Registered Nurse - Perioperative Casual Pool

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District; Penrith; On-site; AUD 57,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging

Novated Leasing

Education & Training

EAP

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District invites applications for a Casual Registered Nurse in the Perioperative team at Nepean Hospital. You will provide high-quality perioperative nursing care in a fast-paced, technologically advanced environment, collaborating with Surgeons, Anaesthetists and multidisciplinary teams.

You must be an AHPRA-registered RN (Division 1) with strong organisation and communication skills, a commitment to patient safety and professional development, and recent

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with AHPRA.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
• Ability to provide person-centred care.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Commitment to professional development.
• Recent perioperative nursing experience as an RN.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive nursing care in line with professional standards and policies.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care across the perioperative journey.
• Collaborate with Surgeons, Anaesthetists and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensure patient safety and clinical excellence in a high-acuity surgical environment.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and communication.

Skills

AHPRA RN

Organisational skills

Person-centred care

Verbal & written comms

Professional development

Perioperative nursing

Job description

Employment Type: Casual Position Classification: Registered Nurse Location: Nepean Hospital Remuneration: $41.22 - $57.88 per hour Requisition ID: REQ701605 Applications Close: 02/11/2026 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.

An exciting opportunity exists for passionate and patient-focused Registered Nurses to join the dynamic Perioperative team at Nepean Hospital. As a Registered Nurse within our Perioperative department, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to patients undergoing a range of surgical procedures. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced and technologically advanced environment while contributing to excellent patient outcomes and experiences.

This is a position where you will deliver comprehensive Nursing care in accordance with professional standards and organisational policies, assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care throughout the perioperative journey, collaborate effectively with Surgeons, Anaesthetists and Multidisciplinary teams, ensure patient safety and clinical excellence in a high-acuity surgical environment and maintain accurate clinical documentation and communication.

You will bring to this role excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, a commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, ongoing professional development and the flexibility to work across a diverse range of shifts, including on-call requirements where applicable.

If you are a dedicated Registered Nurse looking to advance your career in Perioperative Services and be part of a team committed to excellence in patient care, we would love to hear from you.

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 contact Ambily Balan on [e-mail]

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.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards.

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