Registered Nurse - Perioperative - Wagga Wagga - (Incentives Offered)

Requisition Number: REQ631516
Employment Type:  Permanent Full Time, Part Time and Casual opportunities available
Position Classification: Registered Nurse- Perioperative 
Remuneration: $74,317.94 - $104,336.27 per annum, pro rata (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per Week: up to 38hrs
Applications Close: 6 February 2026
Vaccination Category: A 
Location: Wagga Wagga 

Where your perioperative skills make a real difference.

Grow your perioperative career in Wagga Wagga.

About the Opportunity
Are you a compassionate and experienced nurse seeking a new opportunity?
MLHD is recruiting Registered Nurses with an interest or experience in Perioperative Nursing at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital.
With various opportunities available, you can embrace the stability of a full-time role, tailor your lifestyle with our part-time opportunities, or enjoy flexibility through casual opportunities — the choice is yours.
You will be responsible for assessing patients, developing and evaluating nursing care plans, and ensuring the high-quality delivery of perioperative services, such as admissions, anaesthetics, scrub/scout and recovery nursing. Supported by a strong multidisciplinary team, you will be immersed in evidence-based processes and ongoing education to enhance nursing quality, patient safety and your own professional development.
To find out more, please review the Position Description

About You
Our ideal candidate will demonstrate:
 

• Registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA
• Completion of a Graduate Nurse Program or equivalent or working towards
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to build respectful relationships with patients, carers, families and colleagues
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate safe, evidence-based care in a dynamic perioperative environment of admissions, anaesthetics, scrub/scout and recovery nursing.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development

About Us
Be part of a passionate organisation delivering exceptional care to over 240,000 people across regional NSW. Spanning 125,000+ km², Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) is our region’s largest employer, with 5,000+ staff across 33 hospitals, 12 community health centres, and a range of specialist and mental health services.
Wagga Wagga Health Service provides services including critical care, medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric, and rehabilitation care. The facility also provides mental health and community health services. A team of specialists support the service which include cardiovascular, gastroenterology, renal medicine, obstetrics, orthopaedics, psychiatry and paediatrics.
There is also the provision of a full range of allied health and support services such as oral health, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, sexual health and violence prevention and response services.
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Why join MLHD
At Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD), we offer more than a job, we offer the chance to make a real difference.
 

• Incentives Offered: This position qualifies for incentives under the NSW Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme, including up to $10,000 sign on incentive, and up to $5,000 each year (incentive value dependent on full-time equivalent, position and location).
• Attractive Remuneration: $74,317.94 - $104,336.27 per annum, pro rata (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
• Salary Packaging: Up to $20,600 per annum tax-free for living expenses, plus novated leasing for a new car!
• Professional Growth: Access to ongoing training and education programs, with clear pathways for career advancement within NSW Health.
• Health and Wellbeing: Comprehensive health and wellness programs 
   

Click here to discover why MLHD is the right place to grow your career and contribute to healthier communities.

How to Apply 
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, click apply now! Please contact Contact Jacquelyn Hilton, Nurse Manager on 0476 818 522 or jacquelyn.hilton@health.nsw.gov.au now for a confidential chat, via if you have any questions about this role.
 

Murrumbidgee Local Health District is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.