Location: Lingard Private Hospital, Merewether

Position: Registered Nurses & Endorsed Enrolled Nurses

Department: Surgical Wards

Status: Full Time / Part Time / Casual

Care is our passion. People are our business. Excellence is our standard. Growth is our ambition.

• Flexible rostering to support your work/life balance

• Grow with us – We are expanding and have big plans for the future!

At Lingard Private Hospital, we’re all about supporting real people to deliver extraordinary care. As part of the Healthe Care team, you can expect:

• Flexible working conditions to ensure a healthy work-life balance

• Collaboration with like-minded professionals across a multi-disciplinary team

• Wellbeing programs including discounted private health insurance

• Fitness passport

• Grow with us - commitment to career development, ongoing training and development

• Paid parental leave

• Novated lease opportunities

• Love Your Work reward and recognition program

About you

An exciting opportunity exists for highly motivated and experienced Registered Nurses and Endorsed Enrolled Nurses to join our friendly and dynamic Surgical Wards. At Lingard you will be supported by an experienced team of staff and clinical educators, who will encourage you to grow your skills with confidence.

Our Surgical wards consists of: Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, ENT, Paediatric surgery, Pain management surgery, Urology, Gynaecology, Plastic surgery, General surgery, Breast surgery, Bariatric surgery and Colorectal surgery.

We have availability across our Surgical wards on a full time, part time, or casual basis.

Essential Criteria

• Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a high-pressure environment

• A commitment to customer service and quality improvement

• Proven commitment to a team environment

Desirable Criteria

• Previous experience in area of specialty

• Minimal 1 year acute nursing experience

Who we are

Centrally located between the shops and cafes of The Junction, and the rolling waves of Merewether Beach, Lingard is Newcastle’s largest private hospital and offers the community access to the best surgical care in the region.

Spanning two sites Lingard offers 14 theatres, 2 endoscopy suites, cardiac catheterisation lab, ICU, 2 surgical wards, cardiac ward, rehabilitation ward and dedicated day surgery centre. With specialist consulting rooms nearby, and a radiology practice and pathology laboratory onsite, Lingard Private Hospital offers a health precinct second-to-none.

We are proud to employ the best medical specialists and staff from across the Newcastle region. As part of Lingard Private you will be joining a team that values every person, where people are leaders in their field, and where innovation and best practice drive everything we do.

Looking for the best possible start to your career, or your next step? With a focus on education and development, Lingard will support your career every step of the way!

Lingard Private Hospital is a key facility within the Healthe Care Group. We are a private healthcare provider of choice, driving innovation and clinical best practice to the services we provide.

Interested to know more?

Please contact Amber Watters, Acting Director of Clinical Services amb••••••••••@healthecare.com.au, for a confidential chat today!

All written applications must address and meet essential criteria. Applications must include current CV and names of at least 2 professional referees.

This position will be classified under the Healthe Care (NSW Hospitals) and NSWNMA/ANMF NSW Branch Enterprise Agreement 2022.

Applications close: Friday June 26th, 2026