Registered Nurse - Recovery Surgical Admissions

Healthscope Hospitals; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Healthscope Hospitals is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Recovery Surgical Admissions team in Newcastle. This is a casual role that offers the opportunity to develop skills and grow within a supportive team environment. The position involves direct patient care, collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams, and adherence to best practices in nursing.

Benefits

Discounted health insurance

Continuous professional development

Flexibility to work across hospitals

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant post registration qualifications.
• Demonstrated experience in acute surgical units.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based nursing care and supervise team members.
• Ensure patient and staff safety, completing required documentation.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Patient Care

Clinical Skills

Adaptability

Education

Current registration with AHPRA

Relevant post registration qualifications

Job description

Registered Nurse - Recovery Surgical Admissions

• Work to suit you with this Registered Nursing Role with casual roles available
• Great opportunity to develop your skills and grow within our supportive team
• Dynamic and challenging role

Newcastle Private Hospital is seeking Registered Nursing applicants to join our Recovery, Day Surgery & Surgical Admissions team as an on a casual basis.

About us

Come and join our expert team of surgeons, specialist doctors, dedicated nurses and allied health professionals at Newcastle Private Hospital. We are a 189 bed, acute, private hospital facility co-located on the John Hunter Campus at Rankin Park. The hospitalhas11 theatres including a hybrid theatre and a 15 bed Intensive Care Unit.

We also havea cardiac suite includinga cardiac catheter laboratory and a 16 bed Coronary Care Unit. A private maternity suite including6 birthing suites and a special care baby nursery isavailable for families in the Newcastle region.Newcastle Private Oncology Centre provides specialty care for individuals and their families/carers undergoing all aspects of cancer treatment and care with both an inpatient unit and day infusion lounge.

AsRegistered Nurse yourresponsibilities will include:

• Undertake acute nursing care in accordance with legislation
• Deliver evidence based nursing care
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensure patient and staff safety
• Supervise, direct and guide nursing team members; Enrolled Nurses (ENs) and (AINs) to deliver patient care
• Proactively assess the perioperative nursing care provided to ensure the best possible outcome is achieved for the individual / patient
• Complete all required documentation in accordance with local and National Policies
• Current registration with AHPRA as aRegistered Nurse
• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant post registration qualifications
• Demonstrated experience working within an acute surgical unit– Preferably in a Day Surgery, Admissions, or Recovery setting
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of quality improvement initiative using research principles to support evidence-based practice, including development of policies and guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a supportive team.
• Demonstrated ability to advocate for and implement individualised patient centred care;
• Demonstrated professional manner when working with complex situations;
• Advanced communication skills as part of a multi-disciplinary team with a willingness tolearn new skills.
• Flexibility to a seven-day roster including night duty

Applications close: 10th July 2025

To Apply:Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out [e-mail]

More Information:Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment.Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunityto specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.

Why Healthscope?

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

We offer:

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.
• Discounted health insurance
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

If you are successful, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant nursing experience against the current nursing Enterprise Agreement the "Healthscope and NSWNMA/ANMF – NSW Nurses’ and Midwives’ – Enterprise Agreement 2020-2024" (salaries range between $35.46 and $49.79 per hour).

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