Sterile Services Manager (Health Manager Lvl 2) - Perm FT
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $109,857.00 - $129,624.00 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ587269
Application Close Date: 13/07/2025
Interview Date Range: 16/07/2025 - 23/07/2025
Contact Details: Pamela Keech | (02) 8738 8401 | Pamela.Keech@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
Are you a strategic and people-oriented leader ready to make a lasting impact in healthcare delivery? We’re seeking a dedicated professional to manage and elevate the performance of our Sterilising Services Department in Liverpool Hospital. In this critical leadership position, you will oversee a multidisciplinary team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous development.
As the Sterilisation Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end management of sterilisation services, ensuring full compliance with all relevant accreditation and legislative requirements. You will lead a team committed to excellence, while driving continuous improvement and innovation within the department.
You will cultivate strong partnerships with stakeholders, lead quality improvement strategies, and manage resources effectively to deliver timely, high-quality sterilising services.
With an emphasis on strategic planning, innovation, and people leadership, this is your opportunity to influence best practices ,inspire change, and contribute to the broader goals of South West Sydney Local Health District. Be part of a collaborative, dynamic environment where your expertise and leadership will shape safer healthcare outcomes.
This position works closely with Theatres and the Theatre Management team, and maintaining a strong, collaborative relationship between these departments is critical. Both areas play a vital role in supporting surgical outcomes, and your ability to foster mutual understanding and seamless coordination will be key to success.
This position provides strategic and operational management of Liverpool Hospital Sterilising Services and is responsible for providing high quality service to stakeholders and customers, in compliance with AS5369:2023, NSW Ministry of Health, Clinical Excellence Commission and SWSLHD policies and procedures.
Where You'll Be Working
Liverpool Hospital, founded in 1813, is the major health service for south-western Sydney, providing services to the local government area of Liverpool City Council as well as district services to residents and visitors in the area. It also provides a range of state-wide services in areas such as critical care and trauma, neonatal intensive care and brain injury rehabilitation.
The Hospital provides a health service of international standing, with 23 operating theatres, capacity for 877 beds, diagnostic and imaging services, emergency and trauma care, maternity, paediatric, cancer care, mental health, ambulatory care, allied health and medical and surgical services from birth to aged care.
Liverpool Hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. The $790 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP) project will provide enhanced facilities and an increased capacity to meet future significant population growth for South Western Sydney.
Liverpool Hospital is a principal referral and teaching Hospital of the UNSW Sydney and the Western Sydney University and also welcome students from over 20 universities and colleges.
Located in the heart of Liverpool City, the hospital is close to public transport, shopping centres and eateries.
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.
- Demonstrated effective communication and negotiation skills to lead and manage through planning,change and innovation.
- Demonstrated experience in workforce, workplace culture management and ability to support and provide direction for meeting strategic objectives.
- Demonstrated experience in managing a Sterilising Services Department within a large Facility.
- Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of AS5369:2023 and demonstrated commitment to audit and compliance of the ACSQHC National Standards.
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
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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.
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