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Join our Bed Management Team Team at Flinders!

Flinders Medical Centre is one of South Australia's busiest tertiary hospitals, and the flow of patients through its doors depends on the people who keep the system moving. If you have a sharp eye for detail, thrive in a complex clinical environment, and want your coordination skills to directly improve patient outcomes, this role could be a strong next step.

About the role: 

This role will be involved in providing support services to both Nurse/Midwife Unit Managers and Nursing Directors in nursing/midwifery practice and services in areas including but not limited to staffing methodologies, recruitment and selection, human resource management, financial administration, patient flow, bed and resource management, accreditation and risk management processes and information systems management.

Duties for the role will include:

• Integrate corporate management activities and local service coordination to achieve continuity of patient/client services to improve and optimise nursing/midwifery care, and outcomes within their specific setting.
• Use available information systems: to inform decision making, to implement and co-ordinate processes for quality improvement, to monitor and analyse incidents and accidents, to ensure quality and safety is not compromised, to evaluate outcomes and convey information to staff.
• Identifying hazards, assessing risks and implementing, monitoring and maintaining hazard control measures.
• Establishing, implementing and evaluating systems, which ensure best practice/evidence and patient/client outcomes.
• Provide corporate support to nursing/midwifery practice and services within the professional practice framework established by the Director of Nursing/Midwifery.
• Maintain productive working relationships and manage conflict resolution.

About you:

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse and Midwife by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience.
• Demonstrated competence in acute  nursing practice and delivery in accordance with the relevant standards
• Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving conflict resolution and negotiation
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet timelines
• Ability to be creative, innovative and flexible when approaching issues within the healthcare setting.
• Demonstrated ability to foster a workplace environment that develops staff potential

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Jessica Georgiou, ADV Nursing Director Operations, 0481452975, jessica.georgiou@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 28 June 2026

Attachments:

• Nurse Manager - Central Flow Coordinator Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 942671