Registered Nurse - Medical Ward

Healthscope; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff parking

Discounted health insurance

CPD support

Career development

Job summary

John Fawkner Private Hospital, part of Healthscope, is seeking experienced Registered Nurses for casual roles across all shifts in the medical ward. The hospital offers free on-site staff parking and good access to public transport.

You will provide evidence-based, patient-centred care and work within a supportive, multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality outcomes. Royal Australian work rights required with 2–3 years in acute care.

Qualifications

• Must have 2–3 years of experience in an acute medical or surgical setting.
• Adheres to AHPRA professional standards, code of ethics and conduct.
• Australian work rights required.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based, person-centred patient care.
• Demonstrate professional practice per AHPRA standards and Healthscope policies.
• Collaborate with the inter-disciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient care.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Job description

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

Supportive and diverse team environment

Casual roles – medical ward

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

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

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing 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
• Acting as a valued member of the inter-disciplinary team to provide exceptional patient care by actively contributing to team processes and practices
• Maintaining professional and constructive working relationships with our VMO partners, using a customer service mindset, to enable high-quality patient outcomes
• Australian work rights
• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in an acute medical or surgical nursing
• Understanding of the Australian National Commission in Quality and Safety Ten National Standards
• Ability to show initiative and work within a team environment
• Ability to communication well with a range of stakeholders

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 withtalented, passionate and caringpeople 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 challengestogether.

Come and be the difference in our patients’ lives.

If you are successful, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant nursing experience against the current nursing Enterprise Agreement the "Healthscope Victoria - Nurses’ and Midwives’ Enterprise Agreement 2026" (salaries range between $43.69to $49.10per 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.