Registered Nurse Grade 2 - Perioperative

Peter MaCallum Cancer Cente - Peter Mac; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 87,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Parkville, Victoria, is seeking a Registered Nurse Grade 2 – Operating Theatre – Scrub Scout for fixed-term and ongoing roles. The role offers a strong orientation program, access to a multidisciplinary team, and opportunities across complex cancer surgeries including robotics and brachytherapy.

The role requires APHRA registration and extensive operating theatre experience, with a focus on perioperative nursing practice, documentation, and patient advocacy.

Qualifications

• APRA registration with Nursing Board registration where applicable.
• Significant operating theatre nursing experience.
• Strong clinical knowledge of perioperative practices and safety.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Postgraduate qualifications related to perioperative nursing or anaesthetics/recovery.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient care continuum in perioperative setting.
• Adhere to unit policies and perioperative standards.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date nursing documentation.
• Integrate information from assessments and health care team.
• Administer medications accurately 100% of the time.
• Support holistic needs of patients and families.
• Contribute to surgical program development and teamwork.
• Facilitate the work of surgical and nursing staff in scout/scrub roles.
• Maintain a safe environment and advocate for patients and carers.
• Comply with infection control policies 100%.

Skills

APHRA registration

Operating Theatre experience

Perioperative knowledge

Communication skills

Postgraduate perioperative study

Job description

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Registered Nurse Grade 2 - Perioperative

Date: 7 Oct 2026

YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE

Registered Nurse Grade 2 – Operating Theatre – Scrub Scout

• Both full-time and part-time, Fixed term and ongoing positions available.
• Up to $86,580.00 (YP3) - $107,510.00 (YP9) base salary per annum - Full-time equivalent pro-rated for Part-Time.
• Parkville location, with multiple transport options at our doorstep.

At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.

The operating suite provides a comprehensive service for patients undergoing complex cancer surgery ranging from endoscopy through to specialised robotic surgery and complex multi-speciality cases. Our surgical specialties include colorectal, upper gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, breast, reconstruction, urology, melanoma and plastics, head and neck, sarcoma, and vascular. Our patients also have access to high dose intraoperative radiotherapy (brachytherapy), and intraoperative chemotherapy (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy). We support patients from across Victoria, Australia and New Zealand.

Our Team

At Peter Mac everything we do as nurses is underpinned by our core values – Excellence, Innovation and Compassion. We aim to provide world class cancer nursing care, informed by cutting edge research and state of the art education, to every patient and their family. To achieve this, we need a diverse nursing workforce to deliver equitable, sensitive and culturally safe care. We welcome nurses from a range of clinical backgrounds bringing a breadth of knowledge to provide comprehensive care to our patients.

Our multidisciplinary surgical team has an exceptional culture of clinical learning and support, helping every team member to advance their career. As a nurse within the team, you will have access to a dedicated clinical nurse educator, practice development nurses and a team of clinical nurse specialists to support your development.

Our Facilities

The operating suite is located on level 6 at Peter Mac and boasts eight operating theatres and ten PACU bays within our purpose-built facility. Peter Macs state of the art infrastructure also includes, intraoperative radiotherapy, two and three-dimensional laparoscopic equipment and the Da Vinci Robot. Peter Mac sits within the Parkville precinct and is easily accessible by public transport, bicycle or car with staff parking available onsite. Peter Mac also boasts great coffee and food at our multiple cafés.

The Opportunity

We offer every nurse who joins us a tailored orientation program including:

• Hospital and nursing orientation
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR) training
• Your Thoughts Matter – SKINDEEP and RESPECTS training
• Smart Moves – clinical manual handling training
• Supernumerary clinical shifts across all of our specialties including robotics
• Individualised clinical education and support tailored to your perioperative nursing experience

The Perioperative Clinical Nurse Education team also provide support and guidance to pursue postgraduate qualification in perioperative nursing.
In addition to clinical learning opportunities, you will also have access to our Compassion and Resilience Education (CARE), which is a full day coarse focuses on wellbeing and selfcare for nurses.

