Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs
Reference: 3628
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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Surgery, Anaesthesia and Procedural Medicine Division (SAPM)
SAPM is responsible for over 50,000 procedures per year delivered to the community serviced by Austin Health. The Surgical Liaison Nurse (SLN) role has a focus on the preadmission requirements for Elective Surgery patients within the Surgery and Endoscopy Access Team, however the workload and work focus of all SLN's can change depending on the requirements across all units within SAPM.
About the role
As an Surgical Liaison Nurse you will provide specialty nursing services for patients requiring elective surgery at Austin Health and will act as part of the elective surgery booking team. This is a fixed term (parental leave), part time position until June 2027.
As one of the Surgical Liaison Nurses, a regular day will see you:
About you
You will be someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and be comfortable problem-solving in a variety of complex situations. You'll be comfortable working both autonomously as part of a dynamic team.
You’ll further bring with you:
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Naomi Italia, Acting Elective Surgery Access Manager, [email protected]
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: 6 August 2025