Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

St John of God Subiaco Hospital is the oldest and biggest hospital in the St John of God Health Care group, having been established in 1898. It is one of Australia's most respected providers of health care services and an internationally renowned leader in clinical trials and research. The hospital is also a leader in innovation and adoption of new technologies, including the implementation of robotic surgical devices and virtual reality imaging technology.

Your role at St John of God Subiaco Hospital

As Perioperative Services Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading best practice outcomes for key stakeholders, including patients, visiting medical officers (VMO's) and caregivers. A key element of this role is supporting and promoting the Mission and Values of St John of God Health Care from both a customer and a business perspective.

This role's primary focus is on achieving and providing excellence within the perioperative service, including high standards of clinical practice and patient centred care, effective stewardship of resources, commitment to developing individual caregivers and teams and building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders.

The Position

• Build a team focused culture reflecting service excellence by engaging with clear, respectful communication. Seek and value the contribution of caregivers and doctors.
• Encourage critical thinking and problem solving.
• Communicate effectively with all key stakeholders, utilising appropriate formal and informal channels of communication.
• Coordinate and ensure recording of regular department meetings, ensuring all caregivers are well informed and are actively encouraged to participate in departmental and organisational decision making and activities.
• Develop and maintain effective networks and relationships with professional groups in order to build proactive and visible partnerships.
• Support and participate in the Australian Council Healthcare Standards (ACHS) accreditation and WA Private Hospital Licensing processes.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including patients and their families and external partners, including suppliers and VMO's.
• Be accountable for the financial management of the perioperative service, within agreed budgetary parameters and performance targets. This includes productivity (labour costs), utilization and supply costs.
• Work in collaboration with the DDON (Procedural Services) to review and manage theatre session allocation and utilisation in line with operational and strategic goals
• Participate in developing and implementing a recruitment, retention and succession plan to achieve skill mix profile, workforce skill needs and budget targets.
• Ensure caregivers within the portfolio have performance development plans, where they are held accountable for meeting expectations and agreed goals that are reviewed at least annually.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with mandatory and regulatory requirements within the perioperative setting
• In collaboration with the Senior Human Resources Partner and DDON Procedural Services, implements and ensures compliance with caregiver/industrial relations policies, including managing disciplinary matters and grievances in accordance with group-wide and divisional policies.
• Assist in the establishment and maintenance of mutually beneficial relationships including suppliers of consumables and equipment to enhance patient care and business outcomes.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with relevant internal and external professional groups to build and enhance service delivery on a divisional and SJGHC group-wide basis.

You will have well-developed leadership and communication skills including negotiation, mediation, conflict resolution and problem solving, with the ability to build strong working relationships with clinical teams, medical practitioners and other key stakeholders. You will have the ability to lead, supervise, give direction and delegate to the team.

You will hold demonstrated commitment to quality improvement and the ACHS accreditation processes, demonstrated understanding and application of Human Resource principles and systems including performance management.

Experience in setting, monitoring and meeting budgeted financial targets, operational KPI's and benchmarks with knowledge of relevant acts, codes and standards relevant to current practice is essential to the role.

To succeed you will hold current registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse with significant perioperative experience and the ability to practice and lead at an advanced level.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary: $140,940, plus 11.5% superannuation
• A permanent full-time position, working 38 hours per week
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Innovative Professional Development opportunities

All applicants are asked to submit a current CV and covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements.

Applications will be reviewed throughout the advertising period and interviews conducted regularly. Apply today!

For enquiries contact Mieke Steele, Deputy Director of Nursing, on (08) 9386 0628

Applications Close: 30/06/2025

St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.