Theatre Registered Nurse (Pool) - Scrub Scout, Anaesthetics & Recovery

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.

• Ongoing
• Part Time and Full Time (up to 80 hours per fortnight) - please note this is not a casual position
• The Alfred and Sandringham Hospitals
• RN Grade 2 Year 1-10 (YP2 - YP11)
• Great staff benefits!

Are you an experienced Theatre Nurse looking for your next challenge?

Are you flexible, enthusiastic and would like to work across a variety of Alfred Health Operating Suite areas?

Would you like the ability to initiate your own roster?

Come join the Alfred Health Theatre Nurse Pool team and have access to it all!

The Department

Regarded as one of Australia's leading health care facilities, Alfred Health Operating Suite provides specialist services including, but not limited to: Trauma, Heart/Lung Transplantation for adults and paediatrics, Burns, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, ENT, Plastics and Vascular.

The Role

If you have experience as a Scrub Scout Nurse or Anaesthetics and Recovery Nurse and are looking for a change in focus and life balance, this is the role for you. Theatre Nurse Pool will provide you with a dynamic and challenging position where you will work across our three Operating Suite departments at Alfred Health. Surgical patients at Alfred Health require clinical expertise from Nurses who thrive on the challenge of providing care to patients in the event of a major trauma or in complex surgical procedures. As a Theatre Nurse Pool team member, you will be provided with: access to self-rostering, no requirement to work on call, night shift or weekends. Entitlements including annual leave, professional development leave and personal leave, education and support, the opportunity to consolidate skills, and exposure to different theatre environments within a supportive framework at a major tertiary hospital.

Experience and Qualifications Required

• Be registered with AHPRA
• Have recent acute clinical experience
• Be a motivated individual who enjoys the challenge of working in a team environment
• Possess a strong understanding and background of Patient-Centered Care principles
• Have the ability to maintain a high level of communication with patients, staff and visitors
• Be available to work a range of shifts across a rotating roster

Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging and novated leasing
• Discounted health insurance 
• Childcare services (Alfred Hospital only) Easy public transport access

If you are interested in this position or would like any further details, please contact Naydene Alexander at [email protected]

Applications close at 11pm AEST, Sunday 12th May 2024.

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

In accordance with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all Alfred Health employees are required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption. Furthermore, 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