National Perioperative Lead – Clinical Governance Unit – Permanent Fulltime.
Location: Any State within Australia – WFH.
The National Perioperative Lead within the Clinical Governance Unit at Ramsay Health Care plays a critical role in shaping the capability, safety, and strategic direction of perioperative services across Ramsay’s national network.
This position is responsible for leading excellence in clinical governance, professional standards, and operational best practice across all perioperative departments. The role ensures that perioperative teams are staffed with skilled professionals and operate within a framework that is forward-looking, responsive to evolving healthcare trends, and committed to delivering safe, high-quality, and patient-centred care.
Essential Skills:
• Possesses current registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• Recent experience as a Floor Coordinator, Nurse Unit Manager (NUM), POSM or Theatre Educator, within a Ramsay Facility with more than 5 years’ experience overall.
• Experienced in overseeing and managing a range of specialties within the Perioperative department
• Demonstrates a strong working knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks.
• Exhibits advanced clinical expertise and skills, with extended practice informed by evidence-based methodologies.
• Proven record of professional leadership, effective team contribution, mentorship, and adept problem-solving abilities.
• Shows high level communication, liaison, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Provides evidence of understanding patient safety and clinical quality factors that impact care.
• Demonstrates capability to lead and operate both independently and collaboratively within team based consultative roles, upholding clinical excellence and professionalism.
Desirable Skills:
• Working towards or post graduate qualification in Perioperative specialisation, health services management or quality and risk.
• Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment or similar
• Sound computer skills in MS Office suite including Excel
• Competence using risk management systems
For enquiries, Rachel Gale via email galer@ramsayhealth.com.au
Applications Close: 15th September 2025
