Registered Nurse (Operating Theatres Fastrack)

About your employer

Townsville Hospital and Health Service offers a diverse and progressive clinical environment with access to advanced medical practice, specialised services and innovative research. As a major tertiary and referral centre, staff work with complex cases and multidisciplinary teams while continuing to grow their clinical capability.

We support career development through structured pathways, secondment opportunities and access to education and training, strengthened by partnerships with James Cook University.

Our service provides the opportunities of a large health system with the community feel of a regional centre. Staff benefit from short commutes, a close professional network and the chance to work across both rural and urban settings.

Located in North Queensland, the region offers affordable living, outdoor adventure and a relaxed lifestyle, supported by a strong community and a family friendly environment.

Competitive salary and benefits:

We offer attractive remuneration packages and generous leave entitlements.

• Base salary range: $44.06 - $56.51 p.h. (Nurse Grade 5)
• 4 to 6 weeks annual leave with 14%-17.5% loading
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation
• On-call and shift allowances (where applicable)
• District allowances
• Plus great salary packaging options to increase take-home pay

About your opportunity

Join a dynamic and highly skilled Operating Theatre team at Townsville University Hospital, home to 15 state of the art operating theatres including a new Hybrid Theatre. Our service delivers Level 5 and Level 6 care across a wide range of surgical specialties, offering nurses the chance to work in a complex and rewarding clinical environment.

You will gain exposure to an extensive mix of specialties including cardiac, neurosurgery, vascular, thoracic, ear nose and throat, plastic and reconstructive surgery, maxillofacial and oral surgery, urology, orthopaedics, trauma, hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal surgery, breast and endocrine surgery, ophthalmology, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, transplant donor procedures, kidney transplants and advanced imaging procedures within the Hybrid Theatre.

Our instrument and circulatory nurses work across both elective and emergency theatres to maintain competency in all specialties. Emergency theatre nurses work a continuous shift roster that includes night shift, ensuring twenty four hour coverage for urgent and trauma cases.

The successful candidate will be an experienced instrument and circulatory nurse with current operating theatre experience and demonstrated competency in emergency and trauma procedures.

A combination of ten, nine, eight and six hour shifts are rostered to ensure safe coverage across all theatre lists. Participation in the on call roster is required for staff who have achieved the necessary competency.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a supportive, fast paced and highly skilled perioperative team where you can continue to grow your clinical capability and contribute to high quality surgical care for the North Queensland community.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent certification relevant to the position and registration with AHPRA.
• Appointees will be required to work all shifts in accordance with the unit roster, which will include participation in an on-call roster.

Please refer to the Role Description for further details.

Apply now and be part of something extraordinary!

Enquiries are welcome; for a confidential discussion please contact: Tanya Schafer on (07) 4433 3373.

Applications close: Sunday, 10 May 2026

Unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.