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.

Registered Nurse – Nurse Resource Transition Pool (NRTP)

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Join a dynamic team at the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Nurse Resource Transition Pool (NRTP), supporting multiple clinical areas while building your skills and experience.
• Fixed Term and Ongoing positions available - Enjoy flexible rotating rosters – must be available for AM, PM, and night shifts across 7 days.
• Grow your nursing career in a supportive and respected hospital known for its commitment to professional development and internal progression.

At the Royal Melbourne Hospital, you’ll be part of a supportive and collaborative culture that values strong teamwork – both within our nursing teams and across the broader multidisciplinary group.

We’re passionate about helping our nurses thrive. That’s why we offer comprehensive training and ongoing professional development, including the newly launched RISE program – a free, 6-month specialty introduction course for Registered Nurses. Our robust education calendar features regular, on-the-ward sessions held during working hours to fit your schedule.

About the Role
As a Registered Nurse in the Nurse Resource Transition Pool (NRTP), you will work across a variety of clinical settings and locations within the Royal Melbourne Hospital, including the Emergency Department, Royal Park Campus, and Residential Aged Care sites. This role operates on a rotating roster, including night shifts and weekends.

The primary purpose of this position is to support ward staffing needs by deploying experienced and adaptable Registered Nurses with a broad skill set across multiple specialties.

Key responsibilities:

• Delivering high-quality, evidence-based care, including the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing interventions in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Working across medical and surgical wards, as well as at our Royal Park Campus, which includes Aged Care, Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM), and Rehabilitation wards.
• Maintaining accountability for patient safety, quality, and risk, while actively contributing to broader organisational quality and safety initiatives.
• Performing nursing procedures and interventions in accordance with Royal Melbourne Hospital’s clinical policies and procedures.

About you:

• Minimum 2 years acute nursing experience
• Experience in both medical and surgical nursing settings
• Ability to commit to a 7-day rotating roster, including AM, PM, and night duty shifts
• Willingness to be deployed across a range of clinical areas and specialties, including the main hospital campus and Royal Park Campus

Benefits of working with the Royal Melbourne Hospital:

• A Values based organisation offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement 
• Salary packaging options, earn up to $12,000 tax free earnings! 
• 5 weeks annual leave  
• Discounted gyms and health centre access with Fitness Passport 
• RMH prides ourselves on our Speaking Up for Safety Culture and our values – People First, Lead with Kindness and Excellence together! 

The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

Interested?

If you meet the above criteria, connect with us.

To view a copy of the Position Description, please click here.

Recruitment is ongoing, and interviews may commence before the closing date.

To view a copy of RMH’s Nursing Professional Practice Framework, please click here.

The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.