Registered Nurse - Perioperative at St Vincent's… · Griffith

Job Description:

Better and fairer care. Always.

We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.

ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Perioperative Registered Nurse to join an established but growing perioperative department at St Vincent’s Private Community Hospital Griffith (SVPCHG). Specialties include orthopaedics, general, urology, plastics, gynae, ophthalmology and endoscopy. The right candidate will be responsible for planning and delivering the perioperative nursing care to patients and will assist throughout the patient journey. This is a permanent part time position for a self-starter who is ready to join a unified and supportive team.

Not only will you be given an amazing opportunity to learn and grow your skills, but will receive full orientation and a supportive environment while you find your feet at SVPCHG.

WHY WORK FOR SVPCHG:

Our benefits:

• Salary packaging of up to $15,900 per FBT year (pay less tax and increase your take home pay), with increased benefits for full-time employees such as reduction to rent or mortgage payments, vehicle leasing and a meal entertainment card up to $2,600 a year
• Generous wellbeing discounts including gym memberships through Fitness Passport and private health insurance
• Options to purchase additional leave in support of work life balance
• Opportunity to join our workplace giving program, Give4Good
• You will join a high performing team and a workplace with relationships built on mutual trust and respect. We value our staff and offer professional advancement in a respectful, collaborative and learning environment.

Your skills and experience:

• Bachelor of Nursing, Diploma of Nursing or equivalent.
• Authority to practise as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• Minimum 2 years post graduate experience in Periops.
• Demonstrated skills in conflict resolution and negotiation.
• Competence in clinical IT systems for patient and health information and risk management.
• Highly developed written and verbal skills.

Why work at St Vincent’s?

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community
• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport
• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank
• Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free
• Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s Private Community Hospital Griffith.

• A modern medical & surgical facility, 20 patient beds, 3 state of the art operating theatres
• Established to provide access to excellent health services closer to home for the community
• Over 65 local employees, providing compassionate & professional care for our patients & their families
• Onsite is the great Murrumbidgee Clinical Teaching and Learning Centre, an education facility that develops the next generation of medical staff in our region

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How to apply

Please submit your resume. A cover letter is welcome but not required.

For a confidential discussion or for more information please contract Perioperative Service Manager on 02 69668381.

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who's looking for a new challenge and a new lifestyle in rural NSW.

Closing Date:

8 July 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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