Registered Nurse - Theatres

UnitingCare Queensland; Hervey Bay; On-site; AUD 59,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Superannuation

NFP salary packaging

Job summary

UnitingCare Health Pty Ltd. at St Stephens Hospital in Hervey Bay, QLD, is seeking Registered Nurses for Anaesthetics and Scrub/Scout roles. Casual or Permanent Part Time opportunities are available, with remuneration of $42.50 - $54.62 per hour plus super and NFP salary packaging.

Join Australia’s first fully digital hospital and contribute to high-quality, patient-centred care across multiple theatres. Nurses will work in a collaborative team, deliver safe care, and support ongoing quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Nursing and AHPRA registration with 12 months post-grad anaesthetics/scrub experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient-centred care in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintain a safe environment and promote optimal patient health.
• Communicate patient responses and nursing care effectively.
• Apply risk management principles in clinical/workplace settings.
• Coordinate care with other health professionals for optimal outcomes.
• Allocate staff and delegate work with clear communication.

Skills

Anaesthetics

Scrub/Scout

Patient care

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

AHPRA registered

Job description

Registered Nurse - Anaesthetics and Scrub/Scout | St Stephens Hospital

• Employment Term: Casual or Permanent Part Time Opportunities Available
• Location: St Stephens Hospital, Hervey Bay, QLD
• Remuneration: $42.50 - $54.62 p/hr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Make a meaningful difference with St Stephens Private Hospital

At St Stephen’s Hospital, we are Australia’s first fully digital hospital, giving the Wide Bay community access to one of the country’s most advanced healthcare facilities. An innovative non-for-profit regional hospital, we offer access to the best specialists with minimal waiting for advanced treatment and remain focused on making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and surrounding community. We offer a comprehensive range of inpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services including Cardiac and Cancer Care, Urology, Bariatric, Gynaecology, Respiratory, Haematology, Orthopaedics, Cardiovascular, Endoscopy and Vascular and general surgery.

Your part in our St Stephens team

Required

With five Operating Theatres we provide a range of inpatient surgical services including Bariatric, ENT, Endoscopy, Gynaecology, Maxillofacial, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic, Plastic and Reconstructive, Urological, Vascular and General Surgery including Colorectal, Laparoscopic, Breast and Gastro-intestinal surgery. You will be required to:

• Deliver exceptional person-centred care by working collaboratively with your multidisciplinary team, applying exceptional communication and customer service skills
• Apply sound clinical practice which ensures a safe environment and promotes optimal patient health
• Effectively exchange information regarding patient responses to treatment and nursing care
• Demonstrate application of the principles of clinical and workplace risk management
• Achieve optimum patient care through effective collaboration with other health professionals and coordination of care
• Achieves optimal patient outcomes through appropriate allocation of staff and delegation of work and effective communication skills

What makes a difference for us?

• Bachelor of Nursing degree or equivalent and AHPRA registration, with a minimum of 12 months post-graduate experience in Anaesthetics or Scrub/Scout
• Full Australian Working Rights (please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship at this time)
• Flexibility to work across a rotating roster including all shifts, with demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Workplace Health and Safety practices.
• A commitment to patient safety and quality improvements and the ability to work collaboratively within a team environment
• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment

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

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

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.

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.

Safe workplace

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.