Reference Number: ***** : **** STEP Perioperative Nursing Program Employment Type: Fixed Term Part Time (PT) Location: Northern Health (All Campuses) About Northern Health: As an organisation we have a explicit focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home.
Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.
Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state.
With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour's drive from the CBD (still within the bounds of Myki and ride-sharing), Melbourne's North is fast becoming the place to be.
Northern Health offers an exciting opportunity for Registered Nurses to advance their careers through the **** STEP Program in Perioperative Nursing.
This introductory program provides a supportive environment where nurses can develop foundational perioperative nursing skills through a combination of theoretical education and hands‐on clinical experience.
Participants will gain exposure to a diverse range of surgical procedures and patient care settings, while being guided by experienced educators and clinical mentors committed to fostering professional growth and development.




Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.
Services are provided through our six main campuses: Northern Hospital Epping Broadmeadows Hospital Bundoora Centre Craigieburn Community Hospital Mernda Community Hospital Kilmore District Hospital.
In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.
About the Role: Northern Health Surgical Services Division provides care for Melbourne's Northern community across a broad range of surgical specialties.
Following a recent expansion of services to meet increasing surgical demand, Northern Heath now has 16 operating suites.
Across three campuses based in Epping, Broadmeadows and Kilmore, our surgical services cover: General surgery Orthopaedics Plastics Urology Gynaecology and obstetrics Paediatrics ENT Hepatobiliary Vascular and Endovascular Thoracics Ophthalmology Endoscopy.
About the program: This program is designed as an introduction to perioperative nursing practice and includes rotations through: Anaesthesia Nursing Post-Anaesthesia Nursing (PACU) Intraoperative Nursing (scrub/scout) Endoscopy Admissions

📌 2027 Step Perioperative Nursing Program (Melbourne)
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