Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,200 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

St John of God Murdoch Hospital is one of the leading private health campuses in Western Australia, and major health care hub in the southern region. Offering 507-beds, services include an emergency department, operating theatres, endoscopy suites, birth suite and maternity ward, medical library and education center.

Your role at St John of God Murdoch Hospital

You will be responsible for a high standard of patient care to our neonatal patients on our St Mary's Ward. Opportunity (for the appropriate skills) to also work on the ward caring for women and their families postnatally.

Working within our dedicated Special Care Unit our Neonatal team offer extra care to newborn babies particularly in the first month after birth that have been born prematurely, unwell or need specialized medical support. You will be joining a dedicated multidisciplinary team providing compassion care and expertise.

The Position

• Commitment to organisation's service ethos through the provision of excellent service
• Caregivers are required to act in accordance with the standards of behaviour outlined in the SJGHC Code of Conduct document.
• Maintain and develop clinical skills in order to care for patients appropriate to level of competence.
• Deliver a high standard of patient care utilizing appropriate resources cost effectively.
• Adhere to and supports hospital policies, procedures and standards.
• Act as the patient's advocate and facilitate the rights of individuals.
• Provide patient education and acts as a resource where appropriate.
• Participate in a multidisciplinary team approach to patient care through the continuum of care.
• Prioritise workload using resources effectively.
• Provide supervision to Enrolled Nurses, students and PCAs as required.

You will have a registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse, a demonstrated commitment to quality patient care and satisfaction, along with well-developed interpersonal and relationship building skills.

To succeed you will have the ability to work effectively and harmoniously within the multi-disciplinary health care team, with a commitment to ongoing education and professional development.

Registered Nurses with minimum 2 years Post Graduate experience, with a Graduate Certificate or recognised qualification/s in Neonatal Nursing and recent experience working in Special Care Nurseries are encouraged to apply.

Above all, patients will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values

We can offer

• Salary: $48.55 to $63.89 per hour (inclusive of casual loading), plus 11.5% superannuation
• Casual position working across all shifts
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Innovative Professional Development opportunities

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements.

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being. Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

For enquiries contact Gillian Brown, Clinical Recruitment Manager, on (08) 9428 8671 Tuesday - Thursday.

Applications will be reviewed throughout the advertising period and interviews conducted regularly. Apply today!

Applications Close: May 5th 2025