2027 STEP Nursing Program - Intensive Care Unit

Northern Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Health is expanding its Intensive Care Unit with the 2027 STEP Nursing Program. This fixed-term intake supports newly qualified RNs to gain critical care experience in Melbourne's outer north, with structured mentorship from senior educators and a pathway to postgraduate study.

Participants are employed on a fixed-term contract at 64 hours per fortnight, commencing February 2027, with clinical hurdles and formal study days. A Northern Health certificate is awarded upon completion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Nursing & AHPRA registration as Registered Nurse.
• Recent employment minimum of one year RN at commencement of program.
• Ability to work a rotating roster, including evenings, weekends and public holidays.
• Current National Police and Working with Children History check.
• Commitment to a supported program inclusive of all academic and clinical requirements.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• High level of reliability and professional conduct.
• Well-developed assessment, clinical reasoning, problem solving, organisation and prioritisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Introduction to the Critical Care environment and learning to critically think while providing high quality holistic care to critically ill patients requiring advanced life support therapies.
• Support patient care with haemodynamic monitoring, recognizing and responding to clinical deterioration, and invasive/non-invasive ventilation as appropriate.
• Learn and apply evidence-based nursing practices in a supportive, learning-focused ICU setting.
• Collaborate with medical teams, nursing staff and Allied Health for integrated patient care.
• Complete clinical hurdles, study days and theoretical assessments as part of the program.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Verbal communication

Written communication

Reliability

Professional conduct

Assessment

Organisation

Prioritisation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

AHPRA registration

Job description

2027 STEP Nursing Program - Intensive Care Unit

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

An exciting opportunity exists for enthusiastic, motivated & dedicated Registered Nurses to advance their nursing careers within the Intensive Care Unitat Northern Health in ourSupported Transition to Excellence in Practice (STEP)Intensive CareNursing intake for 2027.

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our six main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.

About the Role:

STEPIntensive Careis designed as an introduction to specialty practice program where students are introduced to the Critical Care environment and learn to critically think and reason whilst providing high quality holistic care to critically ill patients requiring advanced life supporting therapies such as haemodynamic monitoring, recognising and responding to clinical deterioration, non- invasive and invasive mechanical ventilation. This program is designed as a precursor to Graduate Certificate level studies inIntensive Care Nursing.

Northern Health's state of the art Intensive Care Unit consists of 18 beds. Our Critical Care Registered Nurses pride themselves on providing exceptional collaborative care servicing approximately 1,600 admissions annually.Our ICU provides care to a wide range of culturally diverse patients with complex medical conditions, including multi-organ failure, severe sepsis, renal failure and respiratory failure requiring advanced mechanical ventilation.We pride ourselves on a culture of integrated learning for nursing staff through medical team involvement in teaching the staff on the floor and during protected education time.

Northern Health's ICU is an amazing space to build your foundational Critical Care skills.We have an amazing team delivering support throughout the transitional years to allow for an introduction to Intensive Care Nursing.

About the program:

• Northern Health's STEP Intensive Care Nursingcommences in February 2027
• Students are employed by Northern Health on a fixed term contract at 64 hours per fortnight until early February 2027
• The program incorporates clinical hurdles, formal study days and theoretical assessments
• Students will be supported by experienced Clinical Nurse Educators, Clinical Support Nurses and Critical Care trained staff - medical, nursing and allied health.
• Upon completion students will receive a Northern Health Certificate of completion and be prepared to further their career into postgraduate level studies.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Bachelor of Nursing & AHPRA registration as Registered Nurse
• Recent employment minimum of one year RN at commencement of program
• Ability to work a rotating roster, including evenings, weekends and public holidays
• Current National Police and Working with Children History check
• Commitment to a supported program inclusive of all academic and clinical requirements
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• High level of reliability and professional conduct
• Well-developed assessment, clinical reasoning, problem solving, organisation and prioritisation skills
• Highly motivated and willingness to learn

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Nicole Psaila, Postgraduate Program Coordinator ***************@nh.org.au