Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit

Northern Sydney Local Health District; Sydney; On-site; AUD 71,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Beaches Hospital is looking for experienced nurses to join the Intensive Care Unit team. This permanent full-time role offers 12 hour shifts and a balanced work life. The unit provides advanced critical care, including invasive monitoring and ventilation support, within a dedicated 20-bed ICU.

Applicants must hold AHPRA registration and have postgraduate critical care qualifications, with strong communication and teamwork skills. Applications close 28 December 2026.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse - Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Current clinical knowledge and clinical problem solving ability.
• Demonstrated previous experience in an acute ICU ward.
• Post graduate qualification in Critical Care.

Responsibilities

• Be a pro-active team player, mentor junior staff and participate in quality improvement.
• Rotational 24/7 roster with flexible self-rostering and 12 hour shifts.
• Support ICU services including invasive monitoring, ventilation and cardio-vascular care.

Skills

ICU nursing

Critical care

AHPRA registered

Mentorship

Quality improvement

Education

Postgraduate qualification in Critical Care

Job description

Our Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Northern Beaches Hospital is looking for experienced nurses to join the team. Offering 12 hour shifts, you will have an opportunity for balance. Employment Type: Permanent Full Time Position Classification: Registered Nurse Remuneration: $1566.70 - $2199.60 per week Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: REQ685293

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives. NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination, and racism.

Where you'll be working: Northern Beaches Intensive Care Unit is a 20 bed unit comprising of two 10 bedded pods. It is a general Intensive Care Unit catering for the needs of the area with key specialities including general surgery - upper and lower GI, urology, complex orthopaedic surgery as well complex medical cases. We also provide specialist care for patients admitted through the hospitals busy emergency department and play a key role in the hospital's Clinical Emergency Response team. The ICU is dedicated to caring for patients with life-threatening illnesses and complications, and for monitoring potentially life-threatening conditions. It provides special expertise and facilities for the support of vital functions, using the skills of medical, nursing and allied teams. The ICU can support all medical and surgical services delivered within the hospital with a full range of intensive care equipment and the latest monitoring and ventilation systems.

What you'll be doing

You will be a pro-active team player, with demonstrated ability and desire to be part of a dynamic work force, mentor junior staff and participate in quality improvement. Although a rotational 24/7 roster is in place, we offer flexible self-rostering and 12 hour shifts. We are inclusive with diverse and friendly teams, with options for flexible shifts so you can achieve the life balance you desire.

The Unit offers a full range of intensive care services to all patients, including:

• invasive monitoring
• mechanical ventilation support
• renal replacement therapy (dialysis)
• advanced cardio-vascular support
• point-of-care coagulation testing
• procedural services
• tracheostomy insertion and management

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Registered Nurse - Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Current clinical knowledge and clinical problem solving ability.
• Demonstrated previous experience in an acute ICU ward.
• Post graduate qualification in Critical Care.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.

For role related queries or questions contact [e-mail].

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have. NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards. The team enriching health in millions of ways every day.

Applications Close: 28 December 2026