Sobre este puesto de Registered Nurse en St Vincent's Health Australia
Job Description:
Role title: Registered Nurse - Recovery Unit (Year 1 - 8)
Role type: Permanent full time
Shift details: 7 day rotating roster (shift times vary from 0730 - 2200 + on-call overnight requirements)
Department and location: Operating Theatres, St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney
Salary: $81,748.17 - $ 114,771.98 + super.
Welcome to St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney
Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.
Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydney’s premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community. Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.
Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.
Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.
About the role
- Assess patients following surgery and anaesthesia, identifying their individual nursing needs and monitoring their health status.
- Develop and provide appropriate nursing care in collaboration with the patient and multidisciplinary healthcare team, then evaluate the patient’s progress and outcomes.
- Coordinate the patient’s ongoing care and facilitate appropriate communication, referral and consultation with anaesthetists, surgeons, other health professionals and relevant services.
- Take a leadership role in coordinating nursing care within the Recovery Unit while working independently and interdependently with the multidisciplinary team.
- Appropriately delegate care to Enrolled Nurses and Health Care Workers, considering their education, training, competence and the context of care, while remaining accountable for the RN’s own actions and delegation.
About you
- Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency.
- Demonstrated experience in acute care setting such as operating theatres or other relevant area.
- Demonstrated ability to work within the interdisciplinary team using effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated evidence of integration of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills, critical thinking and analysis in daily practice.
- Demonstrated effective time management skills and ability to prioritise competing workloads within a complex environment.
What we can offer you
- Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income
- World-Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes
- Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives
- Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre
- Community: Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care
- Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships
- Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations
- Coming from NSW Health? Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note, for candidates who possess the required qualifications, accreditations, and experience, visa sponsorship may be available for this position and will be determined on application.
Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
How to apply
The closing date for applications is 10 November 2026.
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.
Reconciliation Action Plan:
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]
View Reconciliation Action Plan
