Registered Nurse - Special Care Nursery

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• Full or Part time fixed term opportunities
• Work in a supportive environment where Nursing team work is promoted.
• Provide Family Centred Care, caring for our vulnerable newborns and families

Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.

About the Role:

Join our team as a Registered Nurse to work at Special Care Nursery based at Casey Hospital

You will be joining a highly skilled and motivated team and must be able to act autonomously, be a great communicator, and be able to multi task. Discharge co-ordination is also a major part of this role. We operate a Family Centred Care Model within our unit and aim to provide high quality care to our babies and their families. We focus on care plans, discharge planning and education to enable safe and early discharge to reunite the family unit. 

This is a position requiring flexibility to work across a rotating roster, 7 days, including night duty and weekends.

About Us:

At Casey Special Care Nursery

• We will treat all families with the standard of care that we would want our own family to receive.
• We will provide a safe place to care for families and their babies.
• We will treat all cultures with respect and dignity.
• We will empower parents.
• We will support mothers in their chosen form of feeding.
• We will provide education and promote confidence for discharge.
• We will prepare for discharge from admission.

Casey SCN is a 20-bed Level 4 nursery providing high-dependency neonatal care, including respiratory support like CPAP and high-flow oxygen. It admits babies from maternity, emergency, or as transfers and focuses on high-quality, family-centred care, including discharge planning and education for early and safe return home.

Post-discharge, ongoing nursing support is offered through Hospital in the Home (HITH) and Post-Acute Care (PAC) programs. Casey SCN is part of Monash Health, working closely with other nurseries including the NICU at Monash Children's Hospital. Staff development is supported by on-site nurse educators and opportunities to gain NICU experience.

The unit is led by a Nurse Manager (NM) and Associate Nurse Managers (ANMs), supported by a skilled team of Registered and Enrolled Nurses/Midwives, medical staff (consultants, registrars, residents), and allied health professionals. Postgraduate qualifications in neonatal care are encouraged but not required initially.

Staff are actively involved in quality improvement and risk management initiatives to enhance care for newborns and their families.

About You:

To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:

• dedicated to safe best practice & quality family centred care 
• enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively 
• excited to be accountable for and manage specific portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence 
• Committed to ongoing professional development and increasing your skills and knowledge in Neonatal Intensive Care and Special Care Nursery 
• Current AHPRA registration to practice independently as a practitioner
• Ability to meet the operational need of the position and commence within 3 months
• Previous midwifery, neonatal or paediatric nursing experience 

In Return

You are passionate about caring for newborns and their families and providing the best possible start to life for these vulnerable infants. You come to work with likeminded collegues, who want to make a difference in the lives of the families you care for. Be part of a great team and work together to achieve the common goals of safe and excellence Family centred care. Be part of a program that encompasses learning and provides opportunities for professional development.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Melissa West  - Nurse Manager on 876 81753

Position Description can be found here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: Tuesday 26th August 2025