Employment Type: Permanent / Temporary Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $37.48 - $52.62 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ625630
Application Close Date: 07/12/2025
Interview Date Range: 10/12/2025 – 17/12/2025
Contact Details: Nithya Manickam | (02) 9722 77901 | Nithya.Manickam@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is inviting enthusiastic Registered Nurses to become part of our Orthopaedics/Surgical Ward team, with opportunities available in both full-time and part-time roles. This is your chance to work in a dynamic environment where compassionate, person-centred care is at the heart of everything we do. You’ll collaborate with patients, families, carers, and a multidisciplinary team to support recovery and deliver meaningful health outcomes. Your clinical expertise, problem-solving skills, and cultural awareness will be key in assessing, planning, and tailoring care to meet the unique needs of every individual.
We’re seeking nurses who are passionate about growth, innovation, and teamwork. In this role, you’ll help shape a positive workplace culture by sharing your knowledge, mentoring colleagues, and embracing evidence-based practice. If you’re ready to make a genuine impact in surgical nursing while advancing your career in a supportive, forward-thinking hospital, we’d love to welcome you to our team.
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 outcome.
Where You'll Be Working
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, situated in one of Australia's most multicultural areas, offers a vibrant and inclusive work environment. With solid affiliations to the University of New South Wales, University of Sydney, and Western Sydney University, the hospital provides extensive opportunities for professional development and career progression.
The upcoming $1.3 billion redevelopment will significantly enhance healthcare delivery, featuring expanded emergency services, intensive care, and advanced surgical facilities. This project will not only improve patient care but also create a modern, integrated health neighbourhood, making it an exciting time to join the team at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital.
The hospital's commitment to innovation and excellence ensures that staff are supported in their roles and can make a meaningful impact on the diverse community they serve
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).
- Please detail your recent experience as a registered nurse in Orthopaedic or other appropriate experience relevant to the position being advertised.
- Can you share a time when you identified a potential complication early in a post-operative patient and how your intervention impacted their recovery?
- How do you contribute to creating a positive and collaborative team culture in a fast-paced surgical ward workplace?.
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
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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