Neonatal Nurse Practitioner - Monash Newborn
Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
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Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.
Demonstrate your recognised expert practitioner and leadership knowledge, skills and competence in Neonatal Nursing in this renowned Service within Monash Children’s Hospital!
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Be part of an established NP team
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Work alongside an outstanding Medical and Nursing Leadership Team
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Part time and Full time opportunities
About the Role
Join our team as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner on a full time or Part time, fixed term ongoing capacity to work at Monash Children’s Hospital based at Clayton
Under the direct supervision of the Consultant, the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NPP) is required to provide clinical care for infants under the care of Monash Newborn, delivering the highest standard of care to infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) Special Care Nursery (SCN) and postnatal wards. The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner role is pivotal within Monash Newborn to support standardisation of practice across the medical and nursing teams, contribution to research and quality improvement and provide neonatal expertise.
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Patient assessment and care co-ordination and support
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Gain experience in medical and surgical neonatal care, build clinical decision making skills, and provide leadership, teaching and support to the Nursing and Medical team
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NNP will work on a rotating roster that provides experience in the NICU, SCN, Postnatal Wards and Outpatient areas
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Role modelling and staff engagement through ongoing communication within the team
About Us
Across 4 sites of Monash Health, Monash Newborn provides neonatal services to support over 9,000 births a year and is responsible for the provision of neonatal services for Monash Health within the Monash Children’s Hospital Clayton, Dandenong and Casey campuses, functioning together as a single integrated service with a hierarchy of complexity. About 4,500 babies are born each year at Clayton to a selected high-risk maternity population, while lower risk mothers are managed at Dandenong and Casey Hospitals, which have about 2,500 births at each site each year respectively.
The neonatal nursery in Monash Children’s Hospital has a combined neonatal intensive care and special care capacity of 64 cots. Supported by a comprehensive range of paediatric specialty services at Monash Children’s, the neonatal service is able to provide the full range of medical and surgical care of the newborn with the exception only of ECMO and cardiac surgery. Monash Newborn’s neonatal nurseries on the Dandenong, Sandringham and Casey campuses currently have a total of 6 beds, 8 beds and 20 beds respectively. The nursery at Casey has the capacity to increase in capability from a level 4 neonatal service to a level 5. Dandenong and Sandringham Special Care nursery is a level 3 neonatal service.
About You
We currently have an opportunity for a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, endorsed/ candidate to join our team at Monash Newborn. With your passion towards neonates and your caring and engaging manner, you will play a pivotal role in Patient and family centred care. Using your excellent communication skills, you will work closely with a varied team of Health professionals across Monash Health with the sole purpose of delivering exceptional critical care at all times.
To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:
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Outstanding communication, stakeholder engagement and problem resolution skills
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Proven ability to work independently as well as collaboratively consult to deliver outcomes
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Flexibility to work across a 24/7 roster
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Ideally leadership and management experience in Neonatal Nursing
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Proactive in supporting colleagues at all levels as well as mentoring others
Endorsed:
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Endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and
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Completion of Masters of Nurse Practitioner qualification or relevant equivalent which includes an approved Therapeutic Medication Module
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Demonstrated experience as a NNP
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Australian working rights
In Return:
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Work within a supportive and collaborative work environment
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Avenues to further develop your Leadership and Management skills as a NNP/candidate
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Lead by example across a full multidisciplinary team
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A training program and pathway to support endorsement
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Kate Duthie Director of Clinical Operations Monash Newborn on 0429 510 747.
For the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Position Description, please click here!
For the NNP Position Attachment, please click 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.
Respectfully, applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
Applications close on 10 July 2024.