813, is the major health service for south-western Sydney, offering a wide range of state-wide services including critical care and trauma, neonatal intensive care, and brain injury rehabilitation. As a key teaching facility for UNSW Sydney and Western Sydney University, it provides extensive clinical services, including emergency care, cancer treatment, paediatrics, and mental health services. The hospital features 23 operating theatres and has a capacity for 877 beds.

The ongoing $830 million redevelopment as part of the Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct is transforming the hospital into a global hub for medical innovation. This redevelopment will expand clinical services, enhance research and teaching facilities, and introduce state-of-the-art equipment and amenities.

Working at Liverpool Hospital means being part of a forward-thinking, innovative team dedicated to providing exceptional patient care. The hospital's commitment to education and research offers numerous opportunities for professional development and career progression.

The vibrant and supportive work environment, combined with the hospital's central location near public transport and local amenities, makes it an ideal place to grow your career while making a meaningful impact on the community.

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.

• Demonstrated Operating theatre experience and proven leadership skills to guide a dynamic team in a fast‑paced service delivery environment.
• Explain your teamwork, communication, and safety expertise skills and your ability to work on a rotating roster while supporting patient care and staff development?

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Additional Information

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Health & Fitness

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.

Transforming Your Experience

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people's rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.

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