Registered Nurse - ICU

St Vincent's Health Australia; North Sydney; On-site; AUD 57,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging (pre-tax)

Not-for-profit employer

Access to salary packaging perks

Job summary

The Mater Hospital in North Sydney is seeking an ICU Registered Nurse to deliver high-acuity, compassionate care across surgical, orthopaedic and medical specialties within a 12-hour shift, 24/7 rotating roster. This permanent full-time role offers a supportive team and access to cutting-edge technology.

Applicants must have at least 5 years’ ICU experience, be AHPRA registered, and able to deliverQuality patient care in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as ICU registered nurse.
• AHPRA registered to practice in Australia.
• Ability to evaluate and deliver quality patient care while working in a busy, multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assess, manage, and deliver advanced interventions for critically ill patients.
• Collaborate with surgeons and a multidisciplinary team to provide cohesive care.
• Elevate patient and family experience with empathetic, holistic care.
• Utilise advanced medical technology in a hospital known for robotics, maternity, orthopaedics and oncology.

Skills

ICU experience

AHPRA registered

Critical care

Collaboration

Job description

Job Details

Job Description:

Role title: ICU Registered Nurse

Role type: Permanent full time

Shift details: 24/7 rotating roster, 12-hour shift worker

Department and location: Intensive Care Unit, The Mater Hospital, North Sydney

Salary: 41.58- 58.40 AUD base per hour +super

Welcome to the Mater, Sydney North Shore’s premier private hospital Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1906 and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia (established by the Sisters of Charity), the Sisters' spirit is our living heartbeat. We are a genuinely inclusive community celebrating all faiths and backgrounds, united in providing kind, exceptional care to everyone. Whether you live locally or are traveling along the T1 or M1 rail corridors, your daily commute will be seamless. We are positioned just minutes from St Leonards, Wollstonecraft, and Crows Nest stations, with major Pacific Highway bus routes right on our doorstep. Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.

About the role

As an ICU Registered Nurse at the Mater, you will play a critical role in delivering high-acuity, compassionate care to complex patients across advanced surgical, orthopaedic, and medical specialties.

• Assess, manage, and deliver advanced interventions for critically ill patients.
• Collaborate with leading surgeons in a cohesive, multidisciplinary, team-driven environment.
• Elevate the patient and family experience by delivering empathetic, holistic, and individualised critical care.
• Utilise top-tier medical technology in a hospital leading on robotics, maternity, orthopaedics, and oncology.

About you

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience as ICU registered nurse
• AHPRA registered
• Ability to evaluate and deliver quality patient care
• Ability to effectively collaborate with and support colleagues in a busy environment

What we can offer you at the Mater

Exceptional Rewards:

Highly competitive base pay, plus exclusive not-for-profit salary packaging perks. Enjoy pre-tax savings on up to $15,900 for everyday living costs (mortgage, rent, bills) plus $2,650 for dining out and entertainment annually

An Amazing Workplace:

82% of staff recommend our hospital as a great place to work (2026 Engagement Survey)

For-Purpose Impact:

Be part of a not-for-profit where surplus is reinvested into research & community care

Maternity Excellence:

Join Sydney’s top private service and the city’s unique private Lvl 4 Special Care Unit

Surgical Innovation:

Work in the only Aus member hub of the International Society of Orthopaedic Centres

Oncology Leadership:

Deliver cutting-edge cancer care backed by specialised & holistic wellbeing centres

Safe Staffing:

Work with peace of mind under an historic EA delivering mandated nurse-to-patient ratios

Growth:

Access world-class research funding & scholarships via The Friends of the Mater Foundation

Health & Wellbeing:

Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone. As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.

Closing Date: 11 November 2026 11:59pm

St Vincent's Heritage

St Vincent’s Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent’s Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent’s family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [e-mail]