Critical Care Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

About the Role

Our 13-bed Critical Care Unit supports approximately 1,250 admissions annually, delivering high-dependency, intensive care and specialised cardiac care services.

We are seeking experienced Critical Care Registered Nurses who have completed a Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Critical Care Nursing to join our dedicated multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a supportive environment that values clinical excellence, professional development, evidence-based practice and high-quality patient outcomes.

Please note: This role requires a completed postgraduate qualification in Critical Care Nursing. Applicants who are currently studying, planning to commence, or do not hold this qualification are not eligible for consideration.

Permanent Full-Time or Part-Time Positions Available | $42.61 - $54.41 Per Hour + Salary Packaging

In this role, you will:

• Provide advanced critical care, including invasive and non-invasive ventilation, hemofiltration, and cardiac pacing
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver and evaluate evidence-based patient care
• Rotate through 8, 10, and 12-hour shifts, including weekends and night shifts
• Lead and mentor in a supportive environment, upholding quality and safety standards
• Support professional growth through mandatory education, research, and development initiatives

Key Responsibilities

• Planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based nursing care
• Develop professional practice in accordance with the health needs of the population and changing patterns of disease and illness
• Act as a patient advocate and demonstrates a commitment to the patients "Charter of Healthcare Rights and "Charter of Residents' Rights and Responsibilities
• Support the Nurse Unit Manager and the team to review and evaluate best practice, evidence based clinical care
• Role model a positive vision for change and supports change management at both local and organisational level

Skills And Experience

Applicants must meet all the following requirements:

• Completed Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Critical Care Nursing (essential and non-negotiable)
• Current registration as a Registered Nurse Division 1 with AHPRA and a current practising certificate
• Recent clinical experience in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and/or Coronary Care Unit (CCU)
• Demonstrated advanced clinical assessment, reasoning, and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and time management skills
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment

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Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Emily Walter or Phoebe Roberts ICU NUM on 0403 605 482 for a confidential discussion.

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

This position is paid in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024 - 2028. The classification is Registered Nurse Grade 2 (YP2 - YP9) which ranges from $42.61 - $54.41 per hour.

Culture & Benefits 

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. 

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Diversity and Inclusion 
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.