Looking for more than just a nursing job?

Get paid to live in paradise and join the Perioperative Unit, Innisfail Hospital as an Enrolled Nurse Advanced Skills. In your role, you will be part of a dynamic perioperative nursing team delivering high-quality patient care across surgical, endoscopy, preadmission, anaesthetic, recovery and sterilisation services.

Make the move. Make a difference.

About us:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers an area of 142,900 square kilometres. We go as far as Tully in the south, Cow Bay in the north and Croydon in the west.

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

Innisfail Hospital services include emergency department, general medical and surgical, low risk maternity (3 beds), chemotherapy (4 chairs), and renal dialysis (8 chairs). Innisfail Hospital has 49 inpatient beds and 7 emergency department treatment spaces. Beds include three high dependency unit beds and ten same day beds/bed alternatives.

The hospital serves a population of over 8000 people and is 1.5 hours' drive from Cairns. The Innisfail region is renowned for spectacular waterfalls, fishing, Mission Beach, the Family Islands, and World Heritage rainforest.

About your role:

The Perioperative Unit delivers a broad range of surgical and endoscopy services across multiple specialties,



supported by a seven-day Sterilisation Department and Pre-Admission Clinic. Our nursing team plays a vital role across the full patient journey, including scrub, scout, anaesthetics, recovery, endoscopy, clinic and sterilisation services.

Your main tasks may include (but are not limited to):

- Assisting with preadmission clinic and anaesthetic assessments.
- Theatre and instrument preparation.
- Theatre admissions.

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

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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 ofworkplace benefits. 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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📌 Enrolled Nurse Advanced Skills (Innisfail)
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Innisfail