Registered Nurse - Paediatric

Monash Health; Melbourne; Remote; AUD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Professional development

Supportive team environment

Employee wellbeing

Career mobility

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Job summary

Monash Health is seeking registered nurses to join Monash Children’s at Home in Clayton, Melbourne, part-time ongoing. Provide high‑quality paediatric nursing care at home, coordinating with families and hospital staff for safe transitions from hospital to home.

You will support newborn/paediatric patients, engage in discharge planning, and contribute to quality improvement while working within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration is mandatory.
• Acute Paediatric or Neonatal nursing experience required.
• Demonstrated accountability for providing high-quality nursing care.
• Ability to apply excellent clinical and critical thinking skills independently within a team.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and documentation skills.
• Current Driver’s Licence.

Responsibilities

• Plan, evaluate and maintain high standards of safe care for children.
• Conduct comprehensive health assessments and educate involved in care planning and discharge planning.
• Facilitate timely discharge planning for safe transition from hospital to home.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Model safe nursing practice and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Critical thinking

Communication

Documentation

Teamwork

Education

AHPRA registration

Job description

Monash Health exists to reimagine care, so that people can live their best lives.

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About the Role

We have exciting opportunities available for registered nurses to join Monash Children’s at Home based in Clayton at the Monash Children’s Hospital.This is a Part-time, ongoing opportunity.

Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, you will work largely independently, providing a safe, effective alternative model of care for Newborn/Paediatric patients needing ongoing nursing management at home. In this way, patients spend less time in the acute setting, and we concurrently uphold our commitment to patient centred care.

Working closely with patients’ families, hospital based medical, nursing and allied health staff and community agencies, you will ensure that patients enjoy a safe transition from the acute hospital setting to the home environment.Your specific responsibilities in this role will include:

• Planning,evaluatingandmaintaininga high standard of safe and effective care for children
• Conducting comprehensive health assessments and educating those involved in care planning, directcareand discharge planning in the ambulatory setting
• Ensuringtimelydischarge planning tofacilitatepatients’ safe and effective transition from hospital to home
• Demonstrating your commitment to developing,promotingand progressing continuous quality improvement initiatives
• Role modelling excellence in safe nursing practice consistent with our expectations of leaders across Monash Health

About You

To be considered for this role you will need to demonstrate that you satisfy the following mandatory criteria:

• Current AHPRA registration
• Current Acute Paediatric or Neonatal Nursing experience
• Demonstrated accountability for providing high quality nursing care
• Proven ability to apply excellent clinical and critical thinking skills while working independently but within a Team framework
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and documentation skills
• Current Driver’s Licence

In Return

As a valued member of the Monash Health team, you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development, and career progression, including:

• Salary packaging– increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options.
• Professional development– access to ongoing training, education, and leadership opportunities to support your career growth.
• Supportive team environment– work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
• Employee wellbeing– benefit from a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP), staff wellbeing initiatives, and a strong focus on work-life balance.
• Career mobility– opportunities to work across Victoria’s largest public health service with a wide range of roles and career pathways.
• Diverse and inclusive workplace– join an organisation that celebrates and embraces diversity and fosters a culture of respect and belonging.

For a confidential discussion and to explore this opportunity further, please reach out to Jacqueline Hopley, Operations Manager - Ambulatory Children's on 0433 800 ***.

Position Description can be found here.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards.