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 Subiaco Hospital is the oldest and biggest hospital in the St John of God Health Care group, having been established in 1898.

It is one of Australia's most respected providers of health care services and an internationally renowned leader in clinical trials and research. The hospital is also a leader in innovation and adoption of new technologies, including the implementation of robotic surgical devices and virtual reality imaging technology.

Your role at St John of God Subiaco Hospital

The Clinical nurse maintains and improves the standard of nursing/midwifery care, providing clinical expertise and local leadership to ensure that quality patient care is delivered, and the Core Mission and Values of SJOGHS are achieved and upheld.

Our Perioperative Surgical Theatre is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and a highly skilled team of medical professionals to ensure that our Scrub Scout nurses have everything they need to perform their duties efficiently. This allows them to work seamlessly with the surgical team to provide the best possible care for patients undergoing procedures in our facility. This position is a Clinical Leadership position for Theatre Scrub Scouts in the specialty of Orthopaedics.

The Position

• Provides supervision and acts as a resource to other members of the care team including RNs/RMs/ENs/Students and PCAs/PSAs.
• Complies with and demonstrates a positive commitment to relevant legislation including but not limited to Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Code of Conduct and the Poisons Act.
• Plans, performs, facilitates and evaluates delivery of patient care that is in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
• Develops and implements quality improvement and risk management programs at SJOHHS. Evaluates outcomes of recommended actions and provides feedback.
• Coordinates shifts as required; ensuring allocation of caregivers to patients is based on caregiver skill mix and patient acuity.

You will have a registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse, extensive clinical experience in perioperative nursing, and relevant advanced clinical, decision making and problem solving skills. You will demonstrate effective leadership, mentoring and coaching, and are committed to quality improvement and best practice principles.

To succeed you will have an ability to coordinate and prioritise patient care and problem solve in response to a changing environment, knowledge of Equal Opportunity, Workplace Health and Safety, Infection Control and legislation that affects nursing practice and understanding of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics, Competency Standards and Scope of Practice regulations.

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

We can offer:

• Salary: $103,883 - $110,954 per annum, plus 11.5% superannuation
• A permanent full time position, working 76 hours a fortnight.
• 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:
• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation
• 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.

For enquiries contact Trudy Haddleton, Nurse Unit Manager, on 0408 343 691.

Applications Close: 5th June 2025

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.