About the role

The Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join the Women's Unit on a permanent full time basis.

This position provides family-centered nursing care in collaboration with other health professionals and significant others to ensure safe, efficient and effective patient management within the Women's Unit.

Salary Range: $41.73 - $53.53 per hour plus 11.5% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!

The appropriate salary will depend on the period of relevant prior experience and are exclusive of allowances, penalties and superannuation.

What you'll be doing

The successful applicant will have a strong interest in caring for women and newborns. Healthy hearing training will be provided to conduct hearing screenings for newborns. Additionally, there will be an opportunity to apply for a scholarship for Midwifery Training.

• Provide high-quality patient care by applying nursing clinical skills and contemporary knowledge to support optimal care outcomes through care coordination, collaboration and communication within the scope of professional competence;

• Partner with patients and their support persons throughout the pregnancy and birth continuum to provide woman-centred maternity care about personal and cultural needs and preferences;
• Undertake comprehensive ante and post-natal assessment(s) and develop or revise care plans that are inclusive of the patient's physical, psychological, cultural and spiritual needs and expectations for her pregnancy-childbirth continuum and expected clinical outcomes;
• Determine and monitor maternal and fetal well-being throughout hospitalisation and communicate effectively with other health professionals to ensure safe and high standards of care;
• Acknowledge and support the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary team and diverse care environment by delegating tasks to team members commensurate with their scope of professional expertise and practice;
• Extend adherence to the delivery and documentation of care to include applicable Mater frameworks, policies, procedures and forms;
• Undertake comprehensive discharge planning to ensure patients and their support persons, where applicable and appropriate, are provided with adequate support through the provision of education, resources and proper community services access; and
• Act as a mentor for colleagues and nursing/midwifery students within the team where appropriate, depending on their level of expertise permits.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate the following criteria:

• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Midwife only or, and Registered Nurse is essential;
• A commitment to adhere to the Mater immunisation requirements;
• Minimum of one year of postgraduate experience, in either birth suites/genecology/women’s unit.

Desirable:

• Healthy Hearing Trained
• Other postgraduate qualifications in relevant nursing and midwifery specialty or working towards (e.g. lactation consultant);

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Enhance your expertise and credentials with exclusive discounts on postgraduate certificates through our university partnerships
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

For more information regarding the role, please contact Di-Marie Dixon, MUM at di-marie.dixon@mater.org.au

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Applications close on Wednesday 26th March 2025. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.