Clinical Nurse – ENT

St Vincent's Health Australia Limited; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to AU$15,990

Novated leasing

Meals & Entertainment card up to AU$2,

Paid overtime

Employee Assistance Program

Discounts on hospital services

Job summary

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba is seeking a Clinical Nurse - ENT for a 12-month maternity leave cover in the Perioperative Department. The role provides clinical leadership, champions evidence-based practice, and supports outstanding patient outcomes within our ENT service.

Working with surgeons, anaesthetists and multidisciplinary teams, you will contribute to staff development, service improvement and the delivery of safe, high-quality patient-centred care.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Perioperative nursing experience, ideally within ENT.
• Strong clinical, communication and organisational skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capability.
• Commitment to evidence-based, patient-centred care.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Postgraduate perioperative qualifications (or willingness to undertake).

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership within the ENT perioperative service.
• Support staff development and service improvement.
• Deliver safe, high-quality patient-centred care.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anaesthetists and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Team collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Postgraduate perioperative qualification

Job description

About the role

Join the St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba Perioperative Department as a Clinical Nurse - ENT. This 12-month maternity leave cover opportunity (full-time or part-time) will see you provide clinical leadership, champion evidence-based practice, and support outstanding patient outcomes within our ENT service.

Working closely with surgeons, anaesthetists and multidisciplinary teams, you will play a key role in supporting staff development, service improvement and the delivery of safe, high-quality patient-centred care.

About our hospital

At St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba, we're proud of our 100-year legacy of caring for the communities of Toowoomba, the Darling Downs and surrounding regional Queensland. As the largest private hospital in the region, our 197-bed acute care facility delivers comprehensive medical, surgical, maternity, rehabilitation and critical care services, supported by leading specialists, experienced clinicians and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

Things that work for you

• Retail and Travel Discounts; Blue light card a discounted service for frontline workers (available for over 350 brands inc. Big W, The Good Guys, Samsung), JB Hi-Fi corporate benefits, airport lounge membership discounts
• Financial Wellbeing: Salary packaging options up to $15,990, novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum, competitive hourly rates and paid approved overtime
• Health and Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families, fitness passport, free uniforms & annual flu vaccination, ability to purchase annual leave, discounted hospital admissions at any St Vincent’s Private Hospital, discounted private health insurance through Bupa or Medibank
• Join Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services

Things that work for us

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Perioperative nursing experience, ideally within ENT
• Strong clinical, communication and organisational skills
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capability
• Commitment to evidence-based, patient-centred care
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams
• Postgraduate perioperative qualifications (or willingness to undertake)

A workplace where you belong

At St Vincent’s, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. Guided by our values of compassion, justice, integrity and excellence, we support our people to build meaningful careers while delivering exceptional care.

As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap, we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Pre-Employment checks

Employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, which may include a Working with Children Check (Blue Card). For information about our commitment to Child Safety, please refer to the St Vincent's Code of Conduct.

As part of our commitment to workplace health and safety, evidence of immunity to vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) may be required.

Closing Date

2 December 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [e-mail]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

Code of Conduct

View Code of Conduct