Clinical Nurse

Your role at St John of God Subiaco Hospital

As a Clinical Nurse you will supervise and direct nursing care of registered and enrolled nurses and staff and maintain and improve the standard of nursing care, providing clinical expertise and local leadership to ensure that quality patient care is delivered.

Our Short Stay Unit is a purpose built, state of the art day surgery facility featuring 3 operating theatres and 23 beds.  We provide services to a variety of day surgical specialties, including a Post Anaesthetic Care Unit provides a high standard of patient care and recovery for post-surgery/procedures. 

The Position

• Provides supervision and act as a resource to other members of the care team including RNs/ENs/Students and PCAs/PSAs.

• Complies with and demonstrates a positive commitment to relevant legislation including but not limited to: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia – Code of Conduct; Poisons Act.

• Plans, performs, facilitates and evaluates delivery of patient care that is in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.

• Develops and implements quality improvement and risk management programs at SJOHHS. Evaluates outcomes of recommended actions and provides feedback.

• Maintains advanced clinical skills and specialty knowledge to ensure the delivery of a high standard of patient care.

• Coordinates shifts as required; ensuring allocation of caregivers to patients is based on caregiver skill mix and patient acuity.

• Provides leadership in ensuring team nursing / shared patient care is practised.

You will hold current registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse with significant recent post-registration experience as well as the ability to practice at an advanced level and knowledge of relevant acts, codes and standards relevant to current practice.

To succeed you will have a commitment to nursing and other clinical projects that are implemented in order to improve patient care, with well developed leadership and communication skills, the ability to supervise, give direction and delegate to the team. You will plan, assess and develop team and individual performance while being able to identify and problem solve including conflict resolution.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do, committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary: $104,903 to $110,954 (pro rata for part time) per annum plus 12% superannuation

• Permanent part time position working 38 hours per fortnight

• Discounts on hospital services & private health insurance

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing 

  • work related expenses

  • self-education and

  • additional superannuation

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Access to fitness and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements

For enquiries contact Rainee Restrepo on

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.