Registered Nurse

Royal-Melbourne-Hospital; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful Work

Career Growth

Supportive culture & belonging

Innovation in healthcare

World-class hospital

Salary packaging up to $12,000 tax‑fee

Job summary

The Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville is seeking Registered Nurses for the Emergency Department. This role offers full-time and part-time ongoing opportunities with 8/8 or 12-hour rosters to support work-life balance.

You will provide safe, timely, evidence-based care within a multidisciplinary team for ED and Observational Medicine patients, with emphasis on high standards of documentation and clinical practice.

Qualifications

• Emergency Department experience is required or highly regarded postgraduate qualifications.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with stakeholders.
• Interest in research and knowledge of research methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, timely and person-centred nursing care in ED and Observational Medicine.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care with patients and families in partnership with the team.
• Recognise and manage clinical risks, escalating concerns for safety.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with RMH policies.

Skills

ED experience

Communication skills

Research interest

Job description

Work Location: The RMH Parkville (City campus)

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers.

Joinone of Victoria’s leading Emergency Departments at The Royal Melbourne Hospital’s City Campus, with full-time and part-time ongoing opportunities available.

Job Description:

Registered Nurse
Emergency Department

• Multiple opportunities with our expanding Emergency Department
• Self- rostering available to assist with embracing a work life balance, offering an 8/8 /10& 12 hour roster options
• Career Progression | Salary Packaging | Additional leave

Joinone of Victoria’s leading Emergency Departments at The Royal Melbourne Hospital’s City Campus, with full-time and part-time ongoing opportunities available.

As aRegistered Nurse committed to person-centred care, you will provide safe, timely and equitable, evidence-based care to Emergency Department and Observational Medicine patients and their families. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you’ll use your clinical expertise and judgement to assess patients, deliver nursing interventions, recognise and escalat risks, and maintain high standards of clinical documentation and care.

This is a role where your expertise can shape your career and make a meaningful difference, while contributing to the ongoing delivery of world-class healthcare at RMH

Key Accountabilities

• Deliver safe, timely and person-centred nursing care using evidence-based practice.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in partnership with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team.
• Recognise and manage clinical risks, escalating concerns to promote patient and staff safety.
• Perform nursing interventions and maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with RMH policies and professional standards.
• Collaborate across RMH, contribute to service improvement and promote a culture of safety, wellbeing and speaking up.
• Maintain professional development and mandatory training requirements, working within scope of practice and participating in a rotating roster.

About You

You are a Registered Nurse who brings:

• Emergency Department experience, with current postgraduate qualifications highly regarded
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clinical and executive stakeholders
• An interest in research, with knowledge of research methodologies and processes
• A collaborative approach and commitment to high-quality, person-centred care

Benefits of Working at RMH

• Meaningful Work: Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career Growth: Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Supportive Culture & Belonging: Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Innovation: Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
• World-Class Excellence: Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Enjoy great employee benefits: Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).
• Work in the Parkville Precinct: Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.

Interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards .

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.