Neonatal Services - Registered Nurse Division 1 (NICU and High Dependancy Unit)

Fixed Term Position/Ongoing Positions Available

The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of newborns and women of all ages. To join the Women’s is to be instrumental in forging progress towards health equity for women from ground-breaking research through to the bedside delivery of multi-disciplinary clinical care.

Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.

Neonatal Services at The Women’s Hospital, Melbourne has up to 62 beds, including neonatal intensive care and special care pods. It is one of the largest nurseries in Australia.

As a state-wide leader in neonatal services, each year we care for up to 2000 premature and unwell babies from across Victoria in our Neonatal intensive care and special care nursery. These babies may be premature or unwell full-term infants with a range of neonatal conditions such as preterm birth congenital anomalies, respiratory disease, birth trauma, peri partum hypoxic, brain injury and metabolic disorders.

 The neonatal team provides a family centred care approach and our model of care is centred on keeping mothers and babies together.  Families are encouraged to engage with the care of their baby.  Developmental care is also an important factor in how we care for these vulnerable and sick babies.

 The unit also has a key role in providing education and training for local, national and international health professionals as well as an extensive research program.

Fantastic  opportunities exist to join our collaborative and progressive team, we have a culture of teamwork, inclusiveness and would love you to join our team.

• Located at Parkville Hospital as part of a large hospital precinct, with well accessed public transport.
• A comprehensive orientation program, from a supportive education team.
• Provide high quality individualised clinical care for preamture and sick babies and their families.
• Shift flexibilty -  Full-time and Part time work options.
• Rotating shifts -  8hrs & 12hr shift options.
• Permanent night duty options available.
• International Nurse applications encrouaged.

About you

To be successful within this role you will need to have:

• Registered Nurse / Midwife - Division 1
• AHPRA regsitration
• Neonatal Intensive Care or Special Care Nursing Experience

Our offering

When you join the Women’s you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women. You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the exceptional in your everyday.

Our staff benefits program includes salary packaging, on-site car parking and childcare (subject to availability), alongside a range of discounted financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits provided by our staff benefit partners. To learn more, please visit: www.thewomens.org.au/careers/why-work-at-the-womens/staff-benefits/

We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited. The Women’s is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters. 

The Women’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, people with lived experience of disability and people who identify as LGBTI.

It is a policy of the Women's to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability. If you need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application or interview process, please contact the hiring manager listed under 'Contact Person'

Ready to make the move?

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached and apply online by selecting “apply now” below.

All appointments to the Women’s are subject to a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

Please be aware that in line with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all workers at the Women's regardless of role, will be required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption.

Influenza Vaccination Requirement

In line with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, some health care workers are now required to have their flu vaccination to work in health care. Evidence of vaccination is required.

As this role fits into category C of the departments risk ratings, applicants are strongly encouraged (although not required) to be vaccinated against influenza.)

All applicants will be required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status.

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