Registered Nurse - Scrub & Scout

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District; Randwick City Council; On-site; AUD 56,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Up to 9K living expenses

Novated Leasing

Discounted Private Health Insurance

Up to 12 days off per year (FT)

Learning and development opportunities

In-house training with RTO My Health

Discounted gym memberships

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for

Job summary

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District’s Randwick Campus Prince of Wales Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse (Scrub & Scout) to deliver high-quality perioperative nursing care. The role focuses on patient-centred care, clinical documentation, and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team in a busy operating suite.

The successful applicant will have current RN registration, postgraduate scrub/scout experience, strong communication skills, and a commitment to risk management and patient

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to identify key messages when communicating with others.
• Proactive engagement with patients to enhance service delivery and guide others in providing service excellence.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and apply professional boundaries in complex situations.
• Strong computer skills and proven ability to use health information systems.
• Knowledge of risk management, Work Health and Safety and quality principles for the RN role.
• Recent postgraduate scrub/scout experience in an Acute Operating Theatre setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centred perioperative nursing care.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care with professional standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and apply sound clinical judgement.
• Promote quality, safety, and risk management; provide supervision and development.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Health information systems

Risk management

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Job Details

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time / Permanent Part Time Position Classification: Registered Nurse Remuneration: $41.23 - $57.88 per hour plus Superannuation Hours Per Week: up to 38 Requisition ID: REQ694072 Applications Close: Sunday, 27 September 2026 Registered Nurse, Scrub & Scout - Randwick Campus Operating Suite, Prince of Wales Hospital

Are you ready for a new experience? We are looking for passionate and dedicated Registered Nurses to join our Randwick Campus Operating Suite at Prince of Wales Hospital. At Prince of Wales Hospital, we embrace the Person-Centred Practice Framework as the foundation of our care. This approach is embedded in our everyday practice, ensuring that each individual’s care experience is at the heart of what we do. We are committed to supporting our staff and prioritising their wellbeing, creating a positive and collaborative work environment where you can thrive. Join us and be part of a team that values compassion, respect, and excellence in care.

Benefits

• Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, Novated Leasing; and Discounted Private Health Insurance.
• Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
• Health & wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Career development - Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable and to obtain personal regrade to Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 1 status where relevant

The Role

The Registered Nurse (Scrub & Scout) is responsible for delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centred perioperative nursing care in accordance with professional standards, NSW Health policies, and organisational procedures. The role assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care, collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care, maintains accurate clinical documentation, and applies sound clinical judgement to support safe patient outcomes. The Registered Nurse also promotes quality, safety, and risk management practices, provides clinical supervision and support within the perioperative environment, and actively participates in ongoing professional development to maintain contemporary knowledge and skills.

Where You’ll be Working

Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Service is a Level 6 Tertiary Referral Hospital with an inpatient bed base of 370. Each year we care for more than 70,000 patients in our Emergency Department and have around 50,000 admissions to the inpatient units. POWH offers an outpatient service and rural outreach service and provides more than 900,000 occasions of non-admitted patient care each year, including innovative virtual models of care. We have transitioned the majority of inpatient units and wards to the Acute Services Building (ASB) including a state of the art Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit. POWH provides an exceptional staff experience and enhanced patient and family outcomes as a result of the provision of person-centred care. Randwick Local council is renowned for our world-class beaches and supported by cafes and restaurants to tickle your taste-buds, Randwick’s fascinating coastline and atmosphere will have you in awe the minute you arrive. Offering a mix of historic buildings, impressive beaches and coastal walks coupled with boutique restaurants, transport links and a vibrant nightlife, you’ll never be short of things to do in this progressive community.

Selection Criteria

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively engage with patients/clients to enhance service delivery and to guide others in providing service excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and apply professional and ethical boundaries when dealing with complex situations.
• Strong computer skills and proven ability to use health information systems.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of risk management, Work Health and Safety and quality principles and the role of the Registered Nurse in applying these principles.
• Recent postgraduate clinical scrub/scout experience an Acute Operating Theatre setting.

For role related queries or questions contact Lorraine Symonds on [e-mail]

CORE VALUES

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristic including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status.

Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email [e-mail] and let us know. Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information for Applicants

Information for Applicants: An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing. Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained in the position description Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support ([e-mail]) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website .