Registered Nurse - Neonatal, Child and Adolescent - Gurung and Special Care Nursery - Perm/Temp Full/ Part Time - The Sutherland Hospital

Registered Nurse - Neonatal, Child and Adolescent - Gurung and Special Care Nursery 

Employment Type: Permanent/Temporary Full-time/Part-time
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $81,748.17 - $114,771.98 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ687243
Location: Caringbah, Sydney

Applications Close: Sunday, 06 September 2026

Registered Nurse - Neonatal, Child and Adolescent - Gurung and Special Care Nursery - Perm/Temp Full/ Part Time - The Sutherland Hospital

Our Hospital and Community

Established in 1958, The Sutherland Hospital campus offers a comprehensive range of inpatient and community services to around 226,000 residents of the Sutherland Shire.
 

Learn more about The Sutherland Hospital here. Learn more about South Eastern Sydney Local Health District here. 
 

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

Where you'll be working:

Gurung Unit is the Paediatric ward and Special Care Nursery at Sutherland Hospital.

The Paediatric Ward is a level 4, and has 10 beds, with capacity to surge to 18, and  there is a level 3 Special Care Nursery, with 4 neonatal beds.

Gurung provides care for children and their families from birth to 16 years. The service manages a broad range of acute and chronic paediatric conditions, including general medical, surgical, orthopaedic, gastroenterology, respiratory and neurology presentations. Gurung also has the Children's Acute Review Service (CARS) which provides continuity of care to patients in the community. Our patients are cared for by a multidisciplinary team of Nurses, Paediatricians and relevant specialist teams.

The Sutherland Hospital is proudly accredited as a Baby Friendly Health Initiative facility.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

 Please note we are not offering sponsorship for work rights for this position.

The ideal candidate will have:

1. Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia.
2. Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others.
3. Demonstrated ability to proactively engage with patients/clients to enhance service delivery and to guide others in providing service excellence.
4. Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and apply professional and ethical boundaries when dealing with complex situations.
5. Basic computer skills and proven ability to use health information systems.
6. Detailed knowledge and understanding of risk management, safety and quality principles and the role of the Registered Nurse in applying these principles.

7. Demonstrated recent extensive post registration experience in an acute care setting.

Benefits:

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
• Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.
• Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.
• Opportunity to obtain Clinical Nurse Specialist status where relevant.