Registered Nurse Level 3 Grade 1 - Perioperative Resource Manager Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Closes: 17 September 2026

Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3.1
Salary: $128,458 - $133,489 plus superannuation
Position No: 21661-02RSV
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 07 September 2026
Contact Officer: Christina Scheele on Christina.Scheele@act.gov.au or 02-51242397

What can we offer you: 

• City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au)

About the Role:     

Step into a key leadership role within one of Canberra Health Services’ most dynamic and fast-paced clinical environments. The Peri-Operative Unit at Canberra Hospital delivers care across the full surgical journey, incorporating the Day of Surgery Admissions (DOSA) Unit, Operating Theatres spanning a diverse range of surgical specialties, the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU), Extended Day Surgery Unit (EDSU), and several specialised procedural and invasive service areas.

As the Perioperative Resource Manager, you will be an integral member of the Nursing Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Assistant Director of Nursing, Perioperative Unit. This influential position is responsible for the effective management of the unit’s physical and financial resources, ensuring the smooth delivery of high-quality perioperative services while supporting excellence in patient care.

Working collaboratively with clinical and operational leaders, you will contribute to the strategic direction and day-to-day management of one of the hospital’s largest clinical areas. Your leadership will help drive safe, efficient, and sustainable operations, support workforce planning, and ensure resources are aligned to meet the demands of a continuously evolving surgical service.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced nurse leader to make a meaningful impact, influence service delivery, and help shape the future of perioperative care at Canberra Hospital.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

Note: This is a temporary position available six to 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Note

This is a temporary position available six to 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
Nursing