Perioperative New Graduate Nurse (RN & EN) - August 2025

• Commitment to quality nursing care.
• Join one of Australia's leading health, community and aged care providers
• Work in accordance with mission and vision of Calvary and actively participate in developing a culture that promotes Calvary's values.
• 12 month fixed term position with possibility of extension (dependant on performance evaluation).
• Join our diverse, inclusive and supportive perioperative team.
• Ongoing learning and development tailored to suit your goals.
• Excellent salary packaging options available.

About the role

Calvary John James Hospital (CJJH) runs a Perioperative Graduate Nurse Transition Program (GNTP) in an 8 operating theatre unit within the Deakin facility. The Perioperative GNTP supports the individual in developing principles of clinical practice that promote the transference of knowledge, skills and behaviour for life-long learning. Through support and reflection, the program will empower individuals to make well-informed evidence-based decisions throughout their career.

The GNTP has a strong emphasis in keeping with Calvary’s values of Hospitality, Healing, Stewardship and Respect. In practice Calvary recognises the worth of the individual, acknowledges talents and skills by providing support, education and mentoring to foster an atmosphere of ’Being for Others’.

Our program has been designed to develop you into a competent and confident Perioperative Nurse, to facilitate professional adjustment to the workforce, accentuate your adult self–directed learning skills and to develop a commitment to a career in nursing. This program consists of two streams/pathways either the Perianaesthetics stream or the Instrument & Circulating stream. The choice of stream is open to negotiation and subject to the candidate’s aptitude and future learning goals. There is no guarantee you will be placed in your first preference.

Enrolled Nurses will be placed on an adjusted program filtering through the Admissions & DSU departments within the perioperative unit. There is sometimes opportunity for ENs to rotate through the intraoperative space in either Perianaesthetics or Instrument & Circulating roles; however, this is dependent on the operational requirements and staffing ratios of the unit in the final 6 months of the program.

Perianaesthetics Stream

Instrument & Circulating Stream

Rotations through PACU/Recovery & Anaesthetics.

12 month rotation throughout specialty areas of Scrub & Scout within the disciplines of:

Dental, ENT, General, Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Urology, Endoscopy, Bariatrics, Vascular, Sports Injury & Orthopaedics.

You will be provided with:

• A dedicated Perioperative Learning & Development Team of clinical facilitators and New Graduate Supervisors who will support you through the program.
• 2 graduate specific study days.
• Access to perioperative specific protected education.
• Regular graduate nurse-dedicated education sessions.
• Supernumerary shifts on each rotation.
• Access to scholarships for post-graduate study.

What you bring

MANDATORY:

• Registered or plan to be registered as a Registered or Enrolled Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• A willingness and interest to learn the skills associated with perioperative nursing including critical care skills.
• Australian or NZ Citizenship or the capacity to work permanently in Australia.

DESIRABLE:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including demonstrated experience in liaising with a wide range of internal and external clients.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously as well as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to utilise the Nursing Process in the provision of safe, evidence-based nursing care to patients in an acute care environment.
• A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission-based organisation.
• Participation in ongoing professional development of self and others.

TIPS FOR APPLICATION

IN YOU COVER LETTER ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING:

1.         Tell us about yourself

2.         Why do you want to do perioperative nursing?

3.         What are you career goals?

4.         What makes you stand out from other applicants?

5.         What do you know about the perioperative environment?  Explain to me what you believe you will be doing?

6.         Which part of your educational studies have you found the toughest so far?

7.         What are your strengths and weaknesses?

8.         How do you communicate with others?

Please note we are unable to accept emailed applications or resumes or phone calls from recruitment agencies.

Contact Person                Katie Gregory

Contact Position Title       Clinical Educator (Perioperative)

Contact Email                  Katie.Gregory@calvarycare.org.au 

Start Date-August 2025