Registered Nurses - Theatres

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About Dandenong Theatre Services at Monash Health

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 25,000 employees work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. For more information please visit www.monashhealth.org.

Dandenong Hospital has 8 Operating Theatres and cater for a wide variety of surgical specialities including orthopaedics, plastics, and obstetrics, and gynaecology, ENT, colorectal, maxillofacial and general procedures. With co-located medical and post-surgical wards, we support our patients through their stay at Monash Health.

About the Role

We are seeking to fill multiple roles for experienced Registered Nurses  with demonstrated skills in Anaesthetics/Recovery and/or Scrub/Scout to support our busy Theatres. You will work closely to directly support our professional multidisciplinary team and ensure the safety of our patients at one of their most vulnerable states. 

We currently have both Full Time and Part Time, Permanent positions available.

Looking to grow our dedicated & knowledgeable team, we are wanting you to bring your demonstrated skills and experience with a theatre-based skillset to look after our special patients.

Taking a team focus on delivery of care, our primary focus is on a patient’s safe journey through theatre. We have a strong education focus and encourage staff to further develop their skills, along with being a part of a friendly environment to work in.

About You

With a caring and engaging manner, you bring a genuine interest and passion of Perioperative nursing.  Safety is paramount in this role whilst we advocate for patients in their most vulnerable state. Working closely alongside our multi-disciplinary team and medical staff, your clinical role in the team to support the medical staff for procedures with expectation of highly developed communication skills and knowledge of this area of nursing.

We are a close-knit team who value collaboration and the will to help each other. You will have access to resources to support you in this position, enabling you to further advance your surgical nursing and leadership skills whilst role modelling nursing excellence and delivering a high standard of patient centred care.  

What You Need:

• Proven and extensive clinical experience within Anaesthetics/Recovery/Scrub/Scout (essential)
• Further studies; Post graduate qualifications to perioperative nursing and advanced nursing care (desirable)
• Current AHPRA registration
• Working with Children’s Check
• Relevant working rights to Australia

What we offer

• access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills and knowledge base
• avenues to further develop your leadership and project management skills
• mentorship and career guidance
• support to attend relevant forums and conferences
• a supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies

In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay, access to onsite discounted staff car parking and gym, uniform  and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, Amanda Love Nurse Manager Operating Theatres on 0451653***

To view the Position Description please click here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: 24th April 2025