Employment Type: Fixed Term Part-time - 12 months (Feb 2027 - Feb 2028)

Hours: 66hrs per fortnight Monday to Sunday: Shift hours: initially Monday - Friday AM and PM shifts, progressing to a 24/7 roster, including on-call. Based on individual assessments, post-graduate students will be well supported to advance to on-call, night-duty and weekend shifts when deemed clinically competent to work independently within the chosen perioperative stream or streams.

Salary: As per Nursing EBA/Award

Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital - Operating Theatres

Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Contact: Cassie Oakes, [email protected], (03) 8754 3697

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

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.

About the opportunity

Werribee Mercy Hospital offers a light & bright operating suite complex with 6 modern operating rooms, a state of the art central sterilizing department and 12 bay post-anaesthetic care unit. The theatre complex is located on Level 3 of the Catherine McAuley Building, Werribee Mercy Hospital.

The team has a strong commitment to education and is partnering with Deakin University to support successful applicants achieve post-graduate qualifications in perioperative nursing. 

We are looking for enthusiastic Registered Nurses, who want a career in Perioperative Nursing and willing to undertake graduate certificate studies, to join our well established, stable and very happy team. You will be supported clinically, whilst completing your studies, by experienced perioperative educators and nurses, keen to share their knowledge and help you achieve your professional goals.

• The role of the Post-Graduate Registered Nurse is to provide quality client-focused care to the patient, their family and carers utilizing a holistic approach. The Registered Nurse Division 1 will act as a role model and practice within the core values of Mercy Health.
• Gain invaluable hands-on experience and knowledge with the support from our dedicated Education Team.

We are very excited to offer 3 placements for the 2027 post-graduate perioperative program. The 3 successful applicants will be able to select from the following streams to achieve post-graduate certification:

• Certificate in Perioperative Nursing
• Certificate in Perioperative Nursing (Perianaesthesia)*
• Certificate in Perioperative Nursing (Intraoperative)*

Application to Deakin University will occur following successful appointment for the 2027 post-graduate program at WMH, Perioperative Department.

All domestic applicants that meet the admission requirements and submit the required documentation will be offered a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) for the course.

What you’ll bring
You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will be:

• Registered Nurse, Division 1 with a current AHPRA registration
• Completed (or in the process of completing) a Nurse Graduate year
• Possess a genuine interest in Perioperative Nursing

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
• 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.