Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Remuneration: $139,661.16 - $149,538.56 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ572100
Applications Close: Sunday 11th May, 2025

SESLHD - Nurse Practitioner - Newborn Care Centre - Royal Hospital for Women

What You'll Be Doing:
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it. The Nursing and Midwifery – Our Strategy for Transforming Person Centred Cultures 2024-2029 guides our profession in the development of effective person-centred practice and healthful cultures within SESLHD. We advocate for shared decision-making, collaborative relationships, compassionate and person-centred leadership, and supporting innovative practices.

As a Nurse Practitioner in SESLHD you will provide readily available access to high level clinical expertise and support for Neonatal Services across the Royal Hospital for Women and the SESLHD. The Neonatal Unit is one of the largest NICU facilities in NSW providing highly specialised care for sick newborn infants – both medical and surgical. As a Nurse Practitioner, you will have an extended practice role which will include comprehensive assessment, interpretation of diagnostics, implementation of treatment modalities and relevant referral skills applied to a broad range of challenging, complex, and changing situations within the Neonatal settings. Nurse practitioners provide high levels of clinically focused, autonomous nursing care in a variety of contexts across SESLHD. You will support the care of people and communities with problems of varying complexity. You will be part of a team that strives to support each other to reach our potential, focus on what matters most and continue to be innovative in approaches to practice.

Benefits:

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
• Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.
• For Nurses – Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.
• For Nurses – Opportunity to obtain Clinical Nurse Specialist status where relevant.

Selection Criteria:

1. Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse including endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner or working towards same as per the NMBA Guidelines on endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner and current NSW Driver’s License and willingness to travel as required in role.
2. Post graduate qualifications at Masters level, in a NMBA approved program of study or relevant clinical specialty or working towards.
3. Demonstrated high level knowledge and advanced clinical nursing skills including comprehensive assessment, interpretation of diagnostics, implementation of treatment modalities and relevant referral skills applied to a broad range of challenging, complex, and changing situations.
4. Demonstrated sound understanding of the Neonatal Intensive Care Environment and ability to lead and implement changes and develop direction in clinical practice by the initiation, utilisation, and review of evidence-based research.
5. Proven high level knowledge and expertise in complex client centred consultancy, practice development activities including mentoring, education, active participation in communities of practice, policy development and quality improvement.
6. Demonstrated advanced clinical leadership role, negotiation, liaison, interpersonal and problem-solving skills across the Neonatal specialty.
7. Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and accountability while also working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary and multi service environment.

Need More Information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Sabreena Reaz on [email protected]

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

Reasonable Adjustments:
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email [email protected] and let us know. Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information For Applicants:

• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
• SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support ([email protected]) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website

SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support. Please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email [email protected] should you require support.