About this role
Monash Health is a great place to work
Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage.
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About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced and motivated nurse to join our dynamic Theatres team as Associate Nurse Manager at Dandenong Hospital.
- This is a Permanent Full-Time position | 76 hours per fortnight (1 EFT)
About Us:
Dandenong Hospital has 8 Operating Theatres and cater for a wide variety of surgical specialities including orthopaedics, plastics, and obstetrics, and gynaecology, ENT, colorectal, maxillofacial and general procedures. With co-located medical and post-surgical wards, we support our patients through their stay at Monash Health.
Join our dynamic and dedicated Operating Theatre team at Dandenong and take the next step in your leadership journey.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Scrub/Scout ANUM to lead and support the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery portfolio while also contributing to safe and effective theatre operations through proactive floor coordination.
About You:
You are an experienced perioperative Scrub/Scout nurse with strong clinical capability and a passion for leadership. You demonstrate:
- Advanced skills in Scrub/Scout nursing, ideally with experience in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.
- Confidence and competence in coordinating theatre activity and leading teams.
- Excellent communication, problem‑solving, and interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, and staff wellbeing.
- A collaborative, supportive, and solution‑focused approach.
Essential:
- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
- Post Graduate in Perioperative desired
- Significant Scrub/Scout experience in a perioperative setting
- Demonstrated leadership capability or prior acting ANUM experience
In Return:
As a valued member of the Monash Health team, you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development, and career progression, including:
- Salary packaging – increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options.
- Professional development – access to ongoing training, education, and leadership opportunities to support your career growth.
- Supportive team environment – work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
- Employee wellbeing – benefit from a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP), staff wellbeing initiatives, and a strong focus on work-life balance.
- Career mobility – opportunities to work across Victoria’s largest public health service with a wide range of roles and career pathways.
- Diverse and inclusive workplace – join an organisation that celebrates and embraces diversity and fosters a culture of respect and belonging.
At Monash Health, you’ll be making a difference in the lives of individuals and communities while advancing your career in a leading healthcare organisation.
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Nurse Manager, Kayla Draper on 0429 069 326.
Position Description can be found here.
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Applications close: Febuary 8 2026
Other facts
About Monash Health
Monash Health is Victoria, Australia’s largest and most comprehensive health service.
We deliver care for people over their entire lifespan, from pre-birth to end-of-life, providing consolidated, integrated, comprehensive, and often highly complex care.
With 25,500 employees, Monash Health provides care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria via telehealth, within local communities, and in people’s homes.
Our major hospitals include Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, and the newly opened Victorian Heart Hospital, which is Australia’s first dedicated cardiac hospital. Monash Health provides significant care at Moorabbin Hospital, the Kingston Centre, and the Cranbourne Integrated Community Care Centre, and in total, they operate more than 40 care locations.
Monash Health is uniquely positioned as a large-scale, publicly funded health service that improves the health outcomes of their community. Annually, we provide more than 3.6 million episodes of care and deliver more than 10,000 babies.
We’re committed to being a fair, equitable, and non-discriminatory workplace that maximises the talent, potential, and contribution of all employees. With such a wide range of locations and specialties, we’ll proudly help you grow your career in healthcare.
What you'll do
- The Associate Nurse Manager will lead and support the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery portfolio while ensuring safe and effective theatre operations. This includes proactive floor coordination and team leadership within the Operating Theatre team.
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