Registered Nurse - Scrub Scout - Day Surgery Centre

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 59,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging to increase take-home

Flexible work arrangements

12 weeks paid parental leave

Diversity & Inclusion

Career development opportunities

Child safe, child friendly environment

Job summary

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families in Brisbane is seeking an experienced Scrub/Scout Registered Nurse for the Day Surgery Centre at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital. The role supports perioperative care across diverse surgical specialties and requires strong teamwork with surgeons, anaesthetists and the perioperative team.

You will work in a modern day surgery environment, with opportunities for development, not-for-profit salary packaging and a commitment to patient-centred care.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' recent Scrub/Scout experience.
• Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent and current AHPRA registration.
• Experience across several listed surgical specialties.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and patient-centred approach.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and meet vaccination/pre-employment checks.
• Availability for shifts between 6am and 8pm.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, perioperative care across a diverse surgical casemix.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anaesthetists and multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to a modern, high-quality day surgery environment.
• Support growth and development within the team.

Skills

Scrub/Scout nursing

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Patient-centred care

Education

Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent

AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse

Job description

Registered Nurse - Scrub Scout - Day Surgery Centre

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families – Brisbane QLD

1d ago , from UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families

Registered Nurse – Scrub/Scout | St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital – Day Surgery Centre

• Location: Spring Hill, opposite Roma Street Parkland and a short walk from Brisbane CBD
• Remuneration: $42.50 – $54.62/hr + super + not-for-profit salary packaging to increase your take-home pay

Are you an experienced Scrub/Scout Registered Nurse looking for your next opportunity in a modern day surgery environment?

Join the team at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital Day Surgery Centre, working alongside experienced surgeons and a highly skilled perioperative team across a diverse range of surgical specialties.

Make a meaningful difference with us

The St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital Day Surgery Centre is a purpose-built facility providing a dedicated day surgery experience for patients who do not require an overnight hospital stay.

Located opposite the main hospital within St Andrew’s Place in Spring Hill, the centre features two procedure rooms, an operating theatre, and dedicated admission and recovery spaces.

Bringing together experienced clinicians, contemporary facilities and technology, our team delivers personalised, high-quality care in a dedicated same-day surgery environment.

As a Registered Nurse – Scrub/Scout, you’ll be supported to grow and develop while playing an important role in delivering exceptional patient care.

Your part in St Andrew’s

As a Scrub/Scout Registered Nurse, you’ll work collaboratively with surgeons, anaesthetists and multidisciplinary team members to deliver safe, efficient and high-quality perioperative care across a diverse surgical case mix.

Specialties include:

• Plastic Surgery
• Maxillofacial Surgery
• General Surgery
• Gynaecological Surgery
• Urology
• Pain Management Procedures
• Ophthalmology

What makes a difference for us?

To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

• Minimum 2 years' recent Scrub/Scout experience
• Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent and current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Experience across several of the surgical specialties listed above
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• A commitment to exceptional patient-centred care
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Availability to work a range of shifts between 6am and 8pm
• Willingness to meet hospital vaccination requirements and complete required pre-employment checks, including a national criminal history check and functional assessment

At St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital Day Surgery Centre, we’re committed to delivering exceptional patient care and creating a supportive workplace where our people can grow and thrive.

St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and supportive workplace. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates who share our commitment to compassionate, high-quality care.

What makes a difference for you?

NFP Salary Packaging:

Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained

Flexible work arrangements

to support work-life balance

A recognition and rewards platform

providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

12 weeks paid parental leave

and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

Diversity and inclusive leave

offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

Career development opportunities

to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

A positive and inclusive team

based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children

implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple– everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.

By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.