Clinical Nurse Consultant - Theatre Coordinator | St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital
Employment Term:
Permanent Full Time
Location:
located
opposite Roma St Parklands, St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital is just a short walk to Brisbane city
Remuneration:
$64.9 – $*****p/ hr
+ 12% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Employee Benefits
Make a meaningful difference with St Andrews War Memorial Hospital
At St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, we offer world-class health care to families across Queensland and interstate and are leaders in Cardiac Services, Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery and Rehabilitation.
By bringing together exceptional people, advanced
technology
and contemporary models of care,
we're
able to deliver outstanding patient outcomes and make a meaningful difference in people's lives.
An integral part of our Perioperative leadership team, as a Clinical Nurse Consultant - Theatre Coordinator,
you'll
play a critical role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of our theatre services.
Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, Visiting Medical Practitioners and hospital leaders,
you'll
help coordinate theatre flow, workforce
deployment
and operational activities to deliver exceptional patient care.
Let's
make a meaningful difference, together!
Your part in our St Andrews War Memorial Hospital team
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 productive service delivery.
Contribute to service improvement initiatives, accreditation
activities




and operational excellence programs
What makes a difference for us?
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
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 protected 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.

📌 Clinical Nurse Consultant-2 (Brisbane)
🏢 Unitingcare
📍 Brisbane