Registered Nurse - Critical Care/ICU

Healthscope; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 54,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on site staff car parking

Close to public transport

Job summary

John Fawkner Private Hospital, part of Healthscope, in Melbourne, seeks an experienced Critical Care Registered Nurse for full-time or part-time roles on a rotating roster. The role requires 3–5 years ICU experience, postgraduate Critical Care qualifications, and Australian work rights.

Responsibilities include planning, assessment, and evidence-based patient care within a collaborative inter-disciplinary team, with ongoing professional development and supervision of peers and students.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years ICU experience (mandatory).
• Post graduate qualification in Critical Care–ICU (mandatory).
• Current AHPRA registration (mandatory).
• Understanding NSQHS Standards and Australian Health system requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support the nursing team with planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based, patient-centered care.
• Adhere to AHPRA standards, code of ethics and Healthscope policies.
• Provide supervision and education to peers, graduates and students.
• Collaborate with the inter-disciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient care across the care continuum.
• Maintain professional relationships with VMO partners and external teams to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Participate in ongoing professional development and contribute to team learning.

Skills

ICU experience

AHPRA registered

Critical Care

Education

Postgraduate qualification in Critical Care ICU

Job description

• Bring your solid Critical Care experience to our patients
• Free on site staff car parking and close to public transport

Are you an enthusiastic and experienced Critical Care Registered Nurse looking to join a supportive and nurturing team?

About the role

John Fawkner Private Hospital is currently seeking experienced Critical Care Registered Nurse to join our close‑knit Critical Care team on a full time or part time basis on a rotating roster. You will play a key role within a supportive team to ensure we provide high levels of patient care. Apply if you have 3-5 years of experience in ICU ( mandatory ), post graduate qualifications in Critical Care‑ICU ( mandatory ) and Australian work rights ( mandatory ).

About us

John Fawkner Private Hospital is located in the north‑west suburbs of Melbourne. With 186 registered beds, an emergency department, 5 operating theatres, 12 bed Critical Care Complex and a busy day surgery/endoscopy unit the hospital provides a wide range of services to its community. The hospital specialises in orthopaedics, general surgery, general medicine, oncology, cardiology, urology, plastic surgery, ENT and gynaecology.

As a Critical Care Registered Nurse your responsibilities will include:

• Support the nursing team with planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of excellent standard of evidence based, person centred patient care
• Demonstrate professional practice as evidence by adhering to AHPRA professional standards, code of ethics and conduct, legislative requirements and Healthscope's policies and processes
• Foster a learning environment through clinical presentations to support the nursing team with their professional development and maintaining own professional learning and continuous professional development and providing supervision and teaching to peers, graduates and students
• Act as a valued member of the inter‑disciplinary team to provide exceptional patient care by actively contributing to team processes and practices
• Collaborate with external partners to ensure patients receive a high quality of care across the health care continuum
• Maintain professional and constructive working relationships with our VMO partners, using a customer service mindset, to enable high quality patient outcomes
• Minimum of 3-5 years' experience in ICU ( mandatory )
• Post graduate qualification in Critical Care‑ ICU ( mandatory )
• Current AHPRA registration
• Understanding and application of the Australian National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards

Demonstrate the ability to show initiative and work within a team environment

Come and be the difference in our patients' lives.

If you are successful, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant nursing experience against the current nursing Enterprise Agreement the "Healthscope Victoria - Nurses’ and Midwives’ Enterprise Agreement 2026" (salaries range between $39.34 to $50.50 per hour).

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.