About the role
Calvary Adelaide Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Registered Nurse to join the team as a Clinical Nurse – General Surgery. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team in a state-of-the-art private hospital environment.

In this role, you will provide advanced clinical support and leadership to nursing staff within the General Surgery service. Working closely with surgeons, nursing colleagues and allied health professionals, you will help coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centred care for a diverse surgical patient cohort.

The Clinical Nurse will play an important role in promoting clinical excellence, supporting evidence-based practice, and contributing to quality improvement initiatives within the unit. You will also support staff development, assist with complex clinical decision-making, and help maintain safe and efficient patient flow across the surgical service.

What you bring
• Recent and relevant acute General Surgical nursing experience
• Demonstrated experience in Hepatobiliary and Colorectal nursing (highly desirable)
• Strong clinical knowledge with the ability to provide guidance and support to nursing staff
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
• Postgraduate qualifications in surgical nursing or a related specialty (desirable)
• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Strong organisational, problem-solving and prioritisation skills

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 is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, WWCC 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, varicella