Reference Number: 5614
Category: Nursing
Department: Planned Procedures, Endoscopy & Endoscopy Services
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Full time opportunity from Monday – Friday 0800 - 1630
Fixed term position until 7 May 2027
Generous salary packaging to increase your take home pay + super + 5 weeks annual leave
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Surgery, Anaesthesia and Procedural Medicine Division
The Surgery, Anaesthesia and Procedural Medicine Division (SAPM) is responsible for over 50,000 procedures per year being delivered to the community serviced by Austin Health. This includes elective surgery, emergency surgeries and procedure base care across 11 operating theatres and 4 endoscopy suites at the Austin site (AOS) and 8 operating theatres and 2 endoscopy suites at The Surgery Centre (TSC).
The endoscopy services waiting list continues to grow year on year. This, along with Austin Health’s increased demand in emergency surgery (14% increase year on year), creates a great deal of pressure to ensure endoscopy patients are treated within their clinically recommended timeframes, whilst enabling emergency surgery and endoscopy access for our patients.
About the role
Austin Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to undertake the role of the Endoscopy Liaison Nurse. The purpose of this role is to prioritise the booking of patients that are referred by the Gastroenterology, Colorectal and Upper GI Units, ensure that a comprehensive preadmission process takes place and reduce potential complications and cancellations for patients unprepared for a procedure. The Endoscopy LN work within the Endoscopy Bookings Office at the Austin Hospital which is a part of the Surgical, Anaesthesia and Procedural Medicine Directorate.
About you
As the Endoscopy Liaison Nurse, you will have excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work and be keenly interested in developing your skillset.
To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:
Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia with a minimum of 2 years’ experience
Excellent interpersonal, organisational and clinical skills
Knowledge of the endoscopy liaison nurse role in the elective patient journey
Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a dynamic team
Demonstrated ability to use clinical information systems (CERNER, Trak preferred)
Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form
Ability to problem solve in a variety of complex situations
A commitment to Austin Health values: Our actions show we care, We bring our best, Together we achieve, We shape the future
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
Mentoring and career development opportunities.
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Katherine Thomas, Endoscopy Services Access Nurse Unit Manager at
[email protected]
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Monday 29 June 2026
