Work in an environment that offers:
- Excellent oppportunities for career progression and professional development within a leading regional health service!
- Experience a diverse range of surgical specialties and procedures in a new, modern facility!
- A dynamic and growing health service that embraces new technologies
The Position
Job Reference: 4486
Position Title: Registered Nurse - Anaesthetics & Recovery
Classification: YP3 - YP9
Salary per hour (exc. super): $43.82 - $54.41
Hours per fortnight: Up to 80 (including an ADO every 4 weeks if working 80 hours)
Employment Status: Ongoing Full Time or Part Time
Closing date: 03/09/2026
Join Our Dynamic Perioperative Team!
Are you an experienced Anaesthetic and Recovery Nurse looking for your next challenge in a fast-paced, supportive, and highly rewarding environment? We are seeking motivated and skilled nurses to join our growing perioperative team delivering high-quality patient care across a busy 24-hour surgical service.
About the Role
As an Anaesthetic and Recovery Nurse, you will be working within a modern perioperative department comprising 12 operating theatres that support a diverse range of surgical specialties. You will play a vital role in delivering safe, evidence-based care throughout the perioperative journey, working collaboratively with anaesthetists, surgeons, and multidisciplinary teams.
What We Offer
Opportunity to work in a busy and varied 12-theatre complex
Exposure to a broad range of surgical specialties and procedures
Supportive and collaborative team environment
Ongoing professional development opportunities
A challenging and rewarding role within a 24-hour service
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
Recent experience in Anaesthetic and/or Recovery Nursing
Excellent clinical assessment and critical thinking skills
Strong communication and teamwork abilities
Commitment to providing safe, patient-centred care
Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced environment
Roster Requirements
This position operates within a 24-hour service and requires flexibility to work a rotating roster, including:
Day shifts
Evening shifts
Night shifts
Weekends
Public holidays
On-call responsibilities
Apply Now!
If you are a dedicated and experienced Anaesthetic and Recovery Nurse who thrives in a busy perioperative environment and is committed to delivering exceptional patient outcomes, we would love to hear from you.
Working with Bendigo Health
Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.
Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.
Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.
Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
- We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program
If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.
Your New Division
Bendigo Health's Surgical Services Directorate is a dynamic and growing service providing comprehensive surgical care across operating theatres, day surgery, inpatient surgical units and specialist outpatient clinics. Delivering both elective and emergency surgery across multiple specialties, including General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics, Urology and Plastic Surgery, the directorate is committed to delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centred care to the communities of the Loddon Mallee region.
Bendigo Region
Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.
Interested?
We’d love to hear from you! Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.
Need more information? Please contact Shakyra Clark, Nurse Unit Manager on 03 5454 7975 for a confidential discussion.
Diversity and Inclusion
Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
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