Registered Nurse - Special Care Nursery

Position Details
Reference Number 64538
Position Title Registered Nurse - Special Care Nursery - Sandringham
Employment Type Full Time Ongoing, Part Time Ongoing
Entity Monash Health
Department Special Care Nursery
Location Sandringham Hospital
Position Summary

• Ongoing full & part time roles on a 24/7 roster
• Ongoing job based learning to grow your skills
• A commitment to outstanding Family Centred Care

Working in Healthcare has never been more important or meaningful!
Monash Newborn - Sandringham, situated in Sandringham Hospital, is a 7-bed Special Care Nursery, with a reputation for delivering outstanding family-centred care to mildly to moderately unwell infants and their families.
A Day in the Life
Our team loves coming to work every day to be able to provide safe and excellent family-centred care. You’ll enjoy the variety and challenge that comes from working with like-minded skilled senior staff and mentors while being supported by your manager and other leaders within the program and broader health service. Our 7-cot SCN provides specialised care to babies onwards of 34 weeks gestation, and supports our delivery suites, postnatal ward and surrounding tertiary centre - Monash Children's Hospital.
We work within a team model of care - and in practising within this model, we provide our patients and their families, consistency in their care provision and clear communication across their journey.
We are now looking to engage highly motivated nursing/midwifery professionals to join our team. Working in our modern, well-equipped unit, you will deliver excellent family-centred care.
We have ongoing, full and part-time opportunities to gain leadership experience across a 24/7 rotational roster, also with an opportunity for permanent night duty. Ours is a highly connected team with strong shared values and a commitment to excellence.
Picture this:
If appointed to this role you will:

• Enjoy working with our passionate and caring team to provide the best patient centred care to our sick and premature infants and their families;
• Be the nurse you aspire to with the support of our dedicated nurse educators;
• Actively contribute to our organisational goals including maintaining a positive and safe culture;
• Impress us with your communication skills, enthusiasm and accountability of practice.

About You
You are passionate about Neonatal Nursing, in particular Special Care Nursery and demonstrate the following:

• You have a commitment to ongoing education and wish to progress your career
• You are passionate in working towards our vision: By 2023, Monash Women's and Monash Newborn will be Australia's leader in women, newborn and family-centred care achieved through excellence in innovation, teaching, and research
• Registered Nurse experience in an acute Setting, ideally SCN
• Excellent interpersonal skills and superior time management skills
• Evidence of a commitment to professional development and care of the critically ill child.
• Thrive using your proven critical thinking & problem solving skills

What you need

• You are registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Authority (AHRPA)
• You can demonstrate recent acute nursing experience within Australia;
• You are willing to work full or part time across a seven day rotating roster including night shifts

In return

• Permanent, ongoing contracts for those with neonatal qualification
• Support in the workplace and the ability to consolidate your learnings through ongoing clinical practice
• Opportunities for Career progression and an area of your specialty and passion
• Salary Packaging
• Flexible Work Options
• Ongoing inservice and professional development

For those wishing to pursue a career in Special Care Nursing the Specialist Certificate in Neonates can be undertaken as a standalone course.
Monash Health is a great place to work
In 2022 Monash Health was nominated by LinkedIn as one of the top 25 organisations in Australia to grow your career.
Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

• salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
• a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
• free vaccinations
• private health insurance at discounted rates
• health imaging services
• + more

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 of us work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. 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 only accepted that are submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).
For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please refer to attached ‘Application Guide’ located under Position Documents. Please note; applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Lucy Johnston on 0400681106
Selection Criteria You are willing to work a seven day rotating roster including night shifts
You have demonstrated recent Special Care Nursery and/or Neonatal Intensive Care nursing experience either within Monash Newborn or within Australia
Recent nursing experience in an acute setting
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