About the job

Registered Nurse (Orthopaedic/ENT/Paediatric) - Knox Private Hospital

Extensive education opportunities and career pathways

Night shift, Full and Part time roles available

Excellent location- close to Eastlink

Caring, customer service focused and a self-starter – Do these characteristics describe you?

Knox Private Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high quality patient care to join our established Orthopaedic/ENT/Paediatric team.

About Us

Knox Private Hospital is one of the largest private hospitals in Victoria, caring for over 1.2 million people across Melbourne’s east and outer east.

We have a 24/7 Emergency Department, covering a full range of medical and surgical specialty areas, including highly complex surgeries. Backed by the latest technology and expertise, we offer 15 theatres, including a hybrid theatre, diagnostic cardiology, two cardiac cath labs and capabilities for cardiothoracic surgery, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, urology and more.

All supported by a soon to be expanded coronary care unit and intensive care unit. Our expert care team of surgeons, specialist doctors, dedicated nurses and other professionals will ensure that your experience is the best it can be.

This role will be housed within a brand-new ward on the 3rd floor of the hospital with lovely views and state of the art equipment. The team here work very closely together and have proven to be extremely welcoming to new starters.

Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (Orthopaedic/ENT/Paediatric) your responsibilities will include:

Deliver safe, researched-based standards of nursing care

Provide complex and multi-disciplinary care

Work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary healthcare team to support patient care needs

Act as a role model for Safe Practice

Deliver education and support to individuals/patients for the management of their health recovery

Essential Criteria

Authority to Work in Australia

Working with Children check (if relevant)

Bachelor of Science (Nursing) or equivalent

Current Registration (no restriction) with AHPRA with a minimum 2 years' experience

Demonstrated experience in a surgical environment advantageous

Compliance with ACQSHC National standards

Clinical expertise and commitment to high quality patient care and continuous improvement

Self-motivated and proven ability to work as part of a high functioning team

Highly developed interpersonal skills, proactive, motivated and customer focused

In Charge experience will be very highly regarded (opportunity to step up if desired with training and development provided)

Why Healthscope?

We care about your career at Healthscope.

No matter where you go within our community of care, you’ll be supported by great team leaders, be part of strong, innovative teams who always strive for better and have the opportunity to flourish and grow.

Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. We work together to create positive, memorable experiences, alongside our quality care, in every moment of every day.

Joining us opens the door to endless opportunities. We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development, specialisation and education, and support our people to grow and flourish.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives .

Applications close: 30/04/26

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to recruitment@healthscope.com.au

If you are successful, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant nursing experience against the current nursing Enterprise Agreement the "Healthscope - Victoria - Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2021 - 2025" (salaries range between $36.13 and $48.32)

More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.