Registered Nurse - Mixed Medical Surgical - Perm FT
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part Time, up to 38 hours per weekLocation: Bowral Hospital, Medical/Surgical Inpatient Unit (Includes Palliative and Aged Care)
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $36.38 - $51.08 per week
Requisition ID: REQ579989
Application Close Date: 15/06/2025
Interview Date Range: 18/06/2025 – 25/06/2025
Contact Details: Angela Williams – 0477 360 421 | Angela.williams4@health.nsw.gov.au
Please note: A current influenza (flu) vaccination is a mandatory requirement for appointment to this position
About The Opportunity
We are seeking enthusiastic and committed Registered Nurses to join our Medical/Surgical Inpatient Unit, located on the Ground Floor of Bowral Hospital. This unit also provides care in palliative and aged care settings, offering you a varied and rewarding clinical experience.
Bowral Hospital, set in the beautiful Southern Highlands and easily accessible from Sydney, Canberra, and Wollongong, has recently opened a brand-new clinical services building. This modern facility includes purpose-built wards designed to support high-quality, patient-centred care.
You will be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team where collaboration, innovation, and professional development are strongly encouraged. With the guidance of Clinical Nurse Educators, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Clinical Nurse Consultants, you will have the opportunity to advance your skills and contribute to delivering safe, compassionate, and responsive care.
What You'll Be Doing
The Registered Nurse will provide safe, compassionate, quality, person centred care and work in collaboration with patients/families/carers and a multidisciplinary team to achieve identified goals and outcomes.
Where You'll Be Working
Bowral & District Hospital, located in the picturesque Southern Highlands of NSW, offers a unique blend of rural charm and cosmopolitan amenities. As part of the South Western Sydney Local Health District, it has strong connections to tertiary facilities at Campbelltown and Liverpool.
The hospital originally opened in 1889 and has undergone significant redevelopment, with the first stage completed in December 2020. This $123 million redevelopment includes a new Clinical Services Building with a modern emergency department, operating theatres, and inpatient wards. The ongoing second stage will further enhance outpatient services and include a new Aboriginal Dreaming Garden.
Known for its commitment to safe, quality patient care, the hospital boasts a 94% satisfaction rate across all markers. Working at Bowral & District Hospital means being part of a community-focused team dedicated to excellence and innovation in healthcare.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Can you provide examples of how your recent experience in an acute medical/surgical or relevant specialty setting has demonstrated safe, compassionate, and culturally responsive nursing care?
- How have you used critical thinking and effective communication to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team while also contributing to safety, risk management, or quality improvement initiatives?
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
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Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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