Job Description:

• Post Graduate Nursing Program - Intensive Care Unit

• Fitzroy location, close to public transport

• Fixed Term until February 2028, Part Time (32 hours per week)

• Progress Your Career Today!

About the Role
Do you want to commence your Intensive Care nursing career in a supportive, collaborative environment where you will receive diverse exposure to a range of clinical conditions and management of complex patients?  St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne ICU are seeking enthusiastic, passionate & dedicated Registered Nurses wishing to join our team. Opportunities exist for the next intake of the Postgraduate Intensive Care Nursing stream.

You will be supported to learn in a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment, where you will receive diverse exposure to a range of complex patient presentations & clinical conditions.

About the Program

• SVHM ICU is in partnership with Deakin University (Burwood)

• Deakin Semester 1 commences on Monday 8th February 2027

• To participate in this program applicants must be successful in gaining employment at SVHM ICU to complete the clinical requirements

• The SVHM ICU contract will be 0.8 EFT for a fixed-term 12 month period. Requests for higher FTE is negotiable. Rotating roster pattern, including 8 hour AM and PM shifts, and 10 hour night duty shifts

• Successful candidates are then required to enrol into the Graduate Certificate of Intensive Care Nursing with Deakin University (Burwood) to complete the academic requirements.

• To fulfil the employment contract with SVHM ICU, students must be enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Intensive Care Nursing with Deakin University (Burwood) for the full 1 year period.

• Progression to Semester 2 and continuation of employment within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is conditional upon the successful completion of all required academic and clinical components of Semester 1.

• Post successful completion of the Postgraduate year, potential ongoing employment opportunities within the ICU will be discussed.

Classifications for this position will range from YP4-YP9 ($86,684 - $104,379 per annum).

Selection criteria

• Applicants must hold current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse without conditions

• Applicants must have completed a minimum of 2 years nursing practice working in an acute care setting in a tertiary hospital (inclusive of graduate nurse year)

• Applicants must meet the AHPRA standard on English language skills and have basic computer skills

• Applicants must be willing to undergo a National Police Record Check prior to commencement of the program

• Applicants must have professional indemnity insurance

• Completion of SVHM PSP and/or TSP is favourable

• Completion of SVHM’s Online 12 Lead ECG Course and/or Heart Starter Study Day, plus up-to-date ALS certification required for those who have not completed SVHM’s PSP and/or TSP

What we Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs

• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling

• A healthy work/life balance encouraged.

• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!

• In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks

• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation

• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals

• Culture of continuous improvement

About SVHM - Intensive Care Unit

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a 19 bed environment (funded to 15 ICU equivalent beds) caring for patients requiring critical care. It accommodates elective and emergency surgical and medical patients.

The ICU admits deteriorating patients from the ward environment, Operating Theatre, Emergency Department plus external admissions from other metropolitan and rural hospitals via Adult Retrieval Victoria (ARV).

Postgraduate nursing students’ clinical requirements for the Graduate Certificate of Intensive Care Nursing (Deakin) are completed at SVHM ICU. Students are supported in providing one-to-one care to patients with a range of different requirements including: advanced haemodynamic monitoring, management of vasoactive and inotropic drugs, temporary pacing, external ventricular drains / Codman’s, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP), invasive mechanical ventilation, non-invasive ventilation (NIV), and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies (CRRT). 

Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Commencement date:

Internal candidates will commence Monday 1st February 2027

(1 year contract to achieve Graduate Certificate level qualification)

For information about the academic requirements of the Graduate Certificate of Intensive Care Nursing, Deakin please visit:

Graduate Certificate of Intensive Care Nursing | Deakin

For further information about the clinical requirements of Post Graduate Intensive Care or Nursing at SVHM, please contact the Postgraduate Coordinator or Practice Development Nurse ICU team via email at [email protected]

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

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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