Registered Nurse- Operating Theatres

SA Health; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 78,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Palliative Care SA is seeking Registered Nurses to join an elite Operating Theatres team in Adelaide. Multiple scrub and scout positions are available with 5-day and 7-day rosters. Opportunity to grow perioperative skills in a supportive surgical environment.

Roles include scrub/scout nursing, clinical teaching, and leadership of student and junior staff. Applications open for RN/M1 and RN/M2C classifications based on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated competence in scrub/scout perioperative nursing practice.
• Proven experience delivering high quality, safe care.
• Ability to be creative, innovative and flexible in healthcare settings.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and coordinate scrub & scout service delivery.
• Contribute to an integrated team culture responsive to consumers.
• Provide person-centred nursing/midwifery care and case management within theatre.
• Participate in clinical teaching and supervise students and new staff.

Skills

Scrub perioperative

Nursing leadership

Student supervision

Job description

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Flinders Medical Centre & Noarlunga Hospital – Operating Theatres
• Salary $77,824.00 - $106,187.00 p.a. RN/M1
• Salary $90,913.00 - $114,917.00 p.a. RN/M2C
• Multiple Ongoing Positions Available

Join Our Elite Operating Theatre Team!

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Operating Theatres, with multiple scrub and scout positions available on 5-day and 7-day roster configurations. This position is for registered nurses ready to grow and develop within a supported surgical environment. You will be given opportunity to consolidate your existing knowledge while developing advanced perioperative skills through hands‑on experience and continuous professional development opportunities.

About the role:

• Assess individual patient/client needs, plan, implement and/or coordinate appropriate service delivery as a scrub & scout nurse within the operating theatre suite,
• Actively contribute to the development of an integrated team approach and culture which is highly responsive to the needs of our consumers,
• Provide proficient, person centred, clinical nursing/midwifery care and/or individual case management to patients/clients in a defined clinical area,
• Participate in clinical teaching, overseeing learning experience, and goal setting for students, new staff and staff with less experience

About you:

• Demonstrated competence in scrub/scout perioperative nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards,
• Proven experience in delivering high quality and safe care consistent with the National Safety and Quality Health Care Service Standards,
• Ability to be, creative, innovative and flexible when approaching issues within a healthcare setting,
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team

To be considered for the RN2C (Clinical Nurse) level you must have at least three years, full time equivalent, post registration experience with experience in the leadership and direction of student nurses, enrolled nurses, and less experienced registered nurses.

Please note that this position is multi-classed as either a RN/M1 and RN/M2C classification will be determined by qualifications and experience.

See the attached Role Description for additional information.

Application Closing Date:

11.55 pm Sunday 6th of December 2026

Attachments:

• RNM1 Operating Theatres Role Description
• RNM2C Operating Theatres Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 945220