Perioperative RN – Theatres (0.8 EFT, 12-month)

Western District Health Service; Hamilton; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Generous leave entitlements

Ongoing professional development

Exposure across multiple perioperative

Supportive and collaborative periop团队

Relocation support (short-term shared)

Long-term housing assistance

Meaningful work in rural health

Excellent work-life balance

Job summary

Western District Health Service in Hamilton, Victoria, is seeking a Registered Nurse Grade 2 for the Operating Theatres on a 12-month fixed-term, part-time basis (0.8 EFT). The role covers perioperative care across multiple specialties, with opportunities for professional development and a supportive rural health team.

You will join a perioperative team delivering high-quality surgical care to our rural region, with a focus on instrument, circulating, anaesthetics, recovery and preadmission

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Nursing is required.
• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Perioperative nursing experience needed.
• Experience working with children is preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and ongoing professional development.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Current Working with Children Check or willingness to obtain.
• Current Police Check or willingness to obtain.
• Rights to work in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based perioperative nursing care across diverse theatre areas.
• Work across Instrument and Circulating, Anaesthetics, Recovery and Preadmission as skills permit.
• Support patients and families throughout the surgical journey with person-centred care.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anaesthetists and multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care.
• Offer leadership and role modelling to colleagues and students in the clinical setting.
• Participate in quality improvement, risk management and accreditation activities.

Skills

Perioperative nursing

Children experience

Communication

Clinical assessment

Evidence-based practice

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Working with Children Check

Police Check

Rights to work in Australia

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

AHPRA Registered Nurse

Job description

Western District Health Service in Hamilton, Victoria, is seeking a Registered Nurse Grade 2 for the Operating Theatres on a 12-month fixed-term, part-time basis (0.8 EFT). The role covers perioperative care across multiple specialties, with opportunities for professional development and a supportive rural health team.

You will join a perioperative team delivering high-quality surgical care to our rural region, with a focus on instrument, circulating, anaesthetics, recovery and preadmission