Registered Nurse – Urology | St Andrews War Memorial Hospital
Employment Term: Permanent Part Time & Casual opportunities
Location: located opposite Roma St Parklands, St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital is just a short walk to Brisbane city
Remuneration: $42.50 - $54.62/ hr + 12% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances
Make a meaningful difference with St Andrews War Memorial Hospital
Are you an experienced perioperative nurse with a passion for urology? We are seeking motivated Registered Nurses to join our dedicated Urology Theatre team. Working alongside experienced Clinical Nurses, Clinical Nurse Coordinators and surgeons, you will provide safe, high-quality perioperative care for patients undergoing a broad range of urological procedures.
Our service is supported by two Da Vinci robotic surgical systems, providing the opportunity to develop your skills in advanced minimally invasive urological surgery while working within a highly experienced multidisciplinary team.
What you’ll do?
Provide high-quality perioperative nursing care for patients undergoing urological procedures.
Prepare theatres, equipment, instrumentation and consumables for scheduled operating lists.
Scrub and/or scout for a broad range of urological procedures, including robotic surgery.
Maintain surgeon preference cards and identify opportunities to improve theatre efficiency.
Work collaboratively with surgeons, anaesthetists, CSSD and the multidisciplinary team.
Support the orientation of new staff and graduates and contribute to a positive team culture.
Participate in education, competency development and ongoing professional learning.
Contribute to quality improvement initiatives with a focus on patient safety and evidence-based practice.
Ensure safe handling and care of specialised urology equipment and instrumentation.
What Makes a Difference for Us?
Bachelor of Nursing degree (or equivalent) and current AHPRA registration.
Previous perioperative nursing experience: experience in Urology is highly regarded.
Scrub Scout experience in an acute operating theatre environment.
Commitment to delivering safe, patient-centred care.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Willingness to learn and develop expertise in urology and robotic surgery.
Commitment to quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
Australian working rights (we are unable to offer sponsorship currently).
Availability to work across AM and PM shifts with participation in an on-call roster.
Willingness to meet vaccination and immunisation requirements in line with hospital infection prevention and control standards.
Ability to adapt to changing clinical demands and provide support across other perioperative specialties as required.
What makes a difference for you?
NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained
Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family
By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
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provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
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Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.
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