About the role

Mater Private Hospital Brisbane has an exciting opportunity for two suitably qualified Clinical Nurses to join the Day Surgery Unit. These roles position will be offered on a permanent part-time basis at the South Brisbane Campus.

The Day Surgery Unit will see you working within a range of areas including the Pre-operative waiting area, Day Surgery admission and Discharge area and the Preadmission Clinic. Our exceptional nursing team are required to provide quality care across all of these areas, which will present opportunities and variety, shift by shift; our team will be required to seamlessly integrate to work under different senior staff as appropriate. 

Salary range: $49.88 - $53.43 (RN2) per hour plus superannuation and access to generous salary packaging

What you’ll be doing

This is a great opportunity to utilise your exceptional leadership ability, and where your experience and skills will see you become an integral part of a team committed to delivering outstanding care and services, along with improving the experience and outcomes for patients.

About you

To be successful in your application you will have:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (no restrictions) with minimum of 3 years’ experience.
• Demonstrate advanced interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to plan and facilitate management and workloads
• Strong knowledge of continuous improvement process, coupled with the proven ability to initiate, coordinate and evaluate quality improvement measures
• Extensive experience to provide mentorship and guidance assisting with the professional growth of less-experienced nurses within the team. 
• Support the Nurse Manager in activities designed to aid the sustainability of the Clinical Stream and assist with skill development. 
• Provide optimal patient outcomes throughout the patient journey and continuum of care. 
• Demonstrate advanced clinical expertise and knowledge of procedures and the management of patients seeking outstanding care. 

Those applicants with relevant post-graduate qualifications and/or clinical experience in relevant fields of nursing will be highly regarded. Demonstrated knowledge and application of Workplace Health and Safety, Infection Control and Clinical Risk policies are also of value.

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Increase your take-home pay via Salary Packaging by allocating applicable living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income (up to $15,900)
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via Salary Packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care team
• Discounts to local and national businesses/venues for dining, retail, travel & accommodation, other
• Access to secure, on-site, discounted parking
• Discounts at various campus cafés and coffee venues

For further information specific to the position, please contact Jane Parberry, Nurse Unit Manager on 07 3163 2741.

Applications close on Wednesday 7 June 2023. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

It is now a mandatory requirement of employment at the Mater that you are and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19.