Registered Nurse

Queensland Health; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

Diverse and inclusive culture

Wellbeing programs (EAP, private h e a

Job summary

Darling Downs Health in Toowoomba is seeking a Registered Nurse in a flexible casual role, delivering high-quality, person-centred perioperative care across diverse clinical settings.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, bring scrub/scout or recovery RN experience, and contribute to patient safety and continuous improvement in health outcomes for communities across our region. This role offers flexible casual hours and opportunities to develop perioperative skills.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the relevant professional board.
• Recent experience in a Scrub/Scout and/or Recovery nursing role.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver safe, evidence-based perioperative nursing care.
• Strong communication, teamwork and relationship-building skills.
• Commitment to professional development, quality improvement and patient-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Delivering evidence-based perioperative nursing care that supports patient safety, wellbeing and recovery.
• Building trusted relationships with patients, families and colleagues to create a safe and supportive environment.
• Applying sound clinical judgement and specialist perioperative knowledge to respond confidently to changing patient needs.
• Contributing to quality improvement, patient safety and continuous learning that strengthens care delivery.

Skills

RN Registration

Scrub/Scout experience

Recovery nursing

Perioperative care

Communication

Teamwork

Professional development

Job description

Join Darling Downs Health as a Registered Nurse in Toowoomba and deliver high-quality, person-centred care that makes a genuine difference. In this flexible casual role, you'll work across diverse clinical settings, grow your skills alongside experienced multidisciplinary teams, and help improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities every day.

What your day could look like

As an experienced Scrub/Scout or Recovery Registered Nurse, you'll play an important role in delivering safe, compassionate perioperative care that supports positive outcomes for patients and their families. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you'll contribute to a high-quality patient experience while maintaining exceptional clinical standards.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

• Delivering evidence-based perioperative nursing care that supports patient safety, wellbeing and recovery.
• Building trusted relationships with patients, families and colleagues to create a safe and supportive environment.
• Applying sound clinical judgement and specialist perioperative knowledge to respond confidently to changing patient needs.
• Contributing to quality improvement, patient safety and continuous learning that strengthens care delivery.

Let's talk about you!

You're an experienced Scrub/Scout or Recovery RN who combines clinical expertise with genuine compassion. You stay calm under pressure, communicate with confidence and work collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes for patients. You're looking for more than your next role—you want to contribute to a team that values excellence, connection and continuous growth.

Here's what will help you thrive in this role:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the relevant professional board.
• Recent experience in a Scrub/Scout and/or Recovery nursing role.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver safe, evidence-based perioperative nursing care.
• Strong communication, teamwork and relationship-building skills.
• Commitment to professional development, quality improvement and patient-centred care.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have postgraduate perioperative qualifications and/or experience supporting learning, mentoring or leadership within healthcare teams.

Above all, you'll bring Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage to every interaction, helping deliver outstanding care for the community.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region,fromTaroom in the north to Texas in thesouth,our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care.It'scomplex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.

Whetheryou'rea doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member,or administrator,you'llsee your impact firsthand.Here,you'llfind opportunities that simplydon’texist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, andembraceresponsibilities that would take years toaccessin larger health services.

Darling Downs Healthis where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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