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Theatre Leader | Warragul VIC | Full Time

Nov 2
2 min read

The team at Carejobz Perioperative Specialists are recruiting for a hospital in Warragul. This role suits an experienced perioperative nurse ready to take on operational and clinical leadership across Theatre, Day Surgery, Anaesthetics and PACU/Recovery.



The role at a glance

  • Role: Theatre Leader (Nurse Manager)

  • Location: Warragul, Victoria

  • Permanent, Full Time (up to 76 hours per fortnight)

  • Nurse Unit Manager Level 2 (NM11), $71.91 per hour, approximately $142,580 per annum based on 76 hours per fortnight, plus superannuation


The Role

You will provide operational and clinical leadership across the Operating Theatre, Day Surgery, Anaesthetics and PACU/Recovery, working closely with surgeons, anaesthetists and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centred care.


In this role, you will:

  • Provide operational and clinical leadership across Theatre, Day Surgery, Anaesthetics and PACU/Recovery

  • Work with surgeons, anaesthetists and multidisciplinary teams to deliver patient-centred care

  • Oversee workforce planning, clinical governance, quality improvement and service development

  • Lead day-to-day operations across perioperative services

  • Influence the future direction of perioperative services and lead service improvements

  • Develop staff capability and build a team culture focused on safety, collaboration and continuous improvement


What You Will Bring

  • Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA

  • Significant perioperative nursing experience

  • Experience in Theatre, Day Surgery and/or broader perioperative services

  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

  • A commitment to patient-centred care, clinical excellence and continuous improvement

  • The ability to lead, coach and support teams

  • Full Australian working rights


Why You Will Want to Know More

  • Salary packaging

  • Flexible working arrangements, including job share and a 10-hour day, 4-day week by negotiation

  • Professional development and leadership opportunities

  • Free onsite parking

  • Employee Assistance Program access


    If this sounds like the kind of theatre opportunity you have been waiting for, we would love to speak with you.



Carejobz never asks candidates for money to apply for or start a job.


Kate or Paul will be happy to talk you through the opportunity, answer your questions honestly, and help you decide whether it feels like the right next step for you.



About Carejobz

At Carejobz, Paul and Kate have been recruiting perioperative professionals across Australia and New Zealand since 2015. Over that time, they have become trusted recruitment partners to leading hospitals and day surgeries, supporting nurses and employers with warmth, discretion and genuine sector knowledge.


Read what jobseekers and employers say about working with Carejobz at seek.com.au/recruiters/agencies/carejobz-pty-ltd


Carejobz - Perioperative Consultants, trusted by hospitals in New Zealand & Australia since 2015

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