Registered Nurse Special Care Nursery

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

Job summary

Northern Beaches Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Special Care Nursery to deliver holistic, family-centred care to neonates and their families. You will work within NBH and NSLHD policies, contributing to safe, efficient unit operations and quality improvement initiatives.

The role requires acute-care experience, neonatal knowledge, and a commitment to collaborative, high-standard patient care with flexible rosters and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent.
• Experience in an acute clinical setting; neonatal experience is highly regarded.
• A Graduate Certificate in Neonatal Nursing, or willingness to undertake one.
• Sound clinical judgement and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A commitment to working well in a high-functioning team.
• A passion for patient- and family-centred care.
• Flexibility to work a rotating roster.

Responsibilities

• Deliver holistic, family-centred care to neonates and their families.
• Work within NSLHD and NBH policies and procedures.
• Help the unit run safely, efficiently and sustainably.
• Take part in working parties, committees and quality improvement as required.
• Support NSQHS Standards, work health and safety, and NBH accreditation.

Skills

AHPRA Registered Nurse

Neonatal experience

Graduate Certificate in Neonatal Care

Communication skills

Teamwork

Rotating roster flexibility

Education

Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent

Graduate Certificate in Neonatal Nursing

Job description

Northern Beaches Hospital is looking for skilled nurses to join the Special Care Nursery team. We are offering both part time and full time roles, 12 hour shifts to allow for work life balance!.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Registered Nurse

Remuneration: $$1,566.70 - $2,199.60 per week

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ702292

About Special Care Nursery

The Special Care Nursery (SCN) at Northern Beaches Hospital is a Level 4 neonatal service providing safe, high-quality, evidence-based care to newborns and their families. We care for babies born at NBH from 32 weeks' gestation who need specialised medical and nursing support. We also accept transfers from other hospitals within the neonatal network, and downward transfers from tertiary units from 30 weeks' gestation.

We are a forward-thinking, family-centred unit with a strong record of practice improvement. Our initiatives include bedside parent beds that keep mothers and babies together. You'll have access to structured education and competency development in neonatal care. You'll also have real opportunities to help shape how we care for babies and families.

About The Role

As a Registered Nurse in the SCN, you will:

• deliver holistic, family-centred care to neonates and their families
• work within NSLHD and NBH policies and procedures
• help the unit run safely, efficiently and sustainably
• take part in working parties, committees and quality improvement as required
• support NSQHS Standards, work health and safety, and NBH accreditation

To Be Successful You Will Have

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
• Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent
• Experience in an acute clinical setting; neonatal experience is highly regarded
• A Graduate Certificate in Neonatal Nursing, or willingness to undertake one
• Sound clinical judgement and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A commitment to working well in a high-functioning team
• A passion for patient- and family-centred care
• Flexibility to work a rotating roster

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.

The NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Workforce will be compassionate, competent, confident, contemporary, capable and committed to leading person-centred health care.

• Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
• Current Registration as a Registered Nurse Division 1 with AHPRA.
• Availability and capacity to participate in a 24 hour/seven day week rotating roster which includes working all shifts, all days of the week including public holidays.
• Knowledge and understanding of women and newborn centred care, evidence based practice and quality improvement.
• Demonstrated recent experience in the specialty of Neonatal Nursing through the capacity to provide effective, high quality nursing care that is person centred, family inclusive and culturally sensitive to people accessing health services.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively, responsibly, and accountably with minimal supervision and effectively manage the use of staff and physical resources when rostered In Charge of Shift in SCN.
• Demonstrated effective communication through the use of information technology, written, verbal and interpersonal skills with the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others effective communications written and verbal skills. Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Evidence of advanced theoretical knowledge and expertise in the provision of comprehensive care for the sick and/or premature neonate, including care and management of neonates requiring positive airway pressure (BCPAP) and/or short term ventilation.

For role related queries or questions contact Anita Barrett on [e-mail]

Applications Close: 3 November 2026