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Role Overview
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced clinician to join our management team at Port Macquarie Private Hospital. As the Perioperative Services Manager, you will lead our Operating Theatres Department, working closely with the theatre floor manager, PACU, and Anesthetics to ensure efficient staff and resource management. Your primary goal will be to uphold excellence in care delivery, aligning with policies, procedures, and best practice.
Reporting into the Director of Clinical Services, you will mentor and lead a passionate team of nurses and clinical support staff. This role is ideal for an individual driven to help others succeed.
Skills And Experience
To succeed you will bring a strong clinical skill set and recent management experience. You will have exceptional communication skills and a passion for delivering excellent client care and customer service.
- Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
- Minimum of five (5) years’ post‑graduate nursing experience, with at least three (3) in a perioperative setting
- Proven knowledge as a senior nurse or manager
- Management or relevant post‑graduate specialty qualifications will be highly regarded
- Experience or exposure to managing clinical staff recruitment, rostering and performance management
- Ability to effectively plan and manage financial, human and capital resources
What’s in it for you?
Professional Advancement: Recognition, rewards, professional development, and employee referral programs. Free access to LinkedIn Learning, education scholarships and the Ramsay Leadership Academy to support career progression.
Discounts: Ramsay Rewards – access to great deals at 100+ retailers. Hospital, Allied Health & Pharmacy discounts – you’ll pay less for coverage and receive higher extras limits for dental and other services.
Health and Wellbeing: Flexible work opportunities with a say in your roster, flexible leave program, and a free Employee Assistance Program offering confidential counselling, coaching and support 24/7.
Leisure/Social/Financial: Discounts for leisure travel, salary sacrifice opportunities (e.g., airport lounge membership, self‑education expenses, novated leasing).
The Hospital
Port Macquarie Private Hospital is an acute hospital offering medical, surgical and rehabilitation services. With 72 beds, the hospital provides Bariatric, Dental, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic, Plastic Surgery, Urology, Vascular, Day Surgery and medical services. We have 6 Operating Theaters, a Day Medical programme, a 28‑bed Rehabilitation Unit, a 5‑bed Close Observation Unit and a range of private and shared rooms. A 7th operating theatre is underway, creating new opportunities for team development and a collaborative culture.
The hospital is owned and operated by Ramsay Health Care, a global provider of private hospitals and primary care clinics with over 70 Australian sites and 34,000 employees.
Requirements
- Provide a National Police Check conducted within the last 12 months
- Ramsay may require a Working‑With‑Children check and proof of immunisation against infectious diseases
To Apply
All applications must be lodged online. Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.
Contact Bree Brown, Director of Clinical Services, at for enquiries.
Applications Close: 11 th December 2025.
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