Registered Nurse

Healthscope Hospitals; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 78,000; Part time

Job summary

Healthscope Hospitals in Newcastle requires experienced Registered Nurses with strong interpersonal and patient-care skills to join our team. The role offers part-time hours (22.8 per week) with flexibility and a supportive, inclusive workplace.

Applicants must hold current AHPRA registration and have a commitment to high-quality patient care. Salary ranges from $40.26 to $56.54 per hour, based on experience, with a NSW Enterprise Agreement in place.

Qualifications

• Provides evidenced-based nursing care
• Liaises with the multi-disciplinary team
• Maintains patient and staff safety
• Supervises ENs and AINs delivering patient care
• Delivers education and support for health recovery or end of life needs
• Current Registration with AHPRA

Responsibilities

• Provide evidenced based nursing care
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensure patient and staff safety
• Supervise ENs and AINs to deliver patient care
• Deliver education and support to patients for recovery, rehabilitation or end of life needs
• Maintain compliance with ACQSHC National standards
• Demonstrate sound clinical decision making and problem-solving skills
• Communicate effectively with patients and colleagues

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Patient care

Communication skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Caring, customer service focused and a self-starter– Do these characteristics describe you?

Part-time employment opportunities - 22.8 hours per week

Tranquil setting, staff parking and easy commute from the Pacific Motorway

Inclusive, values-led workplace

About the role

Hunter Valley Private Hospital is seeking experienced Registered Nurses with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high-quality patient care to join our established nursing team.

About us

Hunter Valley Private Hospital is located on the fringe of Newcastle and is close to the Pacific Motorway, vineyards and university. We are an independent 83 bed facility with a 5-theatre Operating Suite providing medical (geriatric and palliation), rehabilitation, hydrotherapy and surgical services. HVPH is committed to providing a workplace culture that respects, supports and rewards staff members.

Employment at Hunter Valley Private allows you to embrace a quality lifestyle. As the longest established private hospital in the region, HVPH enjoys seeing exceptionally high patient satisfaction scores and prides itself on being a referrer of choice due to the exceptional care patients receive.

Enjoy an easy journey to work with free parking in a relatively quiet location.

Hunter Valley Private cultivates an inclusive team culture, prioritising both patient and staff safety in the provision of excellent care, having received perfect ratings in its last 2 ACHS accreditation surveys.

We provide flexibility in rostering and strive to help staff maintain a positive work life balance. Workplace safety is extremely important at HVPH, with all staff engaged in safety and wellbeing programs across the site, including Fitness Passport.

Hunter Valley Private offers great opportunities for ongoing professional development, including an educational relationship with University of Tasmania, leadership courses and clinical based study days.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide evidenced based nursing care
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensure patient and staff safety
• Supervise, direct and guide nursing team members; Enrolled Nurses (ENs) and Assistants in Nursing (AINs) to deliver patient care
• Deliver education and support to individuals/patients for the management of their health recovery, rehabilitation or end of life needs
• CurrentRegistration with AHPRA
• Working with Children check (if relevant)
• Specialty nursing experience (desired)
• Commitment to Quality Patient Care
• Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
• Sound clinical decision making and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Works well independently and within a team
• Basic computer skills

Please note that we are not currently offering visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have unrestricted work rights in Australia at the time of application.

If you are successful in the role, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant registered nursing experience against the current Healthscope and NSWNMA/ANMF- NSW Nurse and Midwives' -Enterprise Agreement2025, a salary ranging from $40.26 - $56.54 per hour

More Information

Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. We are also committed to child safety. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.