• Join Barwon Health during this exciting expansion and make a difference in our community
• Multiple permanent opportunities available
• Proven opportunities to advance your leadership skills and perioperative career
• Enjoy the flexibility and rich work life balance of working at Barwon Health

About the facility

Building B is a newly refurbished expansion to Barwon Health’s Operating Services. It comprises of operating theatres, stage one and two recovery, preadmission and discharge facilities. Barwon Health’s Operating Services includes three points of care: Main Theatres, Gretta Volum Centre and now Building B. Between the three points of care there are in excess of 12 theatres and an endoscopy suite. We perform approximately 22,000 procedures per year from specialities such as; Cardiothoracic, ENT, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Oral Faciomaxillary, Plastics, Orthopaedic, Ophthalmology, Urology, Vascular and Robotic Surgery.

Our mission is to ensure the right equipment and resource is available to the right patient at the right time in the right place. We are dedicated to improving access and patient flow to provide a sustainable service that ensures high quality and safe care.

About the Barwon South West Region

Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond and is Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne. With around 8000 staff, Barwon Health are one of Australia's largest regional employers and a major education provider through our relationships with Deakin University, Melbourne University, Monash University, the Gordon and a number of other educational centres and universities.

Geelong offers a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.

• High standard of schooling options throughout the area
• A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
• Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

About the role

Are you looking to work in a friendly, well-supported theatre team environment?

If you enjoy a challenge this role will be suited to an experienced Scrub/Scout and Anaesthetic/Recovery nurse with ambition and drive who is seeking to broaden their experience and advance in their career.

Your role will involve:

• Assisting in the leadership; planning and delivery of a high quality service within Barwon Health’s Surgical Service whilst developing a professional and collaborative partnership within the management of the designated theatre.
• Being responsible for the provision of patient focused holistic nursing care to those assigned to you in order to achieve desired clinical outcomes.
• Monitoring your environment for potential problems and taking action to solve them as they arise.
• Establishing and maintaining effective communication within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure patients receive quality ongoing care.

You will be required to work a range of shifts between 0700-2000 Monday – Friday. 

About the culture

You will work with an innovative multi-disciplinary team who maintain extensive knowledge and experience. Theatre staff work within the framework of Barwon Health values; respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation. If you enjoy a challenge and are looking to work in a friendly, well-supported team, we urge you to apply.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Centrally located at University Hospital, only minutes from the vibrant waterfront

Barwon Health have attractive salary packaging benefits which are capped benefits that employees can claim each Fringe Benefit Tax year. Note, terms and conditions for each apply.

• Living Expenses capped at $9,010 and includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments
• Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 and includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure

Diversity and Inclusion         

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.

We at Barwon Health strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team on (03) 4215 0520 or via email at talent.acquisition@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

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