The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers.

Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Perioperative Registered Nurse – Main Theatre

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Multiple Part Time Ongoing Positions available
• 10 hour shifts
• Rotating roster including weekends, overnight and on-call shifts

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is seeking a motivated and skilled Registered Nurse (Grade 2) to join our Main Theatre team within Perioperative Services.

As one of Melbourne’s busiest tertiary trauma centres, our Perioperative Services team delivers care across a wide range of complex surgical procedures and specialties.

The Perioperative Services Department includes 16 theatres, 25 recovery bays, 3 off-floor anaesthetic areas, 3 West Day Procedure Unit, 3 East/23-hour Unit, and Central Sterilising Services (CSSD).

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute your clinical expertise to one of Victoria’s busiest operating suites, supporting safe, high-quality, patient-centred surgical care.

About the Role

• Deliver excellence as Scrub/Scout Nurse 
• Be part of a skilled and supportive multi-disciplinary team committed to advancing health for everyone, every day
• Access ongoing education opportunities, including our Post Graduate Perioperative Program

About You

• Registered Nurse with AHPRA registration
• Minimum 2 years acute post-registration experience (12 months essential)
• Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing
• Strong clinical reasoning, problem-solving and prioritisation skills
• Excellent communication, teamwork and interpersonal abilities
• Commitment to living The Melbourne Way – putting people first, leading with kindness and achieving excellence together

Benefits:

• Be part of a supportive and values-driven workplace culture
• Career growth opportunities, ongoing training, and professional development
• Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Staff Peer Support
• Salary packaging, on-site car parking, and great public transport access

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Interested? Don't delay, click apply now! Interviews and recruitment is ongoing and we may close the role earlier if we find a suitable candidate.

If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.