Registered Nurse - Perioperative (Incentives Offered)

Requisition Number: REQ684030 Employment Type: Permanent Full time / Part - Time and Casual opportunities available. Position Classification: Registered Nurse- Perioperative Remuneration: $81,748.17 - $114,771.98 per annum, pro rata (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable) Hours per Week: 38 Applications Close: 28 August 2026 Vaccination Category: A Location: Griffith Jos share considered Take your perioperative career further in Griffith. Griffith offers the ideal mix of career and lifestyle. Known for its vibrant multicultural community, renowned food and wine, affordable living and short commutes, Griffith gives you the chance to grow your career while enjoying a relaxed regional lifestyle. With strong community connections and easy access to larger centres like Wagga Wagga, Canberra and Melbourne, it’s a place where you can build your future and enjoy life outside of work. About The Opportunity Are you a compassionate and experienced nurse seeking a new opportunity? MLHD is recruiting Registered Nurses with an experience in Perioperative Nursing at Griffith Base Hospital. With various opportunities available, you can embrace the stability of a full-time role, tailor your lifestyle, or enjoy flexibility through casual opportunities — the choice is yours. You will be responsible for assessing patients, developing and evaluating nursing care plans, and ensuring the high-quality delivery of perioperative services, such as admissions, anaesthetics, scrub/scout and recovery nursing. Supported by a strong multidisciplinary team, you will be immersed in evidence-based processes and ongoing education to enhance nursing quality, patient safety and your own professional development. To find out more, please review the Position Description About You Our ideal candidate will demonstrate: Registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA Strong communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to build respectful relationships with patients, carers, families and colleagues Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate safe, evidence-based care in a dynamic perioperative environment of admissions, anaesthetics, scrub/scout and recovery nursing. Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development Why join MLHD At Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD), we offer more than a job, we offer the chance to make a real difference. Meaningful Impact – Play a vital role in supporting essential services to our diverse and vibrant regional communities. Flexible Working Arrangements – Designed to support work-life balance, aligned with NSW Health policy. Generous Salary Packaging – Access up to $20,600 per annum tax-free for living expenses, plus the option for novated car leasing. Professional Development – Take advantage of ongoing learning and career development opportunities. Health & Wellbeing Support – Benefit from our comprehensive wellness programs for you and your family, including Employee Assistance Programs Fitness Passport and initiatives to support both physical and mental health. This position qualifies for incentives under the NSW Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme, including up to $10,000 sign on incentive, and up to $10,000 each year (incentive value dependent on full-time equivalent, position and location). Click here to discover why MLHD is the right place to grow your career and contribute to healthier communities. How To Apply If this sounds like the opportunity for you, click apply now! Please contact Contact Kristy Wilson via, [email protected] , if you have any questions about this role. MLHD welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community. If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative. This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

The nurse is responsible for assessing patients and developing nursing care plans within a perioperative environment. Key duties include delivering high-quality services across admissions, anaesthetics, scrub/scout, and recovery nursing.

Candidates must be a Registered Nurse with current registration via AHPRA and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Experience in perioperative nursing and a commitment to evidence-based care and professional development are required.

• Superannuation • 17.5% Leave Loading • Salary Packaging up to $20,600 tax-free • Novated Car Leasing • Professional Development • Employee Assistance Programs • Fitness Passport • NSW Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme • Sign-on Incentive up to $10,000 • Annual Incentive up to $10,000

• CommunicationPreferred

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• Perioperative Nursing
• Patient Assessment
• Nursing Care Plans
• Anaesthetics Nursing
• Scrub Nursing
• Scout Nursing
• Recovery Nursing
• Evidence-Based Care
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication

• Healthcare
• Government & Public Sector

Minimum education

Professional degree

Minimum experience

2+ years

Apply by

Sep 12, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

38 hours per week

Seniority

Entry level