Registered Nurse Level 1 - Perioperative Services (Scrub/Scout)

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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Services (Scrub/Scout)

Work type:Permanent Full time, Part Time or Casual opportunities available

Position Classification: Registered Nurse Level 1

Remuneration: $35.77 - $45.57

Location:Townsville

Categories:Perioperative Services

Our Perioperative Services Department is currently seeking experienced Scrub/Scouts to join our Perioperative team with experience within the following specialities:

• General
• Cardiac
• Urology
• Orthopaedics

About the role

The Perioperative Services department at Mater Private Hospital Townsville (MPHT) provides surgical services across 16 theatres, and caters for adults and paediatrics with a variety of surgical specialties. Over the course of 2021, we will be increasing our operational capacity to include an additional 4 theatres. MPHT boasts brand new state of the art theatre facilities, a catheterization laboratory, separate onsite day site surgery facilities as well as newly implemented robotic surgery involving the da Vinci Surgical System.

Seeking to grow our dedicated and knowledgeable team, we are looking for you to bring demonstrated skills and experience within the above clinical skillset to work across the full scope of our services.

About you

As someone with strong work ethic and self-motivation, you are able to adapt to a changing environment as we work together to deliver first class services. Alongside your caring and engaging manner, you have a positive attitude and strong communication skills allowing you to engage with our patients and their families.

You will also have:

• Relevant qualifications and Registration with AHPRA
• 2 years’ experience or more as a Registered Nurse in a hospital perioperative setting with relevant specialty experience
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications will be highly regarded although not essential

Why join us?

In return for your skills, compassion, integrity and enthusiastic commitment, you will have the opportunity to work for an Australian leader in the field of Health, Education and Research. Working together as part of a larger team, you will help support Mater to improve the health of the community, empowering people to live better lives through improved health and wellbeing.

In addition to being part of a workplace that offers compassionate care in the Spirit of the Sisters of Mercy, you will have opportunities to increase your take home pay with our salary packaging options, support towards ongoing professional development, access to fitness passport, and many other benefits not offered in other workplaces.

To be eligible for employment in this role you must be one of the following:

• An Australian Citizen
• A permanent resident of Australia
• A New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport
• A citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia

Preference will be given to applicants who are Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or have the independent right to work in Australia, however should vacancies remain available there are a limited number of TSS sponsorship opportunities available. You can only be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia.

For more information, please contact Theresa Bott, on 07) 4727 4672.

Closing date for applications is 17 August 2021.

Please note we will be reviewing and contacting applicants prior to closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.

ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.