Patient Flow Manager (Nurse Mgr Gde 3) - Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time, 16 hrs per week until January 2026
Location: Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 3
Remuneration: $70.44 - $71.74 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ543603
Application Close Date: 12/01/2025
Contact Details: Sarah Massey – (02) 9722 8301 | sarah.massey1@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is seeking a dedicated Nurse Manager Patient Flow to lead patient flow strategies at Bankstown Hospital. This temporary part-time role focuses on optimizing capacity and demand management to ensure timely access to care and improved patient outcomes. Reporting to the Demand Manager, you will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive innovation and service excellence.
We are looking for a qualified and skilfull candidate who is forward-thinking and focused on delivering exceptional client outcomes. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are ready to make a difference, this is your opportunity to join a vibrant and cohesive team.
Bring your vision and leadership to enhance patient care at SWSLHD. Apply Now!
What You'll be Doing
The Nurse Manager Patient Flow is responsible for ensuring seamless patient flow management within the facility through the coordination and facilitation of patient flow strategies to improve the delivery and timeliness of access to care. This role will ensure optimal patient outcomes by promoting best practice through facility capacity / demand management processes.
This position reports directly to the Demand Manager, works in collaboration with the demand Management Unit and both internal and external stakeholders to maintain access and flow across the facility.
As part of the Nursing and Midwifery leadership team at SWSLHD you will bring vision and clarity to your role, be a great communicator, self-directed, with an ability to inspire, motivate and support people to reach their full potential. Each day you challenge yourself to uphold the vision of the Nursing and Midwifery service, which is to provide compassionate care always through leading effective work cultures that transforms the patient and staff experience.
The role will provide guidance and support to ensure that there is a focus on service development and appropriate oversight of practices, trends and indicators. Ongoing assessment and improvement in operational processes and clinical outcomes is an inherent responsibility of this position.
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities.
Where You'll Be Working
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is located in the city of Bankstown and is in one of the most multicultural local government areas (LGA) in Australia. This hospital has tertiary affiliations with three universities and offers a range of roles and experiences to employees.
The hospital receives highly diverse presentations in ED as well as having general medical and surgical services and sub-specialty services across the hospital. Working at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is a truly rewarding experience which allows you to make a real difference to the multicultural community.
Being part of the team at Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital means you will be a part of a friendly and enthusiastic group of people where you will be truly valued in your work. Being a smaller hospital, you are seen as part of the wider Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital Family where you are known to the other staff and your patients.
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is like no other in our district and offers unmatched career development and progression opportunities and the hospital focuses on regular training and upskilling. There are regular occasions for working in more senior role and you will have a great management team who dedicate themselves to providing safe, quality patient care through ensuring they have a cohesive and dynamic team.
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) and Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent work experience or a combination of study and experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD.
- Work experience with a sound understanding of hospital, health service administration and demand management practices.
- Demonstrated senior nursing experience with leading staff and ability in delivering initiatives in a relevant setting.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership as a resource person and role model through good communication and the development of professional relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to utilise a broad range of communication, delegation and negotiation skills in a variety of settings, ensuring that you are able to effectively collaborate with staff and other health professionals for the best outcomes of the service.
- Analytical skills and an aptitude to utilize relevant information technology platforms including the PFP, FirstNet and Microsoft Office Suite of programs.
- Demonstrated expertise in organizational performance measures and their relationship with strategic decision making and driving change.
- Extensive experience with leading and embedding projects, strategies and or change initiatives utilizing evidenced based practice and a change methodology.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Whole of Health Improvement program and ability to coach and support change management within the facility.
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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.
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