Nurse in Charge | Ophthalmic Day Surgery | Brisbane Inner East

Location: Brisbane Inner East, QLD

Employment Type: Permanent Part-Time, 2 Days/Week, Growing

Remuneration: $68 to $72 per hour + super

Recruiter: Carejobz Perioperative Specialists

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

This role suits a senior ophthalmic 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.

About the Facility

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

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.

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.

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

In this role, you will:

- Be named Nurse in Charge on the facility’s licence application, leading preparation for Queensland Health licensing and NSQHS accreditation
- Undertake clinical scrub/scout work once operating lists commence,



initially 1.5 to 2 days per week and growing with the schedule
- Sit on the facility’s Medical Advisory and Infection Control Committees
- Review and tailor existing clinical governance documentation to the facility rather than writing policy from scratch
- Work with genuinely flexible rostering, well suited to nurses holding a second part-time role elsewhere

What You Will Bring

- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
- Strong scrub theatre experience; scout experience is also valued
- Ophthalmic theatre experience is essential, specifically scrubbing and organising eye lists. Broader day surgery or theatre coordination background is an advantage
- Comfortable taking ownership of clinical governance and compliance documentation, or motivated to build this skill with support
- Ready for a named leadership title and the responsibility that comes with it
- You will also need full Australian work rights to be considered

Why You Will Want to Know More

- $68 to $72 per hour plus super, negotiable based on experience
- Milestone bonuses linked to licence grant and accreditation, with final structure to be confirmed
- Paid setup work from appointment, approximately two days per week, before clinical lists commence




- Genuine part time flexibility, an ideal leadership opportunity alongside an existing part-time position
- The chance to help build a purpose-built facility from the ground up
- A values-led environment whose profits support a registered charity researching cures for blindness

If this sounds like the kind of theatre opportunity you have been waiting for, we would love to speak with you. Apply in confidence through this link: ***************************************************************==, or email your CV to ***************** in the first instance. Kate or Paul will be happy to talk you through the opportunity, answer your questions honestly, and help you decide whether it feels like the right next step for you.

About Carejobz

At Carejobz, Paul and Kate have been recruiting perioperative professionals across Australia and New Zealand since 2015. Over that time, they have become trusted recruitment partners to leading hospitals and day surgeries, supporting nurses and employers with warmth, discretion and genuine sector knowledge. They understand the realities of theatre nursing, from the importance of team culture and safe staffing to the specialist skills required across anaesthetics, recovery, scrub and scout. When you speak with Carejobz, you are dealing with people who know the perioperative world, respect your experience, and will give you honest guidance at every stage.

Read what jobseekers and employers say about working with Carejobz at ********.au/recruiters/agencies/carejobz-pty-ltd

📌 Nurse in Charge - Ophthalmic Day Surgery (Queensland)
🏢 Carejobz
📍 Queensland