The Patient Flow team at Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join the team in the key role of Patient Flow Bed Manager. The position is temporary part time, morning and evening shifts, Monday to Friday until September 2025.
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 30 September 2025 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $67.13 per hour
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ571407
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination, and racism.

RNSH is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join the Patient Flow Team as a Bed Manager. This key role involves coordinating patient admissions to inpatient beds, ensuring timely, safe, and effective flow across the hospital. The Patient Flow Bed Manager will be located with the Patient Flow Team within Nursing and Midwifery Operations. The Bed Manager will work closely with the Patient Flow Manager, Deputy Director of Nursing and Capacity Coordinator, in order to facilitate flow of patients throughout RNSH.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient placements in collaboration with nursing and allied health teams.
• Balance logistics including bed availability, patient needs, clinical acuity, infection control, and service demands.
• Liaise with stakeholders including Nursing Unit Managers, Emergency Department, and Patient Flow leadership.
• Use clinical and interpersonal skills to enhance patient flow and service delivery.

The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) will manage a unit or ward in order to provide a quality standard of care to NSLHD Patients.