Job no: 936442
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery, Public Health
* Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Hospital – Operating Theatres, Scrub/Scout
* Salary $77,824 - $106,187 p.a. (Pro Rata) RN/M1 | Full Time, Ongoing Position
Experienced Scrub Scout - Join Noarlunga Hospital's Surgical Excellence Team
Join our surgical team at Noarlunga Hospital as a Scrub Scout, where you will maintain sterile environments and support life‐changing procedures in our operating theatres. This full‐time, ongoing position offers the opportunity to work alongside skilled surgeons and anaesthetists while ensuring optimal patient outcomes through your clinical expertise.
About the role
Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, this role is responsible for maintaining sterile technique in operating theatres while anticipating and providing surgeons with required instruments and supplies during procedures.
Duties
* Assess individual patient/client needs, plan, implement and/or coordinate appropriate service delivery from a range of accepted options including other disciplines or agencies
* Participate in quality improvement activities that contribute to patient/client safety, risk minimisation and safe work activities within the practice setting
* Provide health promotion and education to patients/clients or groups and carers to improve the health outcomes of individuals
* Participate in evaluative research activities within the practice setting
About you
* Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practising certificate
* Effective communication skills including problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
* Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
* Demonstrated competence in perioperative scrub/scout nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards
* Minimum demonstrated ongoing clinical scrub scout experience
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact
Susan Allen, Registered Nurse
0882047229 Application Closing Date
11:55 pm Sunday 10 May 2026
Attachments
* Noarlunga Hospital Scrub Scout- Role Description
* Australian applicant guidelines
* International applicant guidelines
Applicant Information
* We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which allow you to pay for everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
* The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working, including part‐time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss 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 Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 936442
Announcements
Advertised: 24 Apr 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 10 May 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
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