Perioperative Nursing Surgical Assistant

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will come together with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will provide people with the best possible care with services that support them throughout their lives. The merger will also strengthen our workforce, providing new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health.

• Fixed Term Full Time (1.0 EFT)
• 12 Month Maternity Leave Cover
• Salary Package: $130k - $133k
• Great Staff Benefits

About the role

The Perioperative Nurse Surgical Assistant (PNSA) is a registered nurse who practices at an advanced level of nursing and incorporates professional leadership, education and research into their clinically based practice role. 

The PNSA is an expanded scope of practice role that provides a continuum of care with optimal outcomes for the patients undergoing surgical procedures. The nursing role encompasses preoperative patient assessment and education, intraoperative assisting and patient care, progressing to immediate postoperative care, patient and family education regarding wound management.

The PNSA participates in and actively assists the surgeon in completing the operation safely and expeditiously by helping to provide exposure, maintain haemostasis, and perform other technical functions such as open and endoscopic conduit harvesting (EVH) for coronary artery bypass grafting. The role is dependent on the requirements of the surgeon/specialty.

About you

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery board of Australia via AHPRA.
• Masters of Perioperative Nurse Surgical Assistant
• Significant years’ experience in perioperative nursing post specialist qualification (1 year minimum), and evidence of working at a level of advanced practice in the clinical area 

Benefits

• Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Maxxia.
• On-site Car & Bike Parking (Subject to Availability)
• Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport Health and Fitness.
• Child Care Services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

All enquires to Charlotte Harris-Nave PNSA for more information about this role [email protected]

Applications Close: 11pm AEST, Thursday 25th December 2025

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au