Surgical Enrolled Nurse

NSW Health; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health at Blacktown Hospital is expanding its surgical nursing services. As a Surgical Enrolled Nurse, you will deliver individualized nursing care under the guidance of a Registered Nurse, contributing to positive patient outcomes and high-quality care.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to support complex surgery, orthopaedics, general surgery, and short-stay patients. The role requires current Enrolled Nurse registration with AHPRA, clinical experience in surgical settings, and

Qualifications

• Current clinical nursing practice experience in a surgical setting.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise and organise workload within Enrolled Nurse scope.
• Effective communication with multidisciplinary teams and patients.
• Understanding of patient-centred care and professional accountability.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized, high-quality nursing care under supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Perform safe, evidence-based nursing interventions within scope and policies.
• Support holistic patient-centred care respecting patients and families’ needs.
• Collaborate with Registered Nurses and multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless care.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and advocate for patients.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Communication

Prioritisation

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Enrolled Nurse registration (AHPRA)

Tools

Clinical documentation systems

Job description

Make a meaningful difference in surgical patient care
Grow your nursing career in a supportive hospital environment
Be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary healthcare team

Blacktown Hospital Surgical Services are expanding and now is the time to be part of the new and exciting opportunities open for skilled surgical nurses in the areas of Complex Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, General Surgery and Surgical Short Stay. Get in at ground level and join our dynamic and dedicated teams developing nursing services within the surgical nursing speciality. We want you.

Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Enrolled Nurse
Remuneration:$75,011.91 - $81,508.14 per annum
Hours Per Week:38 (Job share may be considered for part time hours)
Location:Blacktown Hospital

Where you'll be working

Join Blacktown Hospital, part of Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD), where you will contribute to delivering safe, high-quality and person-centred healthcare to a diverse community.

Be part of a dedicated surgical nursing team that values collaboration, professional accountability and compassionate care. Working alongside Registered Nurses and a broader multidisciplinary team, you will play an important role in supporting positive patient experiences and clinical outcomes.

Work in a dynamic hospital environment supporting patients across their surgical care journey.

Collaborate with experienced nursing professionals and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

Contribute to a culture focused on patient safety, quality improvement and evidence-based practice.

Deliver inclusive, respectful and culturally responsive care that recognises individual patient needs.

Build your clinical experience while contributing to the delivery of quality healthcare across Western Sydney.

What you'll be doing

As a Surgical Enrolled Nurse, you will provide individualised, high-quality nursing care under the guidance and direction of a Registered Nurse. You will use your clinical knowledge, communication skills and commitment to best practice to help achieve positive outcomes for surgical patients.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering and contributing to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care.
• Providing safe, evidence-based nursing interventions within your scope of practice, professional competencies and relevant policies and procedures.
• Supporting holistic, patient-centred care that respects the needs, rights and dignity of patients and their families.
• Working collaboratively with Registered Nurses and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to promote seamless care coordination and continuity of care.
• Maintaining accurate clinical documentation, advocating for patients and supporting the effective use of clinical resources.

Registration: Current Registration as an Enrolled Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated recent clinical experience relevant to the position
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload within the scope of practice of an Enrolled Nurse
• Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology, written and verbal means; and sound interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate with the multidisciplinary health care team
• An understanding of patient centred care and demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary health care team.

Requisition ID: REQ700351
Applications Close:17 November 2026

Need more information?

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ .

Blacktown hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a managed waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Blacktown Hospital. This does not apply to staff with a disability parking permit.

Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.