Registered Nurse Apollo Bay

Job Category -Clinical - Registered Nurse

• Work for an organisation that recently won the Premiers Small Healthcare Service or the Year at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards 2024
• Live and work along the beautiful Surf Coast at Apollo Bay
• Chance for suitably qualified candidates to extend their skills in a varied, busy rural hospital

About Great Ocean Road Health

Great Ocean Road Health serves the communities of Lorne, Apollo Bay, and the Surf Coast, providing high-quality, accessible healthcare close to home. Formed in 2019 through the integration of Lorne Community Hospital and Otway Health, we offer a range of services across our Lorne and Apollo Bay campuses. Our goal is to meet the growing healthcare needs of the community, ensuring sustainable, robust care for the future while maintaining local services and staff levels.

About the Role

We are seeking a Registered Nurse with emergency or urgent care experience to join our team at GORH Apollo Bay. As a rural health service, our nurses work across a variety of clinical areas during each shift, including our busy Urgent Care Centre (UCC), acute inpatient beds, infusion clinic, and aged care services. The successful applicant will be expected to provide high-quality care across all of these areas and adapt to the diverse and rewarding nature of rural nursing.

About the Culture

Working at Great Ocean Road Health gives you the opportunity to assist individuals, families and groups living, working and visiting rural communities with their health care needs, making for a rewarding and satisfying experience. Our team is strong and diverse and is supported and nurtured through continuous improvement programs and opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Join Great Ocean Road Health and experience a rewarding career in one of Australia's most breathtaking coastal destinations, serving vibrant communities along the Surf Coast and Otways
• Excellent working conditions with a high sense of job satisfaction
• A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Wide range of professional development opportunities to enhance your career

Attractive salary packaging benefits. Living expenses capped at $9,010 and meals and entertainment capped at $2,650

Community Engagement

Our health service encourages you to be actively involved in the community health education imitative and preventative care.

Appointment to this position is subject to a satisfactory Nationally Co-ordinated Criminal History Check, a current Victorian Employee Working with Children Check, a current NDIS Worker Screening Check, participation in GORH's Immunisation Program, and evidence of a current 2026 Influenza Vaccination.

Diversity and Inclusion
We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion. We celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents of our team members, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. Our commitment to diversity strengthens our ability to provide compassionate and equitable care to all individuals, regardless of their backgrounds, abilities and identities.

We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and a workplace that promotes wellbeing, and welcomes applications from those who identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person

We actively encourage individuals with disabilities and diverse backgrounds and identities to apply for our positions. Should you require any reasonable adjustments or support during the recruitment process, we are here to assist you every step of the way.

We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

To join our team, all candidates are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and influenza, aligning with our health services immunisation policy.

Applications close at 27th of August 2026