Bring Your Nursing Expertise to the Theatre in Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Step into a rewarding Operating Theatre RN role where you’ll deliver person-centred care, work alongside a collaborative multidisciplinary team and continue developing your clinical expertise across instrument and circulating roles.

Job details

Your new role:

As a Registered Nurse in the Operating Theatre within the Day Surgery and Treatment Unit, you'll provide safe, compassionate and evidence-based care while working collaboratively with nursing, medical and allied health professionals. 

In this role, you will:

• Provide comprehensive, person-centred nursing care throughout the perioperative journey.
• Work in Operating Theatre Instrument and Circulating roles, applying your clinical knowledge and skills to support safe patient care.
• Use critical thinking, clinical judgement and effective communication to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to achieve positive patient outcomes.

About you:

We're looking for a Registered Nurse who brings strong clinical capability, a commitment to person-centred care and a genuine desire to contribute to a high-performing Operating Theatre team. 

You will bring:

• Demonstrated knowledge, skills and competence in Operating Theatre Instrument and Circulating nursing practice.
• Strong assessment, planning, decision-making and clinical problem-solving skills.
• A commitment to evidence-based practice, quality improvement and ongoing professional development.
• Excellent communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills, with empathy, integrity and respect for patients, carers and colleagues.

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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:

The Day Surgery and Treatment (DSTU) provide access to two (2) operating theatres where operative and other procedures are performed on appropriately identified ambulatory patients.

▪ The surgical procedures include but not limited to urology, ophthalmology, plastics, neurosurgery, transplant (excision of lesions/biopsies), faciomaxillary, upper GI, breast and endocrine and orthopaedics.

▪ Respiratory Services include bronchoscopy, EBUS, cryotherapy biopsies, thoracoscopy, management of pleural effusion and pneumothorax.

▪ Persistent Pain Service utilises three (3) lists per month in the operating theatre

Medical services include infusions, complex endocrine testing, paracentesis and lumbar punches.

Other areas within the Unit include Stage 1 and 2 recovery (3 and 4 bays), Stage 3 recovery (6 chairs) and a treatment room

Radiology pre-procedural and post procedural care is provided to patients undergoing radiology procedures including angiograms, angioplasties, lung liver and renal biopsies, IVC filter retrievals. We accommodate 3-day case patients and prepare one pre-procedure overnight admission as required.

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.

• MSTP690002 (PDF)
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)