Appointment Type
Permanent full-time (1 FTE) and permanent part-time (1 role).
Casual staff will be considered.
Salary Package: Base salary from $82,666 – $110,115 (RN Year level 2–8 – pay grade based on relevant experience) + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging via Maxxia to maximise your take-home pay.
Location: Macquarie University Hospital, Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde Be part of Australia's only university-owned academically integrated healthcare organisation, where professional development, ongoing education and career progression are supported and encouraged.
The Role
Macquarie University Health is recruiting Scrub/Scout Registered Nurses with recent perioperative theatre experience to join our Perioperative Services team, supporting General Surgery and Plastics lists.
In this role, you will be a key part of the intraoperative team, delivering safe, high-quality care across the surgical journey.
You will prepare the operating theatre, maintain aseptic technique, anticipate surgical needs, manage instruments and consumables, and contribute to patient safety through accurate checks, documentation, and effective communication.
You will join a high-performing, team-oriented team in a modern, well-supported environment.
Extensive training and orientation will be provided to the successful candidates, with opportunities to further develop your perioperative skillset.
Key Accountabilities (Including but not limited to)
Provide safe, evidence-based perioperative nursing care as a Scrub/Scout across General and Plastics theatre lists
Maintain sterile technique and infection prevention practices in line with policies and best practice standards
Prepare, check and manage instrumentation, implants, sutures and consumables required for each procedure
Demonstrate sound clinical judgement and escalation in response to intraoperative risks, changes or critical incidents
Communicate effectively with surgeons, anaesthetists and the multidisciplinary team to support secure patient flow and outcomes
Complete accurate documentation and participate in safety checks (time-out, counts, specimen handling and handover processes)
Contribute to a positive team culture, supporting learning, supervision and continuous improvement initiatives
About You
Reporting to the Nursing Unit Manager (Theatres), you are a motivated perioperative nurse with robust clinical foundations, a patient-first mindset, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
You bring excellent communication and teamwork skills and take pride in maintaining high standards of safety and aseptic practice.
Essential
Recent perioperative theatre experience as a Scrub/Scout (or strong theatre background with willingness to upskill)




Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and multitask in a dynamic perioperative setting
Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, exercising independent skilled judgement and critical thinking
Well-developed computer skills, including electronic medical records systems and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
Desirable
Experience in General Surgery and/or Plastics theatres
Experience with instrumentation and preference card systems and familiarity with theatre workflows
General skills and attributes
Flexible and reliable with a professional, positive approach
Strong attention to detail and commitment to patient safety
Collaborative, calm under pressure, and responsive to change
Role-Specific Conditions
Valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) for NSW (please include your WWCC number in your application)
Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Macquarie University Health Immunisation screening
Criminal History Check
Flexibility to work a variety of shifts
Application Close Date
Sunday, 8th November ****, 11:59pm AEDT
**Please note, interviews may commence prior to the closing date****We reserve the right to progress or not proceed with applications prior to the closing date, and to close the advertisement early if required****Please note this position is only open to Australian citizens, permanent residents and those currently residing in Australia with full working rights**If you're already part of the Macquarie Group (MQ University, U@MQ, MQ Health, MGSM), you'll need to apply through your employee Workday account.
A Place Where You Belong
At Macquarie, we believe diversity makes us stronger, inclusion drives our success, and belonging inspires us to do our best work.
We are proud to foster a community where different backgrounds, identities, and experiences are valued, and where our people are empowered to thrive through supportive leadership, shared responsibility, and a deep commitment to genuine care and respect for our community.
Find out more about our vision for a truly inclusive workplace in our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Framework.
Learn More Discover the unique career opportunities we can offer by visiting our Careers Page.
At Macquarie University Health (MUH)



you will play a key role in shaping the future of integrated healthcare in Australia.
You'll join a supportive, collaborative team that is committed to delivering innovative, patient-centred care backed by world‐class research and teaching.
We know working together leads to better health outcomes.
This happens when clinicians, researchers, students and staff unite to improve lives through compassionate, coordinated, effective care that is centred around the patient.
As Australia's first fully integrated academic health precinct on a university campus, we translate research into faster diagnoses, better treatments and evidence-based recovery pathways.
In this environment, our clinicians, receive unique, hands‐on learning experiences.
Values
Our values, Caring, Integrity, Teamwork, Ambition, Innovation and Empowerment, are at the heart of everything we do.
They reflect our shared commitment to improving lives through exceptional care, groundbreaking research, education and collaboration.
Our values guide how we work, lead and support one another, helping us create a culture where people can thrive and where we continue to shape the future of healthcare together.
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Framework *********
Supports Macquarie's vision by building a community where everyone truly feels safe and like they belong.
We acknowledge the richness of each individual's identity and the potential that brings.
This diversity creates an inclusive environment that leads to better outcomes for all.
Through a nurturing and fair environment, we are a workplace that empowers our people to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.
What we offer?
When you join Macquarie University Health, you gain access to a supportive workplace designed to help you thrive.
Our benefits include:
Salary sacrifice options and excellent salary packaging benefits (including venue hire, meals, entertainment and novated leasing), so you have great potential to maximise your income working for us
Macquarie University childcare at a reduced staff rate
Post graduate study and ongoing education support through scholarship programs
Access to extensive Macquarie University facilities, including reduced fees for sporting centre, gym and pool
Discover us Just 15km from Sydney's CBD and easily accessible by metro, our Wallumattagal Campus in Macquarie Park offers a vibrant and inspiring place to work in one of the world's greatest cities.
Join a workplace that's inclusive and help improve lives through an integrated, patient‐centred academic health system.
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📌 Registered Nurse (Theatre - General Surgical & Gynaecology & Plastics) (Sydney)
🏢 MQ Health
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