Sterilise for Excellence and Deliver Critical Care Behind Every Procedure!

Join the Central Sterilisation Department at QEII Hospital as a Permanent Part-Time Registered Nurse and play a vital role in delivering safe, high-quality reprocessing services that support exceptional patient care across the hospital.

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Your new role:

As a Registered Nurse in the Central Sterilisation Department, you will play a key role in ensuring reusable medical devices are safely reprocessed to the highest industry standards. Working within a collaborative healthcare team, you will support safe surgical and clinical care while contributing to a positive and efficient workplace culture.

In this role, you will:

• Perform all stages of reusable medical device reprocessing including decontamination, inspection, wrapping, sterilisation and loan equipment management
• Deliver safe, evidence-based practice in accordance with AS5369:2023 standards and organisational policies
• Support shift coordination, workload management and effective communication within the multidisciplinary team
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, continuous learning and a culture focused on patient safety and excellence

About you:

You are a motivated and compassionate Registered Nurse who thrives in a fast-paced healthcare environment and values teamwork, quality and patient safety.

You will bring:

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) as a Registered Nurse
• Strong clinical knowledge and a commitment to safe sterilisation and infection prevention practices
• Excellent communication, teamwork and organisational skills with the ability to work collaboratively across departments
• Previous experience in a sterilisation or perioperative environment and/or a Certificate III in Sterilisation Services (HLT37015) will be highly regarded

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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.

About us:

Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital:

The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QEII) is a medium metropolitan adult facility providing a range of inpatient and outpatient services including a 24-hour Emergency Department. We provide a range of services, including surgery, cardiology, endoscopy, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology, geriatric, respiratory and emergency medicine.

We're making our hospital bigger and better to make it easier for our growing community to get the health care they need. We'll have more beds, medical wards and expanded intensive care and emergency services planned to be opened by 2027.

QEII Hospital, a place of opportunity to make a difference and grow your career!

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.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  MS05682824 Role Description (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)