Registered Nurse Grade 2

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• Looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated Registered Nurse to join our team here at the Surgery Centre
• We have vacancies for permanent full time / part time surgical nurses who have an interest in working within a short stay elective ward and busy day surgery unit

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About The Surgery Centre 

The Surgery Centre (TSC) is located at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital. We have a 32 bed ward which caters for short stay elective surgery cases and a day surgery unit (Satellite) that has 21 points of care. The day surgery area is operational 5 days a week and the in patient ward is operational 24 hours / 7 days a week. 

About the role

The Registered Nurse is a key member of the health care team here at TSC and is responsible for:

• Performing a systematic and focused nursing assessment of patient and environment as required.
• Planning and evaluating nursing care in consultation with patients and the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Providing safe and effective evidence-based nursing care to achieve optimal health outcomes for patients.

• Practicing within own scope of practice in accordance with legislation affecting nursing practice and healthcare.

A regular day will see you:

Working within a team and taking responsibility for planning, implementing and evaluating evidence based nursing care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal healthcare outcomes for our patients.

On any given day you may be working either in the ward environment or in the day surgery unit.

About you

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

• An ability to work in a high functioning team environment
• A patient focused approach to care delivery
• Critical thinking skills and the ability to work autonomously
• An ability to be open, flexible and innovative

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Karen Blakemore, Nurse Unit Manager at Karen.BLAKEMORE@austin.org.au.

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Tuesday 18 August 2026