Operational Nurse Manager - Women's & Children's Services

👩‍⚕️ Lead nursing and midwifery services across a diverse clinical portfolio
🌟 Drive quality improvement, patient safety and positive cultural change
🤝 Inspire teams through visible, collaborative and relational leadership

Lead with purpose. Shape the future of Women’s & Children’s Services. 

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Midwife Manager Grade 4
Remuneration: $167,023.60 - $169,961.25 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Blacktown Hospital

Where you'll be working
Join Blacktown Hospital and make a meaningful impact across Women’s & Children’s Services. This is an opportunity to provide visible, strategic and operational leadership in a complex healthcare environment, working collaboratively with clinical teams, consumers and key stakeholders to deliver safe, high-quality care.

• Lead nursing and midwifery operations across Women’s & Children’s Services

• Foster a culture of collaboration, openness, respect and empowerment

• Work across multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes and service access

• Support innovation, continuous improvement and positive workplace culture

• Participate in the Hospital Executive on-call roster

What you'll be doing 
As the Operational Nurse Manager, you will provide strong clinical and operational leadership while supporting teams to deliver safe, compassionate and person-centred care. You will use your leadership, analytical and planning skills to drive service improvement and manage complex operational priorities.

• Lead and support nursing and midwifery teams through coaching, mentoring and development

• Drive patient safety, quality improvement and clinical governance initiatives

• Manage resources, performance, risks and operational priorities effectively

• Build strong relationships with consumers, staff and multidisciplinary stakeholders

• Lead change and improvement initiatives across a complex clinical environment

How to Apply 
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.   

Essential Criteria

• Registration: Current Registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)  

Selection Criteria

1. Demonstrated senior nursing and midwifery experience, tertiary qualifications and managing services in a relevant complex clinical setting.

2. Proven ability to ensure the human, physical and financial resources of the service/facility are managed to provide safe, compassionate, quality care that is culturally responsive.

3. Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to motivate inspire and organise staff to achieve organisational, division and professional outcomes.

4. Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and manage conflicts and performance issues when they arise.

5. Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking to set goals, formulate strategic plans and policies to achieve identified outcomes for the service and organisation.

6. Demonstrated understanding and participation in the implementation of organisational change, risk management, and quality and safety improvement projects in the workplace.

7. Demonstrated understanding of contemporary issues impacting on patient flow and capacity, and demonstrated ability to engage teams in implementing demand management strategies.

8. Demonstrated experience in managing complex human resources, work health and safety and industrial matters including high level communication and negotiation skills.

Requisition ID: REQ696791
Applications Close: 8 October 2026 

 
Need more information ?

• Find out more about applying for this position.

• Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.

• Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications. 

• For inquiries about the role, contact Kelly Watson at Kelly.Watson1@health.nsw.gov.au