Registered Nurse - Anaesthetics/PACU

St Vincent's Health Australia; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Novated leasing

Uniforms provided

Annual flu vaccination

Job summary

St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba invites applications for an Anaesthetic / PACU Registered Nurse (Stage 1). You will provide expert nursing care during and after surgery, using advanced assessment skills to support safe anaesthesia recovery.

Join a multi-disciplinary team delivering high-quality patient outcomes in a fast-paced perioperative setting. Eligible candidates will be registered with AHPRA, with at least 2 years in anaesthetics/PACU; postgraduate perioperative certificates are

Qualifications

• AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse.
• 2+ years in Anaesthetics/Stage 1 PACU in a high-acuity perioperative setting.
• Postgraduate perioperative certificate desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care during surgery and recovery from anaesthesia.
• Work with surgeons, anaesthetists and perioperative team to ensure safe patient transitions.
• Deliver patient-centred, evidence-based care in a collaborative team environment.

Skills

AHPRA Registered Nurse

Anaesthetics/Stage 1 PACU

Patient-centred care

Team collaboration

Rotating roster

Education

Postgraduate perioperative certificate

Job description

Job Description: About this role:

As an Anaesthetic / PACU Registered Nurse (Stage 1) at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba, you will be providing your expert nursing care to our patients during and immediately following their surgery, using your advanced assessment skills and judgment to support a safe transition through surgery and recovery from anaesthesia. In this fast-paced role you will work alongside our highly skilled team of surgeons, anaesthetists and perioperative professionals in this collaborative and supportive team environment to deliver exceptional patient outcomes.

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: Enjoy the benefits of 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:

• AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse
• At least 2 years' experience within Anaesthetics/ Stage 1 PACU in a highly-acuity perioperative setting
• Focus, to deliver patient centred, evidence-based care
• Flexibility to work on a permanent part-time basis (24 hours per week) the ability to participate in a rotating roster, including weeknights and weekend on-call requirements where applicable
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to work independently of others
• Post graduate perioperative certificate desirable

About our hospital:

St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba is the largest acute private hospital on the Darling Downs. We are a 197-bed facility with highly experienced and skilled staff that work as a team to deliver the highest standard of healthcare to all our patients. Our occupational therapy team works with a broader multidisciplinary allied health team across the following areas: general medicine, surgery, orthopaedics, rehabilitation, intensive care, maternity, and paediatrics, cardiac and neurology.

Mission and Values:

As both a provider of care and as an employer, St Vincent’s aspires to create an environment that is truly inclusive for all people, always. St Vincent’s is constantly striving for inclusivity and to create and cherish a diverse place of care and work. 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 Mission and Values - Reconciliation

Pre-Employment Checks:

Employment is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks which may include a Working with Children check (i.e. a Blue Card). For further information about St Vincent’s commitment to Child Safety, visit St Vincent’s Code of Conduct.

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]

Closing Date: 29 September 2026 11:59pm

St Vincent’s Health Australia

St Vincent’s Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent’s Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent’s family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.