Registered Nurse Scrub Scout

Job no: 923791
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery, Public Health
  • Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Hospital– Perioperative Nursing Services 
  • Salary $74,831 - $102,103 p.a. (Pro Rata) RNM1, $87,416 - $110,497 p.a. (Pro Rata) RNM2C
  • Fulltime - Ongoing Position Available

Registered Nurse Scrub Scout - Shape Lives Through Surgical Excellence

Join Southern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Registered Nurse Scrub Scout at Noarlunga Hospital. This full-time, ongoing opportunity offers the chance to work alongside expert surgical teams while advancing your career within South Australia's largest healthcare employer. Be part of our mission to deliver exceptional perioperative care to the southern Adelaide community whilst enjoying unparalleled professional development and career growth opportunities.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, some of your duties for the role will include:

  • Assist the Nurse Unit Manager and Nurse Educators to maintain a learning culture by being a resource person, encouraging reflection and professional development, and assisting others to maintain portfolios/records of learning
  • Provide health promotion and education, to patients/clients or groups and carers to improve the health outcomes of individual
  • Promote continuity and consistency of care in collaboration with the Nurse Unit Manager or equivalent of the ward/unit/service
  • Act to resolve local and/or immediate nursing/midwifery care or service delivery problems
  • Provide proficient, person centred, clinical nursing/midwifery care and/or individual case management to patients/clients in PACU and OTS

About you:

  • Minimum 3 years of demonstrated continuous clinical scrub scout experience
  • Experience in the leadership and direction of student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses
  • Ability to be, creative, innovative and flexible when approaching issues within a healthcare setting
  • Effective communication skills including, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Kathryn Morgan, Advanced Nurse Manager Perioperative Services, 0466 014 716, Kathryn.morgan@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Friday 16th January 2026

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  • We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
  • The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
  • Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
  • SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 923791

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Categories

SA Health

Locations

Metropolitan South Australia

Work type

Local Health Network / Business