• Full time, ongoing role
• Parkville location, with multiple public transport options available 
• AO99 + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave  

The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.  Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About Perioperative Services

Perioperative Services at the Women’s comprise seven operating theatres and one day procedure theatre, delivering a 24/7 service and approximately 12,000 surgical cases per annum. The portfolio includes:

• Operating Theatres
• Day Surgery Unit (DSU)
• Sterile Processing Services (SPS)
• Planned Surgery Access Nurses (PSAN)
• Equipment Nurse

This is a complex, high‑volume tertiary service with strong multidisciplinary partnerships across the Parkville Precinct.

About the role

As the Perioperative Services Manager (POSM), you will provide senior operational leadership and end‑to‑end accountability across perioperative services. Reporting to the Director of Women’s Health, the role focuses on optimising theatre utilisation, strengthening workforce planning, and enhancing financial, quality and safety governance.

You will support and enable Nurse Unit Managers to focus on clinical leadership, education and staff wellbeing, while you lead operational performance, innovation and system improvement across the service. This role also represents Perioperative Services internally and externally to advance organisational and system priorities

Key responsibilities

Key aspects of the role include:

• Providing senior operational leadership to achieve clinical, access, workforce and financial KPIs
• Leading theatre utilisation, scheduling and performance accountability
• Delivering annual Clinical and Operational Business Plans
• Strengthening workforce planning, recruitment, engagement and retention
• Overseeing financial management, including high‑cost equipment and consumables
• Supporting a strong governance framework for quality, safety and risk management
• Leading innovation, service redesign and continuous improvement initiatives
• Building strong relationships with medical, nursing, allied health and executive stakeholders

This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior nursing professional with a passion for women’s health to develop their career in a collaborative, supportive environment.

About you

You will be a senior perioperative leader with a collaborative, strategic and values‑driven leadership style. You will bring strong operational capability, sound financial and workforce management skills, and a demonstrated ability to lead large, complex multidisciplinary teams.

You will also have:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Significant experience in senior perioperative or operational leadership roles
• A proven track record of meeting operational, clinical and financial targets
• Demonstrated success leading change, innovation and continuous improvement
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship‑building skills
• A commitment to women’s health, health equity and the Women’s values
• ACORN membership (or eligibility)
• A relevant bachelor’s degree (postgraduate qualifications desirable)

Our benefits

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning.  We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day.  We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Excellent public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading and purchased leave options  

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community.  We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.  We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters.  We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited and, as a child safe organisation, have a strong commitment to child safety and wellbeing.

Join us!

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and a valid Working with Children Check.  Clinical staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, COVID-19, influenza, and a range of other diseases. 

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, or if you require an accessible copy of the position description, you are most welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.  We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

View the position description for this role.

If you have any enquiries, please contact Jane Lynch on 03 8345 2043 or jane.lynch@thewomens.org.au

Application closing date: 20 September 2026