Permanent part-time and casual positions available for Registered Nurses dual trained in Anaesthetics and PACU, with an immediate start available. Salary Package: From $82,666 - $110,115 per annum (RN Level 2-8) + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging via Maxxia to maximise your take-home pay (including venue hire, meals, entertainment and novated leasing). Salary based on the enterprise agreement and relevant nursing experience year level. Casual appointments are paid at the equivalent hourly rate plus casual loading in lieu of paid leave entitlements.

Provide skilled anaesthetic nursing support and post-anaesthetic recovery care across our specialist orthopaedic surgical lists, moving confidently between both scopes.

Work-Life Balance: Genuine flexibility on days and hours, we are open to a range of part-time patterns and casual arrangements. Grow With Us: Join Australia's only university-owned academic health precinct, where clinical excellence, ongoing education, study support and career progression are actively encouraged. Drive innovation in healthcare, transform patient outcomes, and advance your career today.

The Orthopaedic Institute (TOI) at Macquarie University Hospital is seeking Registered Nurses who are dual trained in Anaesthetics and Post-Anaesthetic Care (PACU) to join our perioperative team, based at Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde. The Orthopaedic Institute delivers a high-quality elective orthopaedic service, including joint replacement, spinal, arthroscopic and robotic-assisted procedures.

We are specifically seeking nurses who hold both anaesthetic and recovery skill sets and are comfortable working across both areas. This dual capability allows our team to flex with the demands of the list and provides you with genuine variety across the perioperative journey — from pre-operative preparation and anaesthetic induction through to emergence, recovery and safe discharge from PACU. Both permanent part-time and casual positions are available, and we are genuinely flexible on hours and days. Whether you are looking for a set part time pattern, a smaller number of regular shifts, or casual work that fits around other commitments, we would welcome a conversation.

Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager – Pre-Operative, Anaesthetics and PACU, you will be well supported by an experienced team of anaesthetists, surgeons and perioperative nursing colleagues.

Key areas of responsibility

- Providing skilled anaesthetic nursing assistance during induction, maintenance and emergence, in collaboration with the anaesthetist and surgical team
- Preparing and checking anaesthetic equipment, airway adjuncts, monitoring and emergency drugs in accordance with policy and procedural requirements
- Delivering safe, timely post-anaesthetic recovery care, including airway management, haemodynamic monitoring, pain and nausea management,



and recognition of clinical deterioration
- Assessing and preparing patients pre-operatively, and applying discharge criteria to safely transfer patients from PACU to the ward or day surgery

As a dual-trained Anaesthetic and PACU Registered Nurse, you will provide safe, evidence-based perioperative care to patients across their surgical episode, moving between the anaesthetic bay, operating theatre and recovery unit as required. Your ability to work across both scopes will be central to how safely and efficiently our orthopaedic lists run, and to how supported our patients feel at some of the most vulnerable points of their care.

About Us

Macquarie University Health is Australia's only university-owned, academically integrated health sciences organisation, and Australia's first fully integrated academic health precinct located on a university campus. We bring together Macquarie University Hospital, our Clinics, and the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, uniting leading clinicians, researchers, teachers and students around one shared purpose: better health outcomes for our patients and our community. Macquarie University Hospital is Australia's first and only private not-for-profit teaching hospital located on a university campus. Modelled on renowned international university hospitals, our approach combines the best available knowledge, expertise and technology to deliver comprehensive, integrated care. Our values guide how we work – we put patients first, act with integrity, collaborate generously and continually seek better ways of delivering care.

About You

You are an experienced perioperative nurse who is confident across both anaesthetics and recovery, and who enjoys the pace and precision of a specialist surgical environment.

To be considered, you will demonstrate

- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
- Demonstrated experience and competence in both Anaesthetic nursing and Post-Anaesthetic Care (PACU) — dual-trained applicants will be prioritised
- A minimum of two years' post-registration perioperative experience, with orthopaedic experience highly desirable
- Sound assessment and clinical reasoning skills, including airway management, haemodynamic monitoring and early recognition of the deteriorating patient
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, with a proven ability to prioritise and multitask in a fast-paced environment and during critical incidents
- Well-developed computer skills, including the use of electronic medical records systems, Microsoft Word,



Excel and web-based research

Applications Close: Sunday, 13th September 2026, 11:59PM AEST

General enquiries: Bill Egarchos, Talent Acquisition Consultant at

Why Join Us?

You'll play a key role in shaping the future of integrated healthcare in Australia. You'll join a supportive, collaborative team that is committed to delivering innovative, patient-centred care backed by world-class research and teaching. At Macquarie University Health, we know working together leads to better health outcomes. This happens when clinicians, researchers, students, and staff unite to improve lives through compassionate, coordinated, effective care that is centred around the patient. We are celebrating our 15-year anniversary. As Australia's first fully integrated academic health precinct on a university campus, we translate research into faster diagnoses, better treatments, and integrated, evidence-based recovery pathways. In this environment, our students receive unique, hands-on learning experiences. That's how we Heal. Learn. Discover.

We offer a fantastic range of Employee Benefits

- Salary sacrifice options and excellent salary packaging benefits (including venue hire, meals, entertainment, and novated leasing) to maximise your income.
- Postgraduate study and ongoing education support through scholarship programs.
- Macquarie University Childcare at a reduced staff rate.
- Extensive Macquarie University facilities including sporting facilities, gym, and pool.
- More information about our employee benefits can be found here.

At MQ Health we believe diversity makes us stronger, inclusion drives our success, and belonging inspires us to do our best work. We are proud to foster a community where different backgrounds, identities, and experiences are valued, and where our people are empowered to thrive through supportive leadership, shared responsibility, and a deep commitment to genuine care and respect for our community.

Find out more about our vision for a truly inclusive workplace in our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Framework.

Learn More Discover the unique career opportunities we can offer by visiting our Careers Page.

At MQ Health we unite the best clinicians, the most astounding researchers and the most dynamic teachers to lead the development of health and medical education and practice in Australia. MQ Health is Australia’s first fully integrated academic health sciences centre under a University’s leadership. Founded to advance the tripartite missions of clinical care, learning and research, we are bold and ambitious in our pursuit of patient-centred excellence. MQ Health's integrated approach delivers holistic patient care and treatment informed directly by world-renowned research, continuous learning for improved patient outcomes, and enhanced clinical and teaching experiences.

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📌 Registered Nurse – Anaesthetics & PACU (City of Ryde)
🏢 Macquarie University Hospital
📍 City of Ryde