Clinical Nurse

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time - 32 hours a week

Location: St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital - Spring Hill, Brisbane

Remuneration: $55.63 - $59.61 p/hr + Super + NFP SalaryPackaging (save tax and increase your take home pay) 

Your part in St Andrew’s War Memorial

We currently have part-time fixed term opportunities for Clinical Nurses experienced in Orthopaedic, Urology, Vascular nursing to join our Surgical Unit.

Providing wide range of Surgical Services, performed in our state-of-the-art operating theatre complex, including: Endoscopic Services, General Surgery, Opthalmology, Orthopaedic, Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Urology and Urodynamics, including Robotically Assisted Prostate Cancer Surgery, Vascular.

You will be responsible for the delivery of safe, holistic nursing care to patients. You will apply clinical leadership skills to achieve objectives as well as assess and respond to clinical nursing issues and concerns.  

What makes a difference for us?

The successful applicant will ideally present with: 

• 3 years’ experience in an Acute Surgical ward with Team Leader or Clinical Nurse experience      

• Bachelor of Nursing and current AHPRA registration

• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, support and mentorship to your team

• Ability to work flexibly across a 24/7 roster

• Orthopaedic, Urology, Vascular experience preferable 

What makes a difference for you? 

Based in Brisbane since 1958, we’ve developed connections that go far beyond our home, occupying a unique place in the hearts and minds of our community providing world-class health care and first-class treatment results. 

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

• 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

• Subsidised Parking

• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, a wellbeing program and employee assistance program

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

• 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

• Professional development, through Graduate Certificates, skills development courses, bursaries, grants and partnerships with leading Universities (Hospitals).

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

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.