Registered Nurse - General Surgical (Ortho)

Healthscope Hospitals; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 52,000 - 62,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site staff parking

Close to public transport

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

John Fawkner Private Hospital in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join the General Surgical (Ortho) ward on a casual basis. You will support the nursing team with planning, assessment, and evidence-based patient care while adhering to AHPRA standards and Healthscope policies.

We offer on-site parking, convenient access to public transport, and a supportive team with opportunities for ongoing professional development across orthopaedic and plastic surgery settings.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience.
• General surgical nursing experience.
• Nursing experience in acute Orthopaedic or Plastic Surgery settings.
• Understanding of the Australian National Commission in Quality and Safety Ten National Standards.
• Ability to show initiative and work within a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the nursing team with planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient care.
• Adhere to AHPRA professional standards, code of ethics and Healthscope policies.
• Foster learning through clinical presentations and ongoing professional development.
• Act as a valued member of the inter-disciplinary team to provide high-quality patient care.
• Collaborate with external partners to ensure high quality care across the health continuum.
• Maintain professional relationships with VMO partners and uphold customer service mindset.

Skills

General surgical nursing

Nursing experience

Orthopaedic nursing

Plastic surgery nursing

Job description

Registered Nurse - General Surgical (Ortho)

Are you an enthusiastic and experienced Registered Nurse looking to join a supportive and nurturing team?

Supportive and diverse team environment

Casual roles

Free on-site staff car parking and close to public transport

John Fawkner Private Hospital is currently seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join our surgical ward on a casual basis. You will play a key role within a supportive team to ensure we provide high levels of patient care.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Support the nursing team with planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of excellent standard of evidence based, person centred patient care
• Demonstrating professional practice as evidence by adhering to AHPRA professional standards, code of ethics and conduct, legislative requirements and Healthscope's policies and processes
• Fostering a learning environment through clinical presentations to support the nursing team with their professional development and maintaining own professional learning and continuous professional development and providing supervision and teaching to peers, graduates and students
• Acting as a valued member of the inter-disciplinary team to provide exceptional patient care by actively contributing to team processes and practices
• Collaborating with external partners to ensure patients receive a high quality of care across the health care continuum
• Maintaining professional and constructive working relationships with our VMO partners, using a customer service mindset, to enable high-quality patient outcomes
• General surgical nursing experience
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience
• The ability to show initiative and work within a team environment
• Understanding of the Australian National Commission in Quality and Safety Ten National Standards
• Nursing experience in acute Orthopaedic or Plastic Surgery settings

About us

John Fawkner Private Hospital is located in the northwest suburbs of Melbourne.With 186 registered beds, an emergency department, 5 operating theatres, 12 bed Critical Care Complex and a busy day surgery/endoscopy unit the hospital provides a wide range of services to its community.

The hospital specialises in orthopaedics, general surgery, general medicine, oncology, cardiology, urology, plastic surgery, ENT and gynaecology.

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

You’ll also benefit from:

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.
• Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only)
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us. We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together .

Come and be the difference in our patients’ lives.

Applications close:16/11/2026

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.