Job Overview & Context

As a Clinical Nurse, you’ll help deliver exceptional perioperative care that supports patients through some of their most important healthcare journeys. From coordinating care in complex clinical situations to guiding colleagues and strengthening quality outcomes, you’ll contribute to a service that makes a meaningful difference to patients, families and the wider community.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Delivering advanced, evidence-based perioperative care that promotes safe, effective and positive patient outcomes.
• Leading and supporting colleagues through clinical guidance, mentoring and collaborative decision-making across the multidisciplinary team.
• Coordinating patient care and clinical priorities to ensure efficient, responsive and high-quality service delivery.
• Driving quality improvement initiatives that enhance safety, strengthen clinical standards and support continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with relevant professional authority requirements.
• Recent perioperative nursing experience with strong clinical capability across the surgical environment.
• Relevant postgraduate qualification and/or experience contributing to quality improvement, education or service development initiatives (desirable/advantageous).

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent communication, collaboration and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor and support safe, patient-centred care.
• Ability to remain calm in complex situations, make sound decisions, and build positive relationships with patients and colleagues alike.

Salary, Benefits & Perks

• Salary ranging from $90,000 to $120,000.
• Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements.
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety.
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways.
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

About the Employer / Facility

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. Our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care, offering complex, challenging work that makes a real difference. Practice is guided by Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage.

Location & Shift Details

Location: Bundaberg, QLD (servicing the broader region).

How to Apply

Visit the careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health at www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns.