Transition to Specialty Practice in Perioperative Nursing

Employment Type: Fixed term one year PPT/FT

Hours: Minimum 0.8 EFT

Salary: As per Award

Location: Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg

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Where there's life, there's Mercy.

Where there's care, there's You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

The Transition to Specialist Practice in Perioperative Nursing program, offered at Mercy Hospital for Women in Heidelberg, is a 12-month program that will provide you with a supported and valuable opportunities to develop skills and knowledge in the unique and rewarding area of perioperative nursing.  This course is adapted  to your needs and can support those nurses with some previous perioperative nursing experience through to nurses who have limited or no previous perioperative experience.

• Fixed Term Part Time contract 0.8 minimum hours per fortnight, opportunities for ongoing / Permanent employment

• Commence in February 2026

• Clinical experiences provided will include Gynaecology, Uro-gynaecology, Gynae-oncology, Reproductive Medicine, Endo-surgery, Obstetrics, Anaesthetics, Post Anaesthetic and Day Surgery nursing

• The Transition to Specialist Practice in Perioperative Nursing Course @ Mercy Hospital for Women will ensure  successful applicants have the necessary skills and knowledge to work across all aspects of perioperative nursing and will provide a solid foundation for future post graduate  perioperative studies and nursing practice

What you'll bring

• Registered Nurse  with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

• Minimum 12 months recent post graduate acute nursing experience

• Your  position is dependent on your agreement to commence Transition to Specialist Practice in Perioperative Nursing program

• Applicants are required to be an Australian Citizen or have Australian Permanent Residency

• Be able to work a minimum of 64 hours per fortnight

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.

• Current COVID-19 certificate, proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.