Calvary Adelaide Hospital

Clinical Nurse – Level 2 Registered Nurses

Perioperative Services – Calvary Adelaide Hospital

Calvary Adelaide Hospital provides a state-of-the-art operating theatre suite across two levels, supporting a broad range of surgical specialties including elective and emergency surgery. Specialties include Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Neuro & Cardiothoracic surgery, Gastroenterology, ENT, Urology, Oral/Maxillofacial, Ophthalmology, Robotics, & a number of sub-specialties. The theatres are equipped with contemporary technology and deliver high-quality, patient-centred care in a fast paced perioperative environment.

Calvary Adelaide Hospital is seeking expressions of interest for Clinical Nurses to join our Perioperative Services team. This is a Level 2 role for a registered nurse & provides an opportunity to coordinate the safe and efficient delivery of surgical services in a supported environment within a complex, high-acuity operating suite.

As a Clinical Nurse, you will provide hands-on coordination and clinical leadership during allocated shifts. You will oversee real-time theatre operations, manage patient flow, and respond to changing clinical and operational demands to ensure optimal utilisation of theatre resources and a safe patient journey.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate daily theatre operations during allocated shifts
• Manage patient flow, staff allocation and daily theatre utilisation
• Allocate and adjust staffing and resources to meet clinical and operational demands
• Act as the first point of escalation for operational, staffing, and clinical issues
• Support and guide perioperative staff on shift, promoting teamwork and safe practice
• Liaise closely with Clinical Managers and VMO’s including surgeons, anaesthetists and surgical assistants
• Ensure compliance with Calvary policies, safety standards, and infection control requirements
• Facilitate effective handover, reporting, and escalation processes

About You:

You are an experienced perioperative clinician with strong situational awareness, sound clinical judgement, and the ability to coordinate complex theatre activity in a high-demand environment.

Essential Criteria:

• Current registration with AHPRA
• Recent experience in an operating theatre environment
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate theatre activity and lead shifts
• Excellent teamwork, communication, organisational, and decision-making skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple theatre areas
• Ability to work under pressure in a faced paced environment

Desirable Criteria:

• Previous experience as a senior theatre RN and/or shift/floor coordinator
• Knowledge of theatre scheduling systems; both theatre sessions and staff

• 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 part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/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 COVID-19, influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella