Registered Nurse - Scrub Scout

Registered Nurse – Scrub Scout (Orthopaedics) | St Andrews War Memorial Hospital

• Employment Term: Permanent, part-time and casual opportunities available.

• Location: located opposite Roma St Parklands, St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital is just a short walk to Brisbane city

• Remuneration: $42.50 - $54.62/ hr + 12% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Make a meaningful difference with St Andrews War Memorial Hospital

Are you an experienced Scrub Scout looking to work with cutting-edge technology, complex surgical procedures and some of Queensland's leading Orthopaedic surgeons?

At St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, you'll be part of a high-performing Theatre team delivering exceptional care across a diverse range of Orthopaedic specialties. From joint replacements and sports medicine to complex spinal and trauma surgery, you'll have the opportunity to develop your skills in a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

As part of our Orthopaedic team, you'll gain exposure to:

• MAKO SmartRobotics assisted joint replacement surgery

• Advanced navigation and surgical technologies

• Complex hip, knee and shoulder procedures

• Sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery

• Upper limb trauma via emergency department

• Revision joint replacement surgery

This is an exciting opportunity to build expertise in one of the fastest-growing areas of modern surgery while working alongside highly experienced surgeons and theatre professionals.

What Makes a Difference for Us?

• Bachelor of Nursing degree (or equivalent) and current AHPRA registration

• Previous Scrub Scout experience in Orthopaedics or another surgical specialty highly regarded

• Interest in developing skills across a variety of surgical specialties, with support to expand your clinical scope

• Opportunity to learn and work with MAKO SmartRobotics technology as part of our Orthopaedic service

• Previous experience with robotic-assisted surgery or surgical navigation systems is highly desirable but not essential

• Commitment to patient safety, quality improvement and delivering exceptional patient-centred care

• Desire for ongoing professional development and continuous learning

• Strong communication, teamwork and adaptability within a multidisciplinary theatre environment

• Australian working rights (we are unable to offer sponsorship currently)

• Availability to work across AM and PM shifts (no night shifts required) with occasional on-call commitments

• Willingness to meet vaccination and immunisation requirements in line with hospital infection prevention and control standards

What makes a difference for you?

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.