Job Description
Grade 2 Registered Nurses – Casual Nurse Bank.
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne is seeking a number of passionate and experienced Registered Nurses (RNs) to join the Nurse Workforce Unit's Casual Nurse Bank team (acute medical and surgical, subacute, residential aged care and selected specialty area streams).
Casual position Minimum 12 months nursing experience required Fitzroy location, close to Gertrude St and the CBD.
Challenging and rewarding work workplace.
Friendly and supportive team environment.
About St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is one of Australia's leading teaching and research tertiary health services.
SVHM provides a range of services, including; acute medical and surgical services, emergency and critical care, aged care, diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health and palliative care.
Our casual bank nurses can work across a variety of clinical areas throughout the organisation, including:
AAU (Acute Ambulatory Unit)
ANAES/PACU
Scrub
Scout
Cath Lab
DPC (Day Procedure Centre)
Elective Surgery (ESMT)
ENDO (Endoscopy)
Breast Screen
CDU (Chemo Day Unit)
Dialysis
HITH, District Nursing & Residential In Reach
GEM and Rehab at Home
Medical Imaging
Mental Health including Community Mental Health
Depaul House (Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Service)
Specialist Clinics
Emergency Department
Intensive Care Unit
Stomal therapy
Port Phillip Prison Residential
Aged Care: Auburn House
Berengarra – Level 3, Cambridge, Riverside
Psychiatric Geriatric Care (Normanby House)
Prague House – Low level aged care for socially and financially disadvantaged
Subacute Services:
Caritas Christi (Hospice)
Geriatric Medicine Rehab Ellerslie (Transition Care)
Acute Services:
Nephrology
Neurosurgery/Neurology/Stroke
Ortho/Rheumatology
Gen Med
Upper GI/Hepatobiliary/DOS (Breast & Endo)
Colorectal/Gastro/Urology
Oncology/Haematology
ENT/Plastics/Vascular
Cardio/Respiratory/CCU
St Augustine's (Correctional)
About the Nurse Workforce Unit (NWU)
SVHM adopts a centralised nurse workforce model.
This means that all casual bank nurses are employed under the Nurse Workforce Unit (NWU) Casual Nurse Bank team, regardless of where they work within the organisation.




The Health‐e‐Workforce platform is utilised by the nurse workforce team to offer shifts fair and equitably to all casual bank nurses according to their skill sets across all wards throughout the hospital.
About the Position
Working across dynamic settings, you will be required to use your exceptional clinical skills to efficiently and accurately plan, coordinate and evaluate care needs to ensure high quality.
We are looking for ENs and RNs with 12 months of experience for a casual role.
The casual nature of employment allows for flexible rostering depending on supplementary staffing demand.
Classifications for this position will range between ZU3 – ZU11 ($84,****** - $107,****** per annum, pro rata).
Your Contribution and About You
Current condition free registration with AHPRA - Bachelor in Nursing Minimum 12months experience
Demonstrated ability to nurse a diverse range of patients and adapt to different work practices and environments.
The ability to maintain a high level of communication with patients, staff and visitors.
Commitment to working a minimum of 1 shift per 3 calendar months.
Valid NDIS check or willingness to obtain Valid Police Check or willingness to obtain.
12 months experience refers to experience in both the specific role and clinical area you wish to work in.
For example, if you are an EN with 12 months EN experience, but no RN experience, you may not meet the selection criteria for an RN casual bank role.
Additionally, 12 months of nursing experience relates to the clinical areas this experience was undertaken in, for example, with 12 months of RN experience in residential aged care, you may not meet the selection criteria to work in acute clinical settings.
What the Nurse Workforce Unit Can Offer You
Opportunity to work across a wide range of general and specialty areas that match your experience.
Provide you with guidance, encouragement and support to further develop your skills and knowledge to enhance your career opportunities within St Vincent's.
At commencement of employment,



you will complete a comprehensive online orientation program and be allocated a paid supernumerary day.
Casual bank will provide you with the freedom to choose your shifts (when available).
Additional Benefits
Salary packaging
Employee Assistance Program
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.
Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings.
You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements.
Please contact us if you would like to know more.
Closing Date
Closing Date: 21 October *******:59pm
Reconciliation Action Plan
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees.
As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit or get in contact at ******
About St Vincent's Health Australia
St Vincent's Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in ****.
Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent's is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD.
Our founder, Mary Aikenhead's vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do.
From modest beginnings, St Vincent's Health Australia is today the nation's largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities.
The St Vincent's family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.
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📌 Grade 2 Registered Nurses - Casual Nurse Bank (Melbourne)
🏢 St Vincent's Health Australia
📍 Melbourne