Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

St John of God Murdoch Hospital is one of the leading private health campuses in Western Australia, and major health care hub in the southern region. Offering 507-beds, services include an emergency department, operating theatres, endoscopy suites, birth suite and maternity ward, medical library and education center.

Your role at St John of God Murdoch Hospital

St John of God Murdoch Hospital are seeking an enthusiastic Clinical Nurse with experience in Urology. You will play a critical role in the leadership and management, establishing and maintaining the highest standards of clinical care for your patients within theatre. You will experience different aspects of the entire patient surgical journey which is both exciting and extremely rewarding within a fast pace environment.

At St John of God Murdoch Hospital, we have 18 main operating theatres, an angio suite, endoscopy unit and Surgicentre. You'll be exposed to the latest in surgical technology, including robotics, and work with some of the highest calibre surgeons in Australia who are usually based onsite in our consulting suites.

Our Clinical Command Centre is the hub that oils the theatre machine, with information feeding into and out of a central location to co-ordinate patient flow, equipment and available beds in recovery and on the wards. Our super-organised CCC Team know exactly where patients are up to on their theatre journey at all times.

The Position

• Develop the clinical and professional skills of individual caregivers under your supervision within your theatre/area.
• Manage your area, specialty access to, and use of, resources including equipment, consumables and facilities.
• Contribute to the wider development of the Department through your leadership of assigned portfolios.
• Manage and ensuring compliance with, perioperative clinical care quality and nursing practice standards for all patients, including those under their direct care i.e. in their theatre or departmental area.
• Lead your theatre/department team to deliver patient-centred care to all patients (Communication, Connection, Compassion).
• Be a senior clinical resource in your theatre, speciality and/or departmental area.
• Advocate for patients, protecting their rights and prioritizing their safety at all times.
• Contributing specialty input into the development of capital budgets and business plans.
• Ensure the respectful use of theatre facilities, maintaining functional operating rooms and resolving issues.
• Develop recommendations on products and equipment, evaluating their usage and delivering training and education in their use.
• When required, acting as shift coordinator and monitoring staffing levels continuously to ensure appropriate numbers of skills staff are available within the agreed productivity targets.

All applications will be considered for Clinical Nurse Perioperative positions as they become available over the next six months.

You will have demonstrated strong leadership ability, working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment with well-developed skills in communication, conflict resolution, negotiation and problem solving.

To succeed you will hold registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse with a commitment to ongoing education and professional development. Post registration experience in a perioperative care setting with experience and competency Urology will be beneficial to the role.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation

• Salary: $132322 per annum (pro rata) plus 11.5% superannuation
• Permanent full-time position, working 38 hours per week
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
  
  
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Innovative Professional Development opportunities

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements.

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being. Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

For enquiries contact Hannah Harris, Clinical Nurse Unit Manager, on (08) 9428 8610.

Applications will be reviewed throughout the advertising period and interviews conducted regularly. Apply today!

Applications Close: 6th June 2025