Registered Nurse - Senior Scrub Practitioner

Role Title: Registered Nurse – Senior Scrub Practitioner (Ophthalmic)

Employment Type: Part-Time (19 hours per week)

Shift Pattern: Day Shifts (Operating hours 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)

Join a founding team for a new eye surgery hospital opening mid-November! We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse – Senior Scrub Practitioner to provide clinical leadership, pass on expertise, and deliver exceptional, patient-centred care across operating theatre, peri-operative, and refractive pathways.

Compensation & Employment Type

• Classification: Part-Time (19 hours per week)

• Remuneration: $90,000 FTE equivalent + 12% superannuation (remuneration is calculated pro-rata based on part-time hours)

Key Responsibilities

• Surgical Assistance & Clinical Care: Provide skilled technical assistance to surgical teams, anticipating needs for instrumentation, equipment, and bespoke items (e.g., lenses).

• Sterilisation & Traceability: Ensure correct disposal, decontamination, and sterilisation of reusable items with complete, audit-ready documentation and quick turnaround management.

• Leadership & Coaching: Lead, mentor, and assess competencies for scrub nurses and junior staff. Assist with formal inductions and foster a strong learning environment.

• Quality & Auditing: Lead theatre audits, assist with incident investigations, ensure strict adherence to infection control protocols, and drive quality improvement initiatives.

• Patient & Operational Support: Administer prescribed medications, maintain patient dignity/privacy, assist with theatre schedules/hospital lists, and provide seamless handovers to recovery staff.

Role Prerequisites

• Education: Bachelor of Nursing.

• Registration: Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.

• Experience: Demonstrated perioperative experience in Anaesthetics, Scrub/Scout, and/or Recovery (ophthalmic experience highly regarded).

• Knowledge: Demonstrated understanding of aseptic techniques, infection prevention principles, and decontamination processes.

Required Knowledge & Skills

• Proven clinical leadership, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.

• High-level analytical ability to proactively resolve potential surgical pathway delays.

• Exceptional relationship-building skills with surgeons, patients, and multidisciplinary teams.

• Strong emotional self-awareness, composure under pressure, and resilience.

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and clinical IT systems.

How to Apply

If you want to be part of an exciting new hospital opening, submit your cover letter and resume today! email your resume to charlotte.proctor@randstad.com.au

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.