Job Description

Assistant Director of Nursing – Perioperative Services

The Wesley Hospital | UnitingCare

Make a meaningful difference with The Wesley Hospital andUnitingCare

The Wesley Hospital is seeking an experienced perioperative nursing leader to join our Clinical Services Leadership team as Assistant Director of Nursing – Perioperative Services.

Reporting to the Director of Clinical Services, this is a broad and strategic leadership role responsible for delivering high-quality clinical services across our Perioperative Care portfolio, including General Theatres, Cardiac Catheter Theatre, Day Surgery, Endoscopy, PACU/Anaesthetics and CSSD.

Working closely with a skilled team of Clinical Nurse Managers, you will support the coordination, development and continuous improvement of care delivery, while ensuring effective management of people, resources and service performance.

As a senior leader within The Wesley Hospital, you will drive a culture of patient-centred care, service excellence and continuous improvement, aligned with contemporary clinical practice, emerging trends and industry standards.

Your part in The Wesley Hospital

• Lead and support high-performing perioperative teams and Clinical Nurse Managers

• Drive patient safety, quality outcomes and service excellence

• Oversee workforce planning, budgets, theatre utilisation and operational performance

• Contribute to strategic planning, service development and continuous improvement initiatives

• Partner with Visiting Medical Practitioners and key stakeholders

• Ensure compliance with clinical governance frameworks, NSQHS Standards and WHS requirements

What makes a difference for us?

You are an experienced and collaborative leader, confident in navigating complex clinical environments and engaging effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.

You will bring:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse

• Extensive senior leadership experience in perioperative or procedural services

• Strong operational capability, including financial, workforce and resource management

• Demonstrated ability to lead in complex, fast-paced surgical environments

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and manage expectations

• Sound knowledge of contemporary clinical trends, legislation and quality standards

• Highly developed strategic thinking, with experience in planning and implementing service improvements

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualifications in perioperative nursing and/or leadership

• Experience with clinical and workforce systems (e.g. Cerner, Kronos, TrendCare or similar)

What makes a difference for you?

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference 

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme  

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.  

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.  

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.