Clinical Nurse Consultant – Theatre Coordinator in Brisbane

As a Clinical Nurse Consultant - Theatre Coordinator, you will lead the day-to-day coordination of our theatre services, optimising patient flow, workforce allocation and theatre utilisation to support exceptional patient outcomes.

St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital is seeking an experienced perioperative nurse leader to coordinate the daily operational flow of our busy theatre complex. Acting as a central point of coordination across Perioperative Services, you will oversee theatre utilisation, workforce allocation, patient flow and operational communications to ensure efficient service delivery while maintaining patient safety and staff wellbeing.

A diverse role, you will:

• Coordinate daily operational activities across Perioperative Services to support efficient theatre utilisation and patient flow.
• Monitor theatre activity and proactively respond to operational issues and emerging service demands.
• Coordinate urgent, emergent and ad hoc surgical cases while optimising theatre scheduling and resources.
• Lead workforce deployment, staffing allocations and operational resource management to support safe patient care.
• Provide visible clinical leadership and operational support to perioperative teams.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with surgeons, anaesthetists, nursing teams, CSSD and other key stakeholders.
• Support quality, risk management and continuous improvement activities across theatre services.
• Coordinate equipment, instrumentation and clinical resources to ensure efficient service delivery.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives, accreditation activities and operational excellence programs.

As a skilled perioperative clinician, you will bring strong operational capability, exceptional communication skills and a passion for delivering outstanding patient outcomes. You’ll present with:

• Minimum 5 years Operating Theatre clinical experience.
• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating operational activities within a healthcare or hospital environment.
• Strong understanding of theatre flow, workforce planning and resource allocation.
• Proven ability to lead and influence multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing competing priorities and responding to changing operational demands.
• Highly developed communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and service excellence.
• Ability to build positive relationships with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders.

Highly regarded:

• Postgraduate qualification in a Perioperative specialty such as Anaesthetics or Scrub/Scout.
• Postgraduate qualification in Leadership, Management or Health Administration.
• Experience coordinating theatre services or other complex healthcare operations.
• Knowledge of healthcare accreditation standards, infection prevention and risk management principles.
• Experience with workforce management systems and resource planning.
• Experience leading operational improvement initiatives, service redesign or change management projects.
• Lean, Six Sigma or continuous improvement qualifications.

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Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.

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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.

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, and appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur.

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of 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.