Nurse Practitional - Neonatal

👶 Lead advanced neonatal care in a high acuity setting
🏥 Autonomous role with strong multidisciplinary collaboration
📈 Drive evidence based practice and clinical excellence

Manage complex neonatal care, lead clinical decisions and build high quality outcomes for newborns in a dynamic hospital environment.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Remuneration: $158,236.73 - $169,426.03 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Blacktown Hospital  

Where you'll be working
Blacktown Hospital is a leading health service within Western Sydney, delivering comprehensive care to a diverse and growing community. You will join a collaborative, values driven team committed to excellence, innovation and patient centred care.

• Work within a progressive neonatal service supporting complex care needs
• Be part of a supportive and highly skilled multidisciplinary team
• Contribute to a culture of collaboration, respect and empowerment
• Engage with a culturally and socially diverse patient population
• Access ongoing professional development and education opportunities

What you'll be doing 
As a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, you will provide expert, autonomous and collaborative care, leading clinical decision making and improving outcomes for neonates and their families.

• Deliver advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis and care planning
• Prescribe and implement therapeutic interventions within scope
• Lead and coordinate care as a primary provider or within a team
• Support and educate staff, patients and families
• Drive quality improvement through evidence-based practice

How to Apply 
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.   

Essential Criteria

• Qualification: Relevant Tertiary Qualifications or equivalent 

•  Registration: Registered as a General Nurse – Division 1 and holds a current practicing certificate authorised by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency to practice as a Nurse Practitioner.

Selection Criteria

1. Registered Nurse with AHPRA and registered to work at an advanced practice level as a Nurse Practitioner with AHPRA. Or working towards Board-approved NP qualification at Master’s level, with a view to endorsement within 24 months.

2. Demonstrated high level knowledge and advanced clinical neonatal nursing skills including comprehensive assessment, interpretation of diagnostics, implementation of treatment modalities and relevant referral skills applied to a broad range of challenging, complex and changing situations.

3. Demonstrated understanding of the neonatal care delivery system and ability to lead and implement changes and develop direction in clinical practice by the initiation, utilisation and review of evidence based research.

4. Proven high level knowledge and expertise in complex client centred consultancy, practice development activities including mentoring education, active participation in communities of practice, policy development and quality improvement.

5. Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and accountability while also working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary and multi service environment.

6. Ability to provide clinical leadership, in terms of leading practice, being responsible for leading a service and taking responsibility for the practice of others.

7. Demonstrated advanced communication and interpersonal skills across a variety of clinical settings and proven high level of self-efficacy.

Requisition ID:  REQ681335
Applications Close: 24 August 2026

 
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