Nurse Manager Patient Flow (Nurse Manager Grade 3) - Mental Health Nursing - Perm FT
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: Liverpool Hospital Mental Health Service
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 3
Remuneration: $139,661.16 - $142,254.44 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ572618
Application Close Date: 18/05/2025
Interview Date Range: 21/05/2025 – 28/05/2025
Contact Details: Wray, Steffy – Steffy.Wray@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
Are you a dynamic and compassionate nursing leader ready to take the next step in your career? Mental health services Southwestern Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is seeking a dynamic and dedicated Nurse Manager patient flow to join our senior leadership team. This permanent full-time position offers a unique opportunity to lead and coordinate patient access and flow initiatives across a complex and fast-paced healthcare environment. Reporting to the Nurse Manager Demand, you will be responsible for driving performance in key areas including Transfer of Care (TOC), Emergency Treatment Performance (ETP), and Length of Stay, while supporting organisation-wide strategies that optimise bed utilisation, inter-hospital transfers, and discharge planning. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, Nurse Unit Managers, and key stakeholders to lead sustainable improvements in operational efficiency, patient safety, and clinical outcomes. You will play a critical role in reducing delays, improving access to care, and enhancing the overall patient experience across the continuum of mental health services. As a role model, you will foster a workplace culture grounded in the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect, and Empowerment. We are looking for a leader who is passionate about clinical excellence, professional development, and the creation of supportive and responsive care environments. Join us in delivering on our vision—Leading Care, Healthier Communities—and help bring to life our commitment to Compassionate Nursing and Midwifery Care Always. If you are resilient, adaptable, and thrive in a fast-paced, high-demand environment, we would love to hear from you.
What You'll be Doing
The Nurse Manager participates in or is responsible for the leadership and management of nursing services in a management unit, service, complex function or facility to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care and efficient use of resources.
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities.
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model, promoting a culture that supports practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviors and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
The vision of SWSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Service is Compassionate Nursing and Midwifery Care Always, through leading effective workplace cultures that improve the patient experience.
Where You'll Be Working
South Western Sydney is rapidly growing and is a great place for young people and families to build a life. We are close to public transport, a short drive to the beach and the natural wonders of the Blue Mountains and Royal National Park.
The area is growing exponentially with many major shopping centers, great entertainment venues and the development of Sydney’s new airport all located within minutes of new housing estates.
As part of the greater Sydney area, we have bustling metropolitan hubs as well as areas that maintain their rural heritage. It is an incredible place to explore with adventure or relaxation are at your fingertips.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Relevant post graduate qualifications or equivalent work experience or a combination of study and experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD.
- Please demonstrate your experience in leading and coordinating patient access and flow initiatives, including how you have managed and improved key performance indicators such as Transfer of Care (TOC), Length of stay and discharge by midday, outline how you collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient flow and bed utilisation, and provide an example of a proactive strategy you implemented to address patient flow challenges and the outcomes achieved.
- Describe a time when you identified a bottleneck in patient flow. What strategies did you implement to address it, and how did you measure the outcomes of the strategy? How did you prioritise competing demands while ensuring patient safety and service targets are met?
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
