Job Description:

Role title: Registered Nurse (Year 2 - 8)

Role type: Permanent/Max Term Full time opportunities

Department and location: Day Procedure Centre, St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney

Salary: $86,183.34 - $114,771.98 + super + salary packaging

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

• Join our Day Procedure Centre where we provide pre-operative admission for Day Only and Day of Surgery patients and day only Recovery for patients undertaking procedures in Theatres and Interventional Services, conveniently located in St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Darlinghurst
• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to a diverse range of patients, including individuals, families, and communities of all ages and cultural backgrounds
• Take on a leadership role in delivering and coordinating patient care, working collaboratively with a supportive multidisciplinary healthcare team and liaising with relevant health professionals and support services
• Work both independently and as part of a team, with accountability for clinical decisions and the opportunity to guide and delegate care to enrolled nurses and healthcare workers
• One additional day off accrued per month

About you

• Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency
• 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 your daily practice as a registered nurse
• Demonstrated effective time management skills and ability to prioritise competing workloads within a complex environment
• Demonstrate a minimum of 2 years post graduate experience and experience in acute care settings

What we can offer you

• Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income
• Seamless NSW Health Mobility: Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements
• 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 celebration
• Coming from NSW Health? Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements 

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

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 27 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 indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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