Job Description

Nurse in Charge - Ophthalmic Day Surgery

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Nurse in Charge | Ophthalmic Day Surgery | Brisbane Inner East

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Permanent Part-Time | $68–$72 per hour + super | 2 Days/Week, Growing

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Carejobz are looking for an experienced Operating Theatre Nurse ready to step into a named leadership role from day one.

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This role suits a senior scrub/scout nurse, theatre coordinator, or day surgery clinical nurse ready to step up, or an ANUM/NUM looking for a smaller, more hands‐on leadership position. You'll be named as the facility's Nurse in Charge, lead preparation for licensing and accreditation, then move into clinical scrub/scout work once operating lists begin.

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The Role

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- Be named Nurse in Charge on the facility's licence application, leading preparation for Queensland Health licensing and NSQHS accreditation.
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- Undertake clinical scrub/scout work once operating lists commence, initially 1.5–2 days per week and growing with the schedule.
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- Sit on the facility's Medical Advisory and Infection Control Committees.
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- Review and tailor existing clinical governance documentation to the facility rather than writing policy from scratch.
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- Work with genuinely flexible rostering, well suited to nurses holding a second part-time role elsewhere.
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A Different Kind of Day Surgery

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This purpose‐built facility sits within a broader health‐and‐wellness precinct alongside physiotherapy, orthopaedic services and on‐site gyms.

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The aim is to give patients a connected wellness journey rather than a single clinical visit,



supported by a workplace culture that values the same mindset.

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The practice is also values‐led. Facility profits support a registered charity dedicated to eradicating curable and incurable blindness through gene and cellular therapy research.

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Staff are involved directly and hear from the research side of the organisation, giving their clinical work a meaningful connection to something bigger.

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About You

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- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
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- Strong scrub theatre experience; scout experience is also valued.
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- Day surgery, theatre coordination or perioperative experience. Ophthalmic experience is advantageous but not essential.
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- Comfortable taking ownership of clinical governance and compliance documentation, or motivated to build this skill with support.
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- Ready for a named leadership title and the responsibility that comes with it.
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You will also need full Australian work rights to be considered.

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What's on Offer

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- $68–$72 per hour plus super, negotiable based on experience.
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- Milestone bonuses linked to licence grant and accreditation, with final structure to be confirmed.
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- Paid setup work from appointment, approximately two days per week, before clinical lists commence.
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- Genuine part‐time flexibility—an ideal leadership opportunity alongside an existing part‐time position.
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- The chance to help build a purpose‐built facility from the ground up.
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- A values‐led setting whose profits support a registered charity researching cures for blindness.
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📌 Nurse in Charge - Ophthalmic Day Surgery (Queensland)
🏢 Carejobz
📍 Queensland