Registered Nurse - Special Care Nursery - Perm FT/PT and Casual
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time or Full Time, up to 38 hours per week. Casual, up to 38 hours per week.
Location: Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $36.38 - $51.08 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ
Application Close Date: 30/11/2025
Interview Date Range: 03/12/2025 - 10/12/2025
Contact Details: Nora Omar | |
Please note: A current influenza (flu) vaccination is a mandatory requirement for appointment to this position.
About the Opportunity
Bankstown Hospital’s Special Care Nursery offers a supportive and fast‑paced environment. You’ll work closely with a multidisciplinary team, including Liverpool Hospital, and benefit from ongoing education led by our dedicated Clinical Nurse Educator. In this role, you’ll provide nurturing care to newborns—feeding, cuddling, and supporting their development—while learning key neonatal techniques like CPAP. We welcome nurses with a positive attitude, a willingness to learn and experience in neonatal care.
What You’ll Be Doing
The Registered Nurse will provide safe, compassionate, quality, person‑centred care and work in collaboration with patients/families/carers and a multidisciplinary team to achieve identified goals and outcomes.
How to Apply
To be considered, please ensure you address the following questions thoroughly. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Describe how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of this role, with particular emphasis on any experience in neonatal care.
- Share the main reasons for applying for this role and what aspects of joining the Special Care Nursery motivate you.
- Describe a scenario where you had to make a critical clinical decision under pressure. How did you assess the situation, implement a plan, and evaluate the outcomes to ensure the best care for the patient?
Additional Information
- Salary Packaging: South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the perks of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
- Health & Fitness: Employees receive discounted gym membership and corporate wellbeing programmes, including a Fitness Passport.
- Transforming Your Experience (TYE): Our strategy to positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, and our staff and community experiences. All staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. Core values: Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
- To be eligible for permanent appointment: you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we proudly honour and support differences. We encourage applicants from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people with disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community.
We are committed to driving a child‑safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights and ensuring they feel safe and supported.
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