The Opportunity
Take the lead at Strathfield Private Hospital and be at the forefront of clinical excellence and innovation! In this dynamic role, you’ll inspire a passionate team and drive impactful change across all clinical operations. You’ll enhance clinical quality, optimise patient flow, and improve bed management while empowering workforce development and expanding our service offerings. Your leadership will foster staff engagement, professional growth, and an environment where exceptional patient and doctor experiences thrive. Join us in revolutionising healthcare and making a real difference to the lives of our community!
What You’ll Do
Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve, but are not limited to:
- Lead and ensure compliance with hospital accreditation standards, cultivating a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
- Drive initiatives to enhance patient safety and uphold high-quality clinical outcomes across all services.
- Ensure full adherence to relevant regulatory, legal, and operational standards.
- Oversee the practical aspects of care delivery, including bed management, patient flow strategies, demand forecasting, and workforce management.
- Implement strategic workforce planning and support the ongoing professional development of the clinical team to align with organisational goals.
- Drive growth initiatives, support business development, and respond to priorities identified by the Executive team and Ramsay Health Care.
- Collaborate with the visiting medical officer (VMO) community to ensure the highest standards of clinical care are delivered.
- Manage and maintain hospital and departmental budgets, ensuring alignment with financial targets in partnership with the executive team.
- Evaluate workplace culture and implement strategies to address findings, fostering a positive, collaborative, and high-performance environment.
What You’ll Bring
As a proponent of The Ramsay Way - ‘People Caring for People’, you excel at fostering positive working relations with key stakeholders, developing people, building high-performance teams, and successfully leading them through organisational change. Additionally, you will:
- Function as a proficient clinical operator with a solid understanding of the private hospital legislative landscape.
- Demonstrate sound resource management skills to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of all clinical departments.
- Possess an understanding of the performance levers driving quality business outcomes and have experience in applying quality improvement processes.
- Demonstrate a passion for the success and development of people, coupled with expert communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Senior management experience in the private health sector, leading organisational change, and quality improvement processes.
- Exhibit knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and patient safety.
Essential Qualifications:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Post-graduate clinical qualifications.
About The Hospital
Strathfield Private Hospital has been serving Sydney's inner west for over 30 years. Conveniently located just 200 metres from Strathfield Train Station, it offers a broad range of services from day surgery to complex procedures. As a teaching hospital for the University of Sydney, our state-of-the-art facilities include 84 beds, 7 operating theatres, a cardiac catheterisation lab, ICU, and Day Surgery Unit, as well as onsite radiology, pathology, and specialist consulting suites. In collaboration with top medical specialists and skilled nursing teams, we provide exceptional care across a wide range of specialties, including bariatric, breast, and colorectal surgery, cardiology, orthopaedics, urology, plastic surgery, and more.
Benefits
- Compelling salary and an extensive benefits package that recognise and reward your valuable contributions while supporting your overall well-being.
- Enhance your career trajectory through a wealth of professional development initiatives and clearly defined pathways for advancement, empowering you to realise your full potential within our organisation.
- Enjoy access to a premier rewards platform that offers exceptional discounts and privileges from renowned retailers, enriching your lifestyle both personally and professionally.
- Embrace the opportunity to drive transformative change in the delivery of high-quality healthcare services, making a significant contribution to the evolution of our industry for the better.
About Ramsay Health Care
Founded in Australia in 1964, Ramsay Health Care is the nation's largest private hospital operator and a leader in global healthcare excellence. With 73 state-of-the-art hospitals and surgery centres, we serve over 1.1 million patients annually, supported by a team of more than 30,000 professionals across Australia. Our ethos, “People Caring for People,” reflects our commitment to exceptional patient care, strong relationships, continuous improvement, and sustainable growth. In addition to our extensive hospital network, we operate two public facilities, including Joondalup Health Campus, and a community pharmacy network of over 35 locations. Through our culture, “The Ramsay Way,” we prioritise our people and foster a collaborative environment that empowers employees to deliver outstanding outcomes for patients and communities alike.
To Apply
All applications should include your CV outlining your experience and skills in line with the above criteria. Applications close Wednesday 26th March 2025.Ramsay Health Care is committed to Child Safety. Details of our commitment are set out in our Code of Conduct, available at www.ramsayhealth.com
