Provide high-level neonatal intensive care, respond to emergencies, support staff, and improve quality and safety in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Job details

The Role

An opportunity has become available for several Clinical Nurses (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) to join Gold Coast Health (GCH) where the focus of our 12 000-strong team is on providing world-class health care to people living in the Gold Coast, and northern New South Wales region of Australia. 

You will 

• Respond to Code Blue calls, high-risk births with critical problem-solving skills.
• Deliver evidence-based care, enhancing service quality and infant health outcomes.
• Improve neonatal service safety through quality portfolios and service gaps review.
• Educate parents and families on neonatal care, fostering independence and confidence. 

About you

To be successful in this position you will require:

• Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent  
• Registration with the Nursing Midwifery Board of Australia
• Evidence of vaccination, or be able to be vaccinated against and remain vaccinated against - Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis and Hepatitis B
• Tuberculosis screening, to identify if the tuberculosis vaccination may be required
• Declaration of serious discipline history must be disclosed
• Criminal History Screening will be required for new employees (GCH will cover cost) 

Benefits

• Flexible work options
• Career Development
• Salary Packaging
• Modern Facilities
• Diverse Work Culture
• Research Opportunities
• 12.75% super
• 17.5% leave loading 

Salary

• Permanent full time (two positions); Permanent part time (64 hrs p.f.)
• Base salary ranging from $107,960 - $115,604 per annum or $54.44 - $58.30 per hour.

About Us

The Newborn Care Unit at Gold Coast University Hospital is part of Women, Newborn and Children's Services and is comprised of a 12 cot Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and a 24 cot Special Care Nursery (SCN). The NICU admits babies fulfilling Level 6 Queensland Clinical Services Capability Framework criteria which includes but is not limited to:

• Extremely preterm infants from 23 weeks gestation
• Parenteral Nutrition
• Nitric Oxide therapy
• Exchange transfusions
• Therapeutic cooling and Amplitude integrated electroencephalography (aEEG)
• Neonatal surgical procedures (cardiac surgery and complex surgical conditions are managed at Mater Mother's or Queensland Children's Hospital)
• Invasive and non-invasive respiratory support including High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation

Neonatal Retrieval Emergency Service Southern Queensland (NeoRESQ) based at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in Brisbane coordinate and provide the neonatal emergency retrieval service.

There is a requirement that all Newborn Services nurses are available to work, within their scope of practice, across all areas of the Neonatal Service, including rotation to SCN and the Neonatal Early Discharge Service (NEDS) a community home visiting service. 

About Gold Coast Health

• Nationally and internationally recognised location for innovative medical research and health care
• Annual operating budget exceeding $1.5 billion
• More than 1100 beds across three hospitals - Gold Coast University Hospital, Robina Hospital, Varsity Lakes Hospital and Robina and Southport Health Precincts
• Secondary and tertiary health services across more than 20 facilities
• Opportunity to combine professional advancement, job satisfaction and relaxation into one fulfilling lifestyle
• A workplace culture that encourages people to bring their whole selves to work so that they can perform at their best
• Committed to reflecting the diversity of the Gold Coast community and ensuring each staff member is included and feels like they belong 

How to Apply

Click APPLY to submit your application by Thursday, 03 July 2025. 

Gold Coast Health is committed to providing an accessible, inclusive work environment. Please