Registered Midwife Special Care Nursery

Healthscope; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Discounted health insurance

Professional development support

Job summary

Newcastle Private Hospital, part of Healthscope, seeks a Registered Nurse or Midwife for its Level 2 Special Care Nursery in Newcastle. Roles available full-time or part-time, with a passionate team delivering high-quality patient and family-centred care.

Join an 189-bed private hospital with theatres, ICU, and maternity suites. Suitable applicants with neonatal care background are encouraged to apply, contributing to exceptional obstetric and paediatric services.

Qualifications

• Current registration with AHPRA.
• Minimum 2 years post-graduate Neonatal Intensive Care or Special Care Nursery experience.
• Ability to work independently in the Special Care Nursery.
• Working with Children check completed.
• Commitment to delivering high quality patient care.
• Compliance with ACQSHC National standards.
• Strong clinical decision making and problem solving.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team.
• Intermediate computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality nursing and newborn care by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating.
• Maintain high standards of care in a safe environment aligned with experience and education.
• Develop strategies to support effective communication with patients and families.
• Collaborate with patients and families in care decisions.
• When required, support the postnatal ward.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Neonatal NICU/SCN experience

Independent work in SCN

Working with Children check

Quality patient care

ACQSHC standards

Clinical decision making

Communication skills

Teamwork

Computer skills

Job description

Close knit and collaborative team

Supportive Management

PPT or FT roles to work in our renovated 8 bed Special Care Nursery

Are you a Registered Nurse or Midwife with excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, and a passion for delivering high quality patient care?

Newcastle Private Hospital is looking to employ a Registered Nurse or Midwife for their Special Care Nursery on a full time or part time basis.

Suitable applicants with the right clinical background are encouraged to apply.

Newcastle Private, Where doing what you love means more

Come and join our expert team of surgeons, specialist doctors, dedicated nurses and allied health professionals at Newcastle Private Hospital. We are a 189 bed, acute, private hospital facility co-located on the John Hunter Campus at Rankin Park. The hospital has 11 theatres including a hybrid theatre and a 15 bed Intensive Care Unit.

We also have a cardiac suite including a cardiac catheter laboratory and a 16 bed Coronary Care Unit. A private maternity suite including 6 birthing suites, 38 antenatal/postnatal rooms and a Level 2 Special Care Nursery are available for families in the Newcastle region. Newcastle Private Oncology Centre provides specialty care for individuals and their families/carers undergoing all aspects of cancer treatment and care with both an inpatient unit and day infusion lounge.

As a Registered Nurse/Midwife, your responsibilities will include:

• To provide quality nursing care by Assessing, Planning, Implementing and evaluating individual patient and new born care.
• To provide a standard of care according to the individual’s level of experience and education maintaining high quality nursing care within a safe environment.
• To develop and utilise strategies that encourage an atmosphere conducive to effective communication.
• To work in partnership with patients and families in decision-making regarding provision of care promoting beneficial relationships
• When required, working within the postnatal ward

Essential Criteria:

• Current Registration with AHPRA
• At least 2 years post graduate experience in Neonatal Intensive Care or Special Care Nursery experience
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and unsupervised in the Special Care Nursery
• Working with Children check
• Commitment to Quality Patient Care
• Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
• Sound clinical decision making and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Works well independently and within a team
• Intermediate computer skills

What you’ll get in return:

• Diverse career pathways with a number of speciality areas to work in
• Professional and personal development working alongside our consultant Obstetricians, Paediatricians, highly skilled Midwives, Lactation consultants and Educators.
• Help with further study and education
• A supportive work environment
• Challenging, inspiring and rewarding roles
• The opportunity to make a difference

Why Healthscope? Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

We offer:

• Flexibility work arrangement to support work-life balance
• Discounted health insurance (Permanent staff)
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

More Information:

Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. We are also committed to child safety. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.