Perioperative Services Manager
Perioperative Services Manager (POSM)
Permanent Full-Time | Senior Leadership Opportunity
Key Highlights
Permanent full-time position (76 hours per fortnight)
Senior leadership role in a growing organisation
Free onsite parking
Opportunity to shape and expand perioperative services
The Opportunity
Peninsula Private Hospital is seeking an experienced and motivated Perioperative Services Manager (POSM) to join our expanding perioperative department. This senior leadership role will see you leading service delivery, driving operational performance, and ensuring high-quality patient outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Provide clinical and operational leadership across perioperative services
Lead and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary team
Establish and maintain strong relationships with Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs)
Ensure compliance with NSQHS, ACORN and relevant legislative standards
Oversee theatre utilisation, workforce planning and resource management
Drive financial performance and operational efficiency
Lead quality improvement, accreditation and clinical risk initiatives
Support education, training and staff development programs
Contribute to strategic planning and service innovation
About Peninsula Private Hospital
Peninsula Private Hospital is a 62-bed facility on the Redcliffe Peninsula, offering surgical, medical and rehabilitation services. The hospital includes 4 operating theatres, 2 procedure rooms, a 3-stage recovery unit and CSSD. The hospital is currently undergoing significant expansion, including a High Dependency Unit planned for late 2026.
Selection Criteria
Essential
Current unrestricted AHPRA registration
Postgraduate qualification in nursing
Minimum 5 years' senior perioperative nursing experience
Previous experience at NUM level or equivalent
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
High level of computer literacy
Proven workforce and HR management experience
Commitment to high-quality, patient-centred care
Desirable
Leadership or management qualification (or working towards)
Why Join Us?
Work within a supportive executive leadership team
Influence service growth and development
Make a meaningful impact on patient care
Free onsite parking
Why Healthscope?
When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.
Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network
Discounted health insurance
Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth
We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes, and face challenges together
Come and be the difference in our patient's lives
Applications close: 1 July 2026
For further information, contact:
Dakota Parker
Director of Nursing
[email protected]
To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. Please include a cover letter and a CV along with the contact details of 2 professional referees.
