Level 2 Registered Nurse - DSU

  • Lenah Valley, TAS, Australia, 7008
  • Fixed Term - Time Specific
  • Closing on: Aug 10 2025

Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment

About the role
Join our dedicated Day of Surgery team at Calvary Lenah Valley, providing high-quality perioperative care for day and overnight patients.

  • Fixed term: 4 months (August to December)
  • Part time: 48 hours per fortnight (0.63 FTE)

As a senior Registered Nurse in the Day Surgery unit, you will:

  • Admit and prepare day-surgery and overnight surgical patients
  • Coordinate and delegate shift activities, ensuring safe, timely patient flow
  • Oversee the Quality & Risk portfolio and lead continuous improvement initiatives
  • Mentor junior staff and support the Nurse Unit Manager in operational decision-making

About you

  • Current AHPRA registration as a Registered or Enrolled Nurse
  • Demonstrated surgical nursing experience (day surgery, perioperative or recovery)
  • Proven leadership skills: able to work autonomously, prioritise under pressure and direct a multidisciplinary team
  • Exceptional communication, interpersonal and customer-care skills
  • Commitment to Calvary’s mission and values, with a passion for high-quality patient outcomes

For further information please contact Fiona Reeve – Nurse Unit Manager via Fiona.Reeve@calvarycare.org.au

Why work for Calvary?
At Calvary, our staff matter. With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits

  • NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
  • Paid parental leave
  • Training, development pathways and career opportunities
  • Flexible hours that make sense for you

As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart: care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.

Please note the following

  • As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but are not limited to, reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
  • You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus and varicella

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