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Ready to create healthy futures together?

Take the next step in your nursing journey with the Surgical South team as a Registered Nurse. Whether you're ready to lead or looking to develop your expertise, we offer excellent support, diverse settings, and a welcoming team - all set in the stunning Far North Queensland region.

About us:

Surgical South provides elective and emergency services for the patients within the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service. Surgical South is located on 5th Floor D Block, Cairns Hospital and is under the Directorate of Intensive Care, Women's and Peri-operative Services. Surgical South is a 32 bed ward that caters for the specialties of Urology, Plastics and Burns, Colorectal, Gastro-Intestinal, Hepatobiliary, Breast Surgery, and General Surgery.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will:

- Deliver exceptional patient-centred care across the surgical journey, including pre- and post-operative management.
- Provide advanced clinical care, including complex medication administration, IV therapy, wound management,



surgical drain care, and trauma nursing.
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to support patient education, discharge planning, and positive patient outcomes.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including quality activities, audits, and accreditation standards.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

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Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace advantages. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.

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📌 Registered Nurse (Surgical South) - Cairns Hospital
🏢 Department of Health - Queensland
📍 Cairns