Registered Nurse - Surgical Services

The Royal Melbourne Hospital; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful Work

Career Growth

Supportive Culture

Innovation

World-Class Excellence

Salary packaging benefits

Parkville Precinct location

Job summary

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse to join Ward 3 West - Day Procedure Unit. You will provide care across perioperative and fast-paced procedures, with after-hours on-call required once endoscopy trained.

This role offers opportunities to develop advanced perioperative skills within a supportive and multidisciplinary team. You will bring current AHPRA registration, 2 years acute nursing experience, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• 2 years acute nursing experience required.
• Perioperative or Endoscopy experience highly desired.
• Excellent communication skills & clinical knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to practice collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary health care team.
• Developed assessment, clinical reasoning, problem solving and prioritisation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality person-centred clinical care.
• Support patients with dignity, respect and kindness.
• Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team
• Supervise and mentor care staff to ensure best practice
• Maintain accurate documentation and clinical records

Skills

Excellent communication

Collaborative teamwork

Clinical reasoning

Education

AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse

Job description

The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Parkville VIC

Join Ward 3 West - Day Procedure Unit at The Royal Melbourne Hospital and build your perioperative nursing skills within a supportive, highly skilled team.

You'll provide care across a diverse range of specialties, including endoscopy, plastics, ophthalmology, urology, orthopaedics, hepatobiliary and oral and maxillofacial surgery, as well as anaesthetics and recovery. The unit also supports procedures at the 7 North West Dental Clinic and Ear, Nose and Throat procedure area.

This is an opportunity to expand your clinical skills while caring for patients undergoing complex procedures in a fast-paced environment. After-hours on-call participation is required once endoscopy trained.

Key Accountabilities

• Deliver high-quality person-centred clinical care.
• Support patients with dignity, respect and kindness.
• Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team
• Supervise and mentor care staff to ensure best practice
• Maintain accurate documentation and clinical records

About You

You are a Registered Nurse who brings strong clinical skills, a person-centred approach and a commitment to safe, high-quality care.

You will bring:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• 2 years acute nursing experience required
• Perioperative or Endoscopy experience highly desired
• Excellent communication skills & clinical knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to practice collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary health care team
• Developed assessment, clinical reasoning, problem solving and prioritisation

Benefits of Working at RMH

• Meaningful Work: Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career Growth: Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Supportive Culture & Belonging: Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Innovation: Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
• World-Class Excellence: Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Enjoy great employee benefits: Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).
• Work in the Parkville Precinct: Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.

Interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.

RMH is a child safe organization, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.