Registered Nurse/Midwife - Special Care Nursery

Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife - Special Care Nursery | Buderim Private Hospital, Sunshine Coast

• Employment Term: Permanent Part-Time and Casual Positions Available

• Location: Buderim, QLD 

• Remuneration: $40.45 - $52 p/h + 11% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Your part in Buderim Private Hospital

Buderim Private Hospital is seeking motivated, innovative and passionate dual Registered Nurses (RN) and Registered Midwife (RM) to be part of our Special Care Nursery / Women’s Health Team.

Contemporary knowledge of best practice in newborn nursing care is required and extensive neonatal clinical experience preferred with a minimum 2 years experience in a similar level Special Care Nursery. Appropriate post graduate qualifications not essential, but highly regarded.

Buderim Private Special Care Nursery (SCN) is a level 4 Nursery and provides care for babies greater than 32 weeks and 1500 grams. SCN supports maternity services at Buderim Private and patient transfers from tertiary health centres. In this role, you will be responsible for the clinical management and delivery of care in a 7 cot Special Care Nursery. Staffing levels will be dependent on patient occupancy and acuity. Therefore, the ability to work autonomously and independently is essential for low occupancy/acuity shifts.  SCN is supported by the Clinical Nurse Manager, Maternity/Women’s Health Ward Team and 24/7 available VMP.

What makes a difference for us?

 To be successful in the role you will possess current unrestricted midwifery and nursing registration with AHPRA and have recent experience and proficiency in the following advanced skill set:

• CPAP and High Flow nasal oxygen
• Assisting and preparing for stabilisation and retrieval including initiating ventilator care
• PIVC and UVC Therapy (Including IV medications)
• Phototherapy management
• Ability to work autonomously within the SCN
• Willingness to work outside of SCN in the Maternity postnatal/ antenatal and Women’s Health ward environment as per staffing and patient needs
• Ensuring patient flow is managed whilst providing high standards of patient care

Make a meaningful difference with Buderim Private Hospital

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our team at Buderim Private Hospital as a Special Care Nurse, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

What makes a difference for you?

With a deep connection to the Sunshine Coast that’s 40 years in the making, Buderim Private Hospital partners with our patients to deliver personalised one-on-one care from the heart.

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• Free On-Site Parking 
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Professional development, through Graduate Certificates, skills development courses, bursaries, grants and partnerships with leading Universities (Hospitals).
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference 

Buderim Private Hospital is proudly part of the UnitingCare family, we’d love you to be too.

As one of the Sunshine Coast’s largest hospitals, we provide a comprehensive range of surgical and medical services using the latest technology. This includes emergency, maternity, intensive care, cardiovascular, obstetric and gynaecology, urology, cancer care, general medicine, renal and respiratory services, orthopaedic and mental health care, among many others.

Joining Buderim Private Hospital, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16, 500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all it’s fullness.

Start making a difference today

Our application process takes less than 15 minutes – Click the ‘APPLY’ button to be taken to our online application process and upload your resume and cover letter. Our team are available to answer any questions you may have.

Diversity & Inclusion 

Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.  

Safe workplace  

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.