ICU Critical Care Registered Nurse

• Full Time and Part Time opportunities available
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Fitzroy location, close to Gertrude St and the CBD

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne is seeking a number of passionate and experienced critical care nurses to join the ICU team at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne.



About the Department

St Vincent’s ICU is an innovative, tertiary ICU in the heart of Melbourne and is next to the cafe-packed Gertrude St. The ICU is funded for 15 ICU equivalent patients which allows up to 17 patients to be admitted at any time, with the flexibility to provide a combination of 1:1 and 1:2 nursing care, depending on patient acuity. St Vincent’s ICU admits over 1700 patients per year of which 50% come from operating theatres, 20% from Emergency, 15% from wards and 15% from inter-hospital transfer. The unit is supported by medical and surgical services that include cardiac surgery (contributing roughly 25% of ICU admissions) and neurosurgery. Therapies provided to patients include invasive ventilation, cardiac support, haemofiltration and ECMO.

St Vincent’s ICU team strongly believe in continuous improvement, education, research, and optimisation of patient centred outcomes with the commitment to delivering exceptional care to patients and their families with kindness and compassion. We aim to deliver this service within a supportive and friendly environment for both ICU staff and our multi-disciplinary teams. Home - St Vincent's Melbourne ICU (stvincentsicu.com)


St Vincent’s ICU provides a supportive environment for all staff members, with unit-based Practice Development Nurses (PDN) and Clinical Support Nurses (CSN) working with the nursing leadership team to develop and deliver nursing education which supports professional development. ICU has a number of Specialist Interest Group’s (SIG’s) which all nurses are encouraged to join and contribute to continuous quality improvement in key areas, including medication management, sustainability and infection prevention and control.



About the Position

Working in a dynamic, fast-paced setting, you will be required to use your exceptional clinical skills to efficiently and accurately plan, coordinate and evaluate care needs to ensure high quality care in a rapidly changing environment.


We are looking for postgraduate qualified critical care nurses for both full time and part time roles, involving a 24/7 rotating roster.


St Vincent’s ICU has an extremely generous rostering request system to support nurses with a better work-life balance, whilst also ensuring all shifts provide an appropriate skill mix to provide safe patient care. Flexible rostering patterns with options of 8, 10 or 12 hour shifts are available.


The classification for this position will range between YP3 - YP9 ($71,333 - $95,378 base salary per annum pro rata).


Your Contribution

As an experienced, motivated and passionate Critical Care Nurse you will bring demonstrated knowledge and commitment to a patient-centred care framework. Your excellent communication, time management and prioritisation skills will allow you to facilitate team outcomes in a multidisciplinary environment. You will be agile and have strong problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation abilities that will allow you to be adaptable in a fast-paced environment.


About You

• Current condition free registration with AHPRA
• Post Graduate or equivalent qualification in Critical Care Nursing
• Minimum of 12-months ICU experience in an acute/tertiary hospital.
• A passion for continuous quality improvement

What we Offer

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• CBD Location, close to Public Transport and close to lots of car parks…on the border of Fitzroy’s Café precinct!
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Career development & advancement encouraged – please see below for more information about some of our growth programs.
• Culture of continuous improvement

Application

Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application. Please state in your cover letter your preference of FTE/shifts per week.


Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.


We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.


Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.


SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).


This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more