Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse - Orthopaedics | The Wesley Hospital 

• Employment Term: Permanent Full time & Part time Opportunities
• Location: located in the peaceful surrounds of Auchenflower, The Wesley Hospital is just 5 mins from Toowong Shopping Village and 10 mins from Brisbane City
• Remuneration Value: $40.45 - $52/ hr + 11% Super + $15,900 NFP Salary Packaging Value + Shift Penalties/Allowances + Discounted Onsite Parking 

Make a meaningful difference with The Wesley Hospital

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our team at The Wesley Hospital as a Registered Nurse, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

What makes a difference for you?

The Wesley Hospital is one of Australia’s iconic and largest private not-for-profit hospitals, caring for you for life. From the heart of Brisbane more than 800 Visiting Medical Practitioners and 2,000 staff deliver personalised care through life’s journey for generations of Queenslanders. 

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Access to salary packaging, meal and entertainment benefits - up to $15,900 per year tax free as well as up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for meal and entertainment benefits
• Subsidised On-Site Parking
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, a wellbeing program and employee assistance program
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
• Professional development, through Graduate Certificates, skills development courses, bursaries, grants and partnerships with leading Universities (Hospitals).
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

Your part in The Wesley Hospital team 

We are nationally recognised leaders in Orthopaedic procedures, offering services that include: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, Arthroplast, Elbow and forearm surgery, Foot and ankle surgery, Hip replacements, Knee and shoulder arthroscopy and reconstruction, Knee replacements, Lower limb surgery, Meniscal preservation surgery, Paediatric surgery, Shoulder, hand, hip and knee surgery, Spinal surgery, Trauma surgery, Tumour surgery for bone cancers and soft tissue sarcomas.

Joining out Orthopaedic Ward as a Registered Nurse, you will accountable for the provision of safe and holistic care to individuals and their families, applying best clinical practice and ensuring a safe environment for optimal patient outcomes. You’ll deliver exceptional person-centred care by working collaboratively with your multidisciplinary team, applying exceptional communication and customer service skills. 

What makes a difference for us?

You will demonstrate:

• Minimum 12 months post graduate experience in Orthopaedics
• Bachelor of Nursing degree or equivalent and AHPRA registration
• Flexibility to work a full rotating roster
• Desire for ongoing professional development
• Proven patient-centred focus on safety and quality of care

We offer a blended roster of 8 and 12 hour shifts. 

The Wesley Hospital is proudly part of the UnitingCare family, we’d love you to be too.

At the Wesley Hospital, we offer comprehensive care across a wide range of acute tertiary-level medical and surgical services with a particular focus on cancer care, cardiac care, women’s and children’s care, and complex surgical care. This includes the busiest robotic surgery program and the first Robotic Surgery Centre of Excellence accredited in Australia.

Joining the Wesley Hospital, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Start making a difference today

Our application process takes less than 15 minutes – Click the ‘APPLY’ button to be taken to our online application process and upload your resume and cover letter. Our team are available to answer any questions you may have.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.