Job Description

- Location: Multiple Western Health sites
- Employment Type: Full-Time or Part time, Ongoing
- Salary: RN Grade 2 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging

About the role:

Are you a passionate nurse with specialised theatre expertise? Step into a fulfilling career journey with Western Health's Perioperative Services – Anaesthetics, Scrub Scout and PACU. Become a part of our devoted, multidisciplinary Perioperative team as a skilled and experienced Grade 2 Registered Nurse and embrace the diversity of surgical patients and their Perioperative and Peri-anaesthetic journey.

The Surgery, Endoscopy & Anaesthesia Services division is responsible for the provision of both elective and emergency surgical procedures The Operating Suites and Day Procedure Units manage patients' admissions pre and post procedural/operative care; theatre or day procedure intervention and post procedural/operative care.

Join our cooperative environment, where your expertise contributes to enhancing surgical services for our community in the West.

Key responsibilities:

- Ensure secure and high quality, evidence-based patient care is planned and delivered that is in line with Western Health values (Cares - Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety), policies and procedures.
- Communicate effectively and work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure best care for patients.
- Promote and maintain a positive workplace culture that supports teamwork.

About you:

- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
- Experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute hospital setting.




- Possess excellent Perioperative clinical skills relevant to the campuses you are applying for.
- A commitment to high quality, safe person-centred care.
- Must be available on a 7-day rotating roster (including weekend, afternoon and night shifts).
- A Post-graduate qualification in Perioperative or Peri-Anaesthetic nursing is highly desirable.

IMPORTANT: In your cover letter and application, please clearly specify your theatre specialty.

We have opportunities across:

Registered Nurse - Perioperative – Anaesthetics/PACU/Scrub/Scout

- Location: Operating Theatre – Joan Kirner Women’s & Children’s Hospital (Sunshine)
- Employment Type: Part-Time or Full-Time, Ongoing

About the role:

Joan Kirner Theatre are seeking Registered Nurses with Anaesthetics & PACU, Scrub/Scout experience who is able to work in both areas of theatre.

The Joan Kirner Women's and Children's (JKWC) Operating Suite features four advanced operating rooms and a procedure room, delivering care for elective and emergency cases, including diverse day and multi-day procedures.

Our specialties encompass obstetrics, gynaecology, plastics, orthopaedic, ENT, and general surgery for both adult and paediatric patients.





About you:

To be successful in this position, you will have:

- A minimum of two years’ full-time or equivalent peri-operative experience.
- Recent experience in an operating suite instrument/circulating or anaesthetic/PACU experience.
- Experience across obstetrics, gynaecology, plastic, orthopaedic, ENT and general surgery for both adult and paediatric patients is highly desired.

Registered Nurse - Perioperative – Anaesthetics, PACU and Scrub/Scout

- Location: Operating Theatre – Footscray Hospital
- Employment Type: Part-Time or Full-Time, Ongoing

About the role:

Footscray Theatre is now part of the Peri-operative Services Precinct (PSP) and provides 24-hour emergency and diagnostic services, as well as an elective surgery program from Monday to Friday.

The PSP integrates Operating Suites, Interventional Radiology, Day Surgery and the Cardiac Cath Lab, with 12 theatres/procedure rooms plus Cardiology and Interventional suites.

Stage one recovery consists of 24 bays with integrated admissions and recovery for all patients treated in the precinct.

About you:

To be successful in this position, you will have:

- A minimum of three years’ full-time or equivalent peri-operative experience in minor and major surgery.
- Recent experience in an operating suite instrument/circulating or anaesthetic/PACU experience.
- Experience in orthopaedic, urology, faciomaxillary, ENT, vascular, neurosurgery and general & colorectal surgery is highly desired.
- Effective organisational

📌 Registered Nurse (Melbourne)
🏢 Western Health
📍 Melbourne