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Clinical Nurse - Scrub/Scout


Coopers Plain

Lead with expertise. Deliver exceptional surgical care.

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Join a high-performing perioperative team where your clinical expertise, leadership, and passion for patient-centred care will directly impact surgical outcomes and team excellence.

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Position status Permanent
Position type Part-time
Occupational group Health - Nursing
Classification Nurse Grade 6 (1)
Workplace Location Brisbane - South
Job ad reference QLD/MS04679522
Closing date 14-Apr-2026
Job duration See Job Details
Contact person Mark Esdale
Contact details 0731826887
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Your new role:

This is an exciting opportunity to provide advanced clinical care and leadership within a high-performing perioperative team.

  • Deliver expert clinical nursing care, including assessment, planning and coordination for complex surgical patients
  • Lead and support multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, efficient theatre flow and optimal patient outcomes
  • Manage perioperative consumables and equipment, ensuring quality standards and operational efficiency
  • Contribute to education, research and quality improvement initiatives within the service

About you:

You are an experienced perioperative nurse who thrives in a fast-paced environment and leads with confidence and compassion.

  • Proven experience in a Clinical Nurse (or similar senior role) within a perioperative setting
  • Strong clinical leadership, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to coordinate workflows, prioritise competing demands and support team performance
  • Commitment to patient-centred care, continuous improvement, and professional development

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What we can offer you:

  • We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
  • We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
  • We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
  • You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

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Last updated
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