Registered Nurse - Perioperative

NSW Health; Kingswood; On-site; AUD 57,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Novated Leasing

Education opportunities (110+ courses)

Job summary

Nepean Hospital within NBMLHD is seeking Registered Nurses for perioperative services. You will support the perioperative journey from pre-op to PACU, delivering evidence-based nursing care in a fast-paced surgical environment.

You will join a multidisciplinary team dedicated to patient safety, learning, and culturally safe care while pursuing ongoing professional development within NBMLHD.

Qualifications

• Must be registered as a Nurse with AHPRA.
• Experience in perioperative nursing preferred.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Commitment to professional development and patient-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based nursing care across the perioperative pathway.
• Support preoperative preparation, intraoperative care and postoperative recovery.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to promote patient safety and high-quality care.
• Demonstrate infection prevention and control principles in all perioperative activities.
• Prioritise and organise workflow in a fast-paced surgical environment.

Skills

Critical thinking

Infection control

Patient safety

Communication

Teamwork

Education

AHPRA RN registration

Job description

Employment Type:Permanent Full Time or Part Time
Position Classification:Registered Nurse
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration:$41.22 - $57.88 per hour
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID:REQ701375
Applications Close: 03/11/2026

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

Are you a dedicated and motivated Registered Nurse with a passion for delivering safe, high-quality surgical care?

Nepean Hospital is seeking enthusiastic Registered Nurses to join our Perioperative Services team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-paced surgical environment, supporting patients throughout their perioperative journey, from preoperative preparation through to surgery and postoperative recovery. As a member of our multidisciplinary team, you will play a vital role in promoting patient safety, maintaining high clinical standards and ensuring patients receive compassionate, individualised care during every stage of their surgical experience.

This role will see you provide evidence-based Nursing care across the perioperative environment, which may include the preoperative area, operating theatres, anaesthetic support, post-anaesthetic care unit (PACU) and other designated clinical areas, depending on your experience and the position requirements. The successful candidate will bring to the role strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, a sound understanding of patient safety, infection prevention and control, and risk management principles, excellent communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills, the ability to remain calm, organised and responsive in a fast-paced clinical environment and a commitment to patient-centred, culturally safe and respectful care.

By joining our Perioperative Services team, you will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced Surgical, Anaesthetic and Nursing professionals, develop specialist knowledge and clinical skills in Perioperative Nursing and participate in education, training and professional development opportunities.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging

Novated Leasing

Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year

Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

Fitness Passport

What you will bring to the role

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Demonstrated ability to organise and prioritise work
• Demonstrated evidence of being able to provide person centred care
• Demonstrated excellent high level effective communication skills – written and verbal
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development
• Demonstrated recent experience and clinical skill in Perioperative Nursing as a Registered Nurse (including Completion of a new graduate RN program or equivalent experience working as a Registered Nurse)

Additional information:

• For role related queries or questions contact Ambily Balan on ************@health.nsw.gov.au
• NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards.