Registered Nurse - Recovery Surgical Admissions

• Casual roles available - Work to suit you with flexible rostering!
• Roles available in Recovery, Day Surgery & Surgical Admissions
• Great opportunity to develop your skills and grow within our supportive team
• Dynamic and challenging role

Newcastle Private Hospital is seeking Registered Nursing applicants to join our Recovery, Day Surgery & Surgical Admissions team on a casual basis.

Newcastle Private Hospital, Where doing what you love means more

Join a Team That’s Leading the Way in Private Healthcare!

Co-located on the John Hunter Health Campus at Rankin Park: Newcastle Private Hospital is a 189 bed,11 Theatre acute, private hospital facility renowned for the best patient outcomes and a supportive culture. With a large range of specialties from ICU to Rehabilitation, Surgical wards, Maternity, and Oncology, we are able to provide unparalleled opportunities for education, development and training for our clinical and non-clinical staff.

At Healthscope, your career means more! You’ll be supported by expert leaders and have access to ongoing professional development opportunities to flourish and grow in your career. 

 As Registered Nurse your responsibilities will include:

• Undertake acute nursing care in accordance with legislation
• Deliver evidence-based nursing care
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensure patient and staff safety
• Supervise, direct and guide nursing team members; Enrolled Nurses (ENs) and (AINs) to deliver patient care
• Proactively assess the perioperative nursing care provided to ensure the best possible outcome is achieved for the individual / patient
• Complete all required documentation in accordance with local and National Policies

Essential Criteria:

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant post registration qualifications
• Demonstrated experience working within an acute surgical unit– Preferably in a Day Surgery, Admissions, or Recovery setting
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of quality improvement initiative using research principles to support evidence-based practice, including development of policies and guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a supportive team.
• Demonstrated ability to advocate for and implement individualised patient centred care;
• Demonstrated professional manner when working with complex situations;
• Advanced communication skills as part of a multi-disciplinary team with a willingness to learn new skills.
• Flexibility to a seven-day roster including night duty

Applications close 17th December 2025

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to recruitment@healthscope.com.au

 A Note to overseas applicants – Please be aware that we only have casual roles available and are thus not offering sponsorship for this role.

More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker. 

If you are successful in the role, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant registered nursing experience against the current Healthscope and NSWNMA/ANMF – NSW Nurses and Midwives’ – Enterprise Agreement 2024, a salary ranging from $39.09 - $54.89 per hour.

Why Healthscope? Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

We offer:

•  Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.
• Discounted health insurance
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

 We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.