Lead with impact in a high-performing surgical service.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 5
Remuneration: $159,796.87 - $162,504.94 + Super + Salary Packaging
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ660393
Closing Date: Sunday 14th June 2026
About Our Role
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Theatre Nurse Manager Grade 5 to lead our Surgical services theatre team within one of NSW's busiest and most complex trauma and Tertiary level 6 elective surgical centres. This is a significant leadership opportunity within a high-performing 24/7 operating service managing a large elective waitlist and delivering care across a fast‐paced, high‐acuity environment.
Reporting into the Surgical services manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to a large multidisciplinary team while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and excellence in patient care.
This role oversees a strong leadership structure including direct management of 5 NUMs, Theatre Scheduling Nurse Manager, Equipment Officers and Nurse Educators. Our theatres operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. While this position works standard business hours Monday to Friday, the role provides leadership oversight across the broader service.
As Theatre Nurse Manager you will play a key role in leading service delivery improvements, workforce planning, operational efficiency, and strategic initiatives while navigating complex people management, HR processes, and change management within a demanding clinical environment.
The successful candidate will be a highly capable and resilient people leader with demonstrated experience managing high-pressure situations, driving performance outcomes, and creating a positive and psychologically safe workplace culture.
While a perioperative/theatre background is desirable, it is not essential. We are seeking a leader who can demonstrate current experience in a comparable senior management role with strong operational and workforce leadership capability.
About You
* Registered nurse with current AHPRA and relevant post graduate experience
* Demonstrated experience in the management of financial, human resource and clinical risk management and the ability to develop and implement strategies to achieve improved outcomes
* Strong communication and the ability to lead change across a demanding, busy, and complex environment where there are competing priorities working to strict deadlines
* Coordination of patient quality and safety in a complex perioperative services environment
* Maintaining the use of budgeted FTE in conjunction with allocated resources and ensuring the provision of quality care to patients. Matching financial activity to performance targets and effective resource allocation
* Building a positive professional culture that facilitates effective health service delivery outcomes in a constantly changing environment
Essential Criteria
* Current registration as a Registered Nurse
* Hold a master's degree in nursing/healthcare or relevant post graduate experience
What We Can Offer You
* Opportunities for ongoing learning and professional development
* Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
* Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees)
* 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
* Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Worklife balance
* Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
* Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
Additional Information
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
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