DescriptionEmployment Type – Permanent, Full Time PositionClassification – Registered Nurse Level 2Title - Scrub/Scout Nurse - OphthalmologyPosition Number: LP8694Salary – $107,066 - $113,261 (Plus Super)Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACTSection – Perioperative SuiteClosing Date – 16th December 2024What can we offer you:City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions.Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.Flexible working conditions.11.5% Superannuation.About the Hospital: North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS).This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra's Northside.The current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community-based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW.North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra's expanding northside.North Canberra Hospital operates a 24 hour Emergency Department.Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health and critical care.Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce.It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services.Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.About the role: The Peri-Operative Department at North Canberra Hospital consists of a Day Surgery Unit, Surgical Admission Lounge (SAL), 7 Operating Theatres, and procedure room, covering a wide range of surgical specialties, and a Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU).Instrument/Circulating nursing is a diverse and challenging specialty within the Perioperative Unit.Our Specialties include Orthopaedics, Obstetrics, Gynaecological, ENT, Head and Neck, Plastics, Minor Vascular, General Surgery, Urology, Ophthalmic and Maxillofacial Surgery.The North Canberra Hospital, Operating Suites services surgical procedures within the area, including referrals from surrounding regions.Our Instrument/Circulating Nurses are dynamic skilled professionals who are responsible for the provision of patient-centred evidence-based nursing care for Every Patient.Our nursing team works within a multidisciplinary healthcare team supported by Perioperative Education Team, and the Clinical Nurse Consultant.A Registered Nurse with advanced nursing practice skills in the field of Ophthalmic Surgery is required to provide high level support consistently and competently to perioperative patients within North Canberra Hospital and Canberra Health Services.Scrub/Scout RN2 reports directly to Scrub/Scout Clinical Nurse Consultant and joins the nursing leadership team.This position is responsible, in collaboration with the other Scrub/Scout RN2, supporting Scrub/Scout nursing team to provide evidence-based nursing care to perioperative patients.For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description. How to apply: Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system.Email applications will not be accepted;Applications must include a copy of a current CV and details for at least 2 professional referees.A maximum two-page pitch outlining your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this role.You should take into consideration the selection criteria when drafting your response.This document is required and must be submitted to be considered for the role.Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace.As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Renae Kathage, ____________________________________________________________________________A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and will be used for the next 12 months to fill various positions both on a temporary and permanent basis with full-time and part-time opportunities available. #LI-DNIJob: Registered Nurses & MidwivesSalary Range: 107,066.00 - 113,261.00Closing Date: 16/Dec/2024, 6:59:00 AM #J-18808-Ljbffr