About the role

Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join their Surgical Ward. We offer excellent flexibility, with opportunities ranging from Permanent Part-Time (0.6 FTE) to Full-time hours through to casual employment. Choose the arrangement that best suits your lifestyle!

Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton's Surgical Ward is a 25-bed unit providing care across a diverse range of surgical specialties, including orthopaedics, general surgery, urology, ENT, ophthalmology, and plastics. The ward predominantly supports elective surgery patients, offering a well-structured and predictable environment with straightforward admissions and patient pathways. This provides an excellent opportunity for healthcare professionals to develop their surgical nursing skills across multiple specialties while delivering high-quality patient-centred care in a supportive and collaborative team environment.

Salary range: $44.06 - $56.52 per hour and +

What you'll be doing

Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, our Registered Nurses make up a vital and respected part of the nursing team at Mater. Key duties and responsibilities will include:

• Delivering and evaluating evidence-based nursing care within your scope of practice
• Advocating for patients through education, informed consent, and shared decision-making
• Act as a patient advocate ensuring patients are informed and consent is gained prior to procedures,
• Contribute to the maintenance of an environment which promotes safety, security and personal integrity of individual patients and groups,
• Maintain and adhere to Infection Control policies and practices,
• Complies with organisational policies, procedures, work instructions and guidelines,

About you

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (no restrictions)
• Minimum of 1 post grad experience working within an acute setting
• Visa sponsorship may be considered for exceptional international applicants with demonstrated extensive experience in critical care on a medical ward.
• Availability to work across a 24/7 rotating roster, including nights and weekends
• High level skills in problem-solving, communication, coordination and time management
• The ability to contribute effectively and efficiently within a busy, multidisciplinary team environment
• Demonstrated ability to plan and coordinate patient care and competency in clinical problem solving
• Available to work across all shifts
• Demonstrated competency in written and verbal communications and the ability to maintain accurate clinical and assessment data