Clinical Nurse - Recovery / PACU
Clinical Nurse – Recovery/PACU
Part-Time or Casual
- Become a valued member of our close-knit day surgery team
- Bring your passion and skills to deliver outstanding care to our patients
- Continuous professional development, education & support provided
Are you passionate about educating and mentoring those around you? Are you an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Nurse looking for a new position?
About this role:
Sunnybank Private Hospital is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse - Recovery / PACU to join our Operating Theatre. You will play a key role within a supportive team in ensuring high levels of patient care is provided.
About us
With 120 inpatient Surgical and Medical beds, a rehabilitation gym, 7 operating theatres, 2 procedure rooms, a day oncology unit and an ICU, Sunnybank Private Hospital has been providing care to our local community for over 40 years and continually embraces the highest quality of holistic patient care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversea safe, quality care that meets current best practice standard
- Support and liaise with the Perioperative Services Manager, Nurse Unit Manager, staff and VMO anaesthetist
- Understanding of legislative requirements, ACORN, and sterilisation standards
- Knowledge of accreditation processes and Quality/Risk Management
Essential Criteria:
- Current registration with AHPRA
- Previous experience in a CN / Recovery / PACU role, or been practising in the role of anaesthetic nurse for more than 3-4 years in a team leader role
- Have completed relevant post graduate qualification or commitment to commence within 12 months of appointment
- Commitment to Quality Patient Care
- Compliance with NSQHC National standards
- Have completed relevant post graduate qualification or commitment to commence within 12 months of appointment
- Sound clinical decision making and problem-solving skills
- Experience in similar position (desired)
- Excellent Communication and Customer Services skills
- Highly organised and strong ability to prioritise tasks
Why Healthscope?
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 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.
You’ll also benefit from:
Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network
Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only)
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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. We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.
Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.
Applications close: 3rd July 2026
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
Further enquiries to: Sherine Papp – 07 3344 9239 or sherine.papp@healthscope.com.au
If you are successful, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant nursing experience against the current nursing Enterprise Agreement the "Healthscope - QLD / RN - Nurses and Midwives Agreement – Registered Nurse classification starting from $41.49 - 66.23.
More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. We are also committed to child safety. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. 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.
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