AddressJoin our dedicated team at Maitland Hospital as a Perioperative Registered Nurse, providing compassionate care and expert support throughout the surgical journey.
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $35.33 - $49.60 Per Hour + Allowances + 11% Super + Salary Packaging
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ482810
Maitland Hospital
Our successful candidate will assist surgeons across a wide spectrum of specialties, ensuring patient safety, comfort, and well-being throughout the perioperative process. This dynamic environment offers an excellent opportunity for professional growth and the enhancement of your clinical skills, successful candidates will be supported by the perioperative Clinical Nurse Educators who will orientate them to the perioperative services at Maitland Hospital and work alongside a mentor for their supernumerary period. All staff also have access to Clinical Nurse Specialists and an Equipment Nurse within the Perioperative Team.
We are fortunate to run a weekly 1 hour CME where we have protected meeting and education time where all Nursing, Operations Assistants, Anaesthetic & Surgical staff are able to be involved in team simulation, clinical skills and in-services. There are daily opportunities for education with our Peer Led In-service program, product demonstrations and equipment updates.
Where you'll be working:
- Maitland Hospital has been built to provide patients with high quality care in a modern and comfortable environment and it embraces technology and innovation, allowing staff new, improved ways to work that will deliver better health outcomes.
- We offer a comprehensive range of services including maternity, gynaecology, paediatrics and special care nursery, medical service and rehabilitation, surgery, orthopaedics and day surgery. We have a busy emergency department and an adult intensive care unit as well as mental health, dental, renal and diagnostic services onsite.
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Benefits:
- Work in a brand new state of the art facility
- Join a team that believes in fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional advancement
- Four weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees)
- Superannuation contributions 11%
- Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
- Fitness Passport
Requirements and additional information:
- Registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
- Availability to work a 7 day rotating roster with shifts covering 24hrs as well as a 7 day on call roster.
- An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
- This position is full time; however, part time arrangements will be considered.
- Casual opportunities may be available for recommended applicants
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For role related queries or questions contact Katie Peattie on *************@health.nsw.gov.au
Information for Applicants:
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
