Job Description

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Clinical Nurse – Recovery Stage 1 & Recovery Stage 2 positions available

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About the role

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Mater Private Hospital Townsville has an opportunity for an experienced Recovery Nurse to join the Perioperative team. The successful applicants will secure a 12month fixed term contract covering maternity leave. We have 2 positions vacant across Recovery Stage 1 & recovery Stage 2.

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Our Perioperative Services department at Mater Private Hospital Townsville (MPHT) provides surgical services across 16 theatres and caters for adults and paediatrics with a variety of surgical specialities. MPHT boasts brand new state of the art theatre facilities, a catheterization laboratory and separate onsite day site surgery facilities.

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Salary range: $54.21 - $58.08 per hour plus superannuation and up to $15,900 salary packaging annually

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What you’ll be doing

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As an experience clinical nurse, you will be responsible for ensuring a safe, efficient and effective service is provided to patients and Visiting Medical Officer’s within Perioperative Services.

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- Be a role-model in all aspects of leadership and promote a positive team culture within the unit
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- Leadership and coordination of the Day Surgery unit
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- Demonstrate professionalism at all times
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- Provision and coordination of care including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care
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- Monitoring outcomes and initiating/advocating changes to processes and practices
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- Participating in the review, development and implementation of relevant policies, procedures and clinical protocols
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- Participates and promotes clinical meetings in a multidisciplinary setting
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About you

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To be successful in this role you will possess:

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- Relevant qualifications and Registration with AHPRA
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- A minimum of 3-4 years’ recent experience as a Stage 1or Stage 1 Recovery Nurse.
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- Relevant postgraduate qualifications will be highly regarded although not essential
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- Have knowledge and experience in Theatres, anaesthetics and or recovery
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- Prior comparable experience in a leadership/supervisory role in a health care environment
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- Demonstrated ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team
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- Strong knowledge of continuous improvement process, coupled with the proven ability to initiate, coordinate and evaluate quality improvement measures
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- Demonstrated knowledge and application of Workplace Health and Safety, Infection Control and Clinical Risk policies are also of value.
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Why join us?

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Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

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We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

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- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
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- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
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- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
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- Flexible working arrangements, including work from home options where suitable
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- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
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- Discounts to local and national business/venues for dining/retail/travel & accommodation/other
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- Access to in office, discounted parking
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- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues
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Please note, we will contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

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Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

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📌 Registered Nurse Level 2 - Recovery (Townsville)
🏢 Mater Group
📍 Townsville