Nurse Practitioner - Paediatric Cardiac Inpatient Unit

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 158,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work opportunities

Salary packaging and meal entertaining

Accrued days off (ADOs)

Fitness passport

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Job summary

NSW Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join the Paediatric Cardiac Inpatient Unit at Westmead. You will work in an advanced clinical role to deliver child- and family-centred care for complex congenital and acquired cardiac conditions, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

The role offers flexible opportunities, a pathway to shaping a new model of care, and responsibilities spanning clinical assessment, diagnostics, and coordination of care across inpatient and outreach settings.

Qualifications

• NP scope of practice and autonomous work model.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Advanced clinical assessment and planning.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced clinical care for pediatric cardiac patients.
• Lead service development and quality improvement.
• Coordinate admissions, discharges and clinic follow-ups.
• Educate and support other clinicians to develop practice.

Skills

Advanced clinical practice

Autonomous practice

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical assessment

Education

Nurse Practitioner qualification

Job description

Nurse Practitioner - Paediatric Cardiac Inpatient Unit

Employment Type:Full-Time and Part Time Permanent Opportunities Available
Position Classification:Nurse Practitioner
Remuneration:158236.73 - 169429.03 full-time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week:up to 38
Requisition ID:REQ698543
Location: Westmead
Applications Close: Midnight on 12 October 2026
For role related queries or questions contact Nicole Dinsmore on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.

An exciting opportunity exists to join our growing Cardiac Inpatient Unit as a Nurse Practitioner. This newly established role offers the chance to shape and lead a contemporary model of care for children and young people with complex cardiac conditions within one of Australia's most comprehensive paediatric cardiac services. Working alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will provide advanced clinical care, influence service development, drive quality improvement, and contribute to excellence in patient and family-centred care.

Our service delivers the full spectrum of paediatric cardiac care, including congenital and acquired heart disease, cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, heart failure, ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy, and heart transplantation. This is a unique opportunity to help define a new role, support some of the state's most complex cardiac patients, and make a lasting impact on the future of paediatric cardiac care. If you are passionate about advanced practice, innovation, and delivering outstanding outcomes for children and families, we invite you to be part of this exciting next chapter.

What you'll be doing

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) works autonomously and collaboratively in an advanced and extended clinical role to deliver a child and family centred approach to healthcare within the nominated specialty service. The NP provides innovative and flexible health care delivery that complements other health care providers. The NP’s scope of practice (SCOP) is determined by the context of practice, is underpinned by policy and service requirements. The SCOP will be reviewed regularly in conjunction with the service director and/or manager or Nurse Manager as relevant to the service.
The NP role includes, but is not limited to comprehensive health assessment, initiation and interpretation of diagnostic investigations, diagnosis, prescription of pharmacological and non-pharmacological agents/therapies and discussion with/referral to medical specialists and other health professionals.
The NP will clinically manage patients requiring hospital admission or discharge, in the clinic or community setting or as relevant to the service.
The NP will emphasize health promotion and disease prevention.
The NP will draw on their professional competency and capability to improve clinical service outcomes through research and quality improvement activities.
The NP will provide education and support to other clinicians that facilitate the ongoing development of clinical practice.
The NP will maintain a standard level of education reflective of their competence.
The NP will challenge and broaden their education to meet service outcomes and higher competencies.

A Transitional Nurse Practitioner (TNP) may be considered where no suitably qualified Nurse Practitioner has applied. The Transitional Nurse Practitioner will adhere to the primary purposes and standards of practice of a NP within the limitations and ScOP set out for the Transitional Nurse Practitioner

Additional Benefits (where applicable): Flexible work opportunities, Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits, accrued days off (ADOs), fitness passport, employee assistance program (EAP)