Clinical Nurse Consultant - Procedural Admissions Co-ordinator

About the Role

This rewarding opportunity will see you join the St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba (SVPHT) as our Clinical Nurse Consultant to undertake the role of Procedural Admissions Co-ordinator. This position is pivotal to the operational delivery of the hospital’s Bringing Care Home initiative, supporting the transition of appropriate surgical patients to short stay, same day and home-based models of care.

Working in close partnership with the HITH Manager and Assistant Director of Perioperative Services, this role will be a key liaison between surgeons, anaesthetists, practice managers and the multidisciplinary team to safely and efficiently integrate:

• Short stay joint replacement pathways
• Same day surgical procedures
• Rapid discharge models supported by RITH (Rehabilitation in the Home)
• HITH (Hospital in the Home) programs

The Procedural Admissions Co-ordinator will ensure patients are optimised pre-operatively, appropriately screened for eligibility, and seamlessly transitioned through theatre, recovery, inpatient (where required), and home-based care pathways.

This is a short-term contract position for three (3) months, with potential extension dependent on initiative outcomes and service requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison between VMOs (surgeons and anaesthetists), practice managers, perioperative services, inpatient units, RITH and HITH teams.
• Coordinate and operationalise short stay joint and same day procedural pathways through theatres.
• Support implementation of contemporary evidence-based models that safely shift care from inpatient settings to same day and home-based environments.
• Collaborate with perioperative teams to optimise theatre utilisation and patient flow.
• Review and screen patient suitability for short stay and home-based models in consultation with treating clinicians.
• Facilitate pre-admission planning, patient education, and discharge coordination.
• Monitor key activity and outcome metrics aligned with project targets.
• Identify barriers to implementation and work collaboratively to develop solutions.
• Ensure compliance with clinical governance, safety and accreditation standards.

About the hospital:

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba is the largest acute private hospital on the Darling Downs. We are a 197-bed facility with highly experienced and skilled staff that work as a team to deliver the highest standard of healthcare to all our patients. Our services include medical, surgical, maternity, paediatric, emergency, cardiac and rehabilitation.

As part of St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, we are committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality care to our community.

Things That Work for You

• Retail and Travel Discounts; Blue light card a discounted service for frontline workers (available for over 350 brands inc. Big W, The Good Guys, Samsung), JB Hi-Fi corporate benefits, airport lounge membership discounts
• Financial Wellbeing: Salary packaging options up to $15,990, novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum, competitive hourly rates and paid approved overtime
• Health and Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families, fitness passport, free uniforms & annual flu vaccination, ability to purchase annual leave, discounted hospital admissions at any St Vincent’s Private Hospital, discounted private health insurance through Bupa or Medibank
• Join Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services

Things That Work for Us

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
• Minimum 5 years’ post-registration experience, including significant experience in two or more of the following:
• Perioperative nursing (scrub/scout, anaesthetics or recovery)
• Orthopaedics (including joint replacement pathways)
• Surgical short stay models
• Project Management
• Hospital in the Home (HITH) or Rehabilitation in the Home (RITH)
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with surgeons and anaesthetists
• Strong understanding of contemporary same day and short stay surgical models
• Proven ability to coordinate complex patient pathways across multidisciplinary teams
• Highly developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence change and support service redesign
• Sound clinical assessment and risk screening capability
• Strong organisational and time-management skills

Desirable:

• Postgraduate qualifications in Perioperative Nursing, Orthopaedics, or relevant specialty
• Experience in project implementation or service improvement initiatives
• Knowledge of private hospital funding models and activity optimisation

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior clinician who enjoys working at the intersection of clinical care, service redesign and stakeholder engagement, and who is motivated by improving patient experience while enhancing operational efficiency.

About Us:

St Vincent's has been a leader in Australia's health and aged care landscape for more than 165 years. Since our founders, the Sisters of Charity, opened our first hospital in 1857, our services and people have been behind some of Australia's most important medical breakthroughs. With public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs for marginalised people, we are a microcosm of Australia’s health and aged care system and are uniquely positioned to lead and respond to our rapidly changing environment.

Mission and Values:

As both a provider of care and as an employer, St Vincent’s aspires to create an environment that is truly inclusive for all people, always. St Vincent’s is constantly striving for inclusivity and to create and cherish a diverse place of care and work.

Part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit Mission and Values - Reconciliation

Respectfully, no agencies please.

Employment is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks, and which may include clearance to work with Children. For further information about St Vincent’s commitment to Child Safety, visit St Vincent's Code of Conduct.

St Vincent's has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings and evidence may be required for proof of immunity.