Clinical Nurse

Your new role:

As a Clinical Nurse in the Princess Alexandra Hospital Main Operating Theatres, you'll play a critical role in delivering advanced perioperative care by:

• Leading the coordination and delivery of safe, evidence-based nursing care for surgical patients with complex needs.
• Providing expert clinical support, mentorship, and supervision to a diverse multidisciplinary team.
• Contributing to education, quality improvement, and research initiatives within the theatre environment.
• Participating in a roster that includes shift work across all hours and an on-call commitment, supporting flexible and 24/7 service delivery.

About you:

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated perioperative nurse who will contribute to clinical leadership and excellence through:

• Advanced clinical knowledge in the Operating Theatre environment, particularly in the General Surgery Instrument and Circulating roles.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in high-pressure clinical settings.
• Active engagement in professional development, education, and continuous improvement activities.
• Fostering a supportive team culture, including respectful communication, collaboration, and role modelling best practice.

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What can we offer you:

• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.
• Flexible working arrangements to support your work-life balance.
• A supportive and inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and professional growth.
• Opportunities to work with cutting-edge clinical practices and be part of an innovative healthcare environment.

Princess Alexandra Hospital:

The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.

We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.

Princess Alexandra Hospital, a place of countless opportunities to learn and grow your career

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.