Remuneration under the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028 will be from $86,580.00 (YP3) - $107,510.00 (YP9) per annum (full-time equivalent - to be pro rated for part-time hours) depending on candidate experience. To be discussed with Hiring Manager.

Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment.

Hiring Manager: Cath Clifford, Nurse Unit Manager
Contact Number: 03 8559 5980
Email: [e-mail]

Position Summary

To provide high quality comprehensive individualized perioperative patient care through the patient’s perioperative journey. Responsible for provision of comprehensive perioperative patient care as governed by the ACORN Standards for perioperative practice in Australia and the policies, procedures and processes of the Operating Suite and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020-2024.

Classification or Salary Range

YP3 to YP9

Immunisation Category A

Key Relationships

Internal • Patients and Carers
• Perioperative nursing staff
• Perioperative support staff
• Wards/Departments/Units
• Allied Health Staff
• Medical Staff

External • Professional organisations e.g. VPNG/ACORN/DSSIG/GENSA
• Company Representatives
• Visiting students/medical officers

Skills

• Registration with APHRA
• Operating Theatre Nursing experience
• Sound Clinical knowledge of Operating Theatre practices
• Effective communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Post graduate qualifications relating to relevant position e.g. Anaesthetics/Recovery; Perioperative practice; Surgical nursing

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations

AHPRA Registration

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators

1. Management of patient care continuum- Strives to achieve excellence in the management of patient care.

• Adheres to the units policies and procedures
• Works within the Standards for perioperative nursing.
• Adheres to the principles of defensible documentation and ensures that nursing documentation is complete, up to date, signed and dated.
• Integrate information from the nursing assessment and from other health care team members.
• Accurately administer correct medications to patients 100% of the time.
• Provide clinical and interpersonal services that meet the holistic needs of our patients and their families, together with the needs of the internal customers of the Suite.
• Contribute to the development of the surgical program through continuous improvement and teamwork.
• Facilitating the work of medical, nursing and support staff whilst performing in the role of scout/scrub; anaesthetic recovery and/or Day of surgery nursing.
• Judicious use of the resources of the Operating Suite.
• Assists in maintaining a safe environment for patients, co-workers, staff and visitors.
• Acts as a patient/carer advocate in relation to the patient/carer rights in all aspects of care, knowledge and privacy.
• Complies with Infection Control policies and procedures 100% of the time.

2. Clinical Practice, education and research.

• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Evidence of participation in unit activities.
• Promotes a collegial working environment and works well as a team member.
• Contributes to creating a working environment conducive to learning and professional development.
• Responsible and accountable for maintaining own competencies.
• Participates in the development of formal and informal educational programs to assist nursing practice.
• Acts as a preceptor for new Registered Nurses, support staff and for students from affiliated colleges of nursing.
• Systematically evaluates own practice and identifies pertinent area of clinical practice, management and education for improvement.
• Achieves all mandatory competencies as required by the Operating Suite competency policy.
• Participates every 12 months in a performance appraisal review

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

3. Professional Practice • Evidence of collaborative practice with health care team.
• Evidence of a customer focus e.g. proactive management of patient/staff complaints.
• Responsible for maintaining competencies and participating in those activities that contribute to the ongoing development of self, profession, and other health care team members.
• Contributes and represents the Nursing Services department through committees and disseminates appropriate information to staff.
• Practices according to hospital and professional standards, and works within hospital and unit policies, procedures and adheres to the Nurses Code of Ethics.
• Maintains working knowledge of emergency procedures and location of emergency equipment.
• Participates and demonstrates commitment to quality improvement activities.
• Participates in staff meetings and offers suggestions for improvement of patient care, staff development or policy change.
• Participates equally and fairly in on call and overtime when required.

4. Effective communication with patients, carers and team members. • Recognizes and responds appropriately to communications of patients, carers, and team members.
• Responds promptly to complaints or concerns.
• Demonstrates effective communication and conflict resolution skills, shows ability to offer and value constructive feedback,
• Willingness to share with and assist others.

Peter Mac is a child safe organisation and has a commitment to child safety and wellbeing.

WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC

• Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
• Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
• We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which our five sites are located throughout Victoria. We recognise their strength and resilience and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.