Registered Nurse – Scrub Scout | St Andrews War Memorial Hospital
Employment Term: Permanent Part- time and Full -Time Opportunities available
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 Scrub Scout looking to work with cutting-edge technology, complex surgical procedures and a diverse range of specialties?
At St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, you'll be part of a high-performing Theatre team delivering exceptional care across 14 operating theatres. Our extensive surgical service covers all major specialties except Obstetrics and Hepatobiliary surgery, providing the opportunity to develop and maintain a broad perioperative skill set.
As part of our Theatre team, you'll gain exposure to:
Opportunity to work with advanced technology including da Vinci, Hugo™ RAS, MAKO SmartRobotics™ and our Hybrid operating theatre
Cardiac surgery within a highly specialised cardiac service and centre of excellence
Orthopaedics including joint replacement, sports medicine, complex spinal, upper limb, trauma and revision surgery
Robotic-assisted surgery using two da Vinci robotic systems and the Hugo™ RAS system
A state-of-the-art Hybrid operating theatre supporting complex procedures and advanced imaging
Urology, General, Colorectal, Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, ENT, Plastics and Vascular surgery
Advanced surgical navigation, MAKO SmartRobotics™ and contemporary surgical technologies
This is an exciting opportunity to build your expertise across a broad range of surgical specialties while working alongside highly experienced surgeons and theatre professionals in a technologically advanced operating theatre environment.
What Makes a Difference for Us?
Bachelor of Nursing degree (or equivalent) and current AHPRA registration
Previous Scrub Scout experience in one or more surgical specialties highly regarded
Interest in developing skills across a variety of surgical specialties, with support to expand your clinical scope
Previous experience with robotic-assisted surgery, cardiac, orthopaedics or surgical navigation systems is highly desirable but not essential
Commitment to patient safety, quality improvement and delivering exceptional patient-centred care
Desire for ongoing professional development and continuous learning
Strong communication, teamwork and adaptability within a multidisciplinary theatre environment
Australian working rights (we are unable to offer sponsorship currently)
Availability to work across AM and PM shifts (no night shifts required) with occasional on-call commitments
Willingness to meet vaccination and immunisation requirements in line with hospital infection prevention and control standards
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.
Child safe, Child friendly
UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:
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
abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme
Diversity & Inclusion
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.
Safe workplace
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.
Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.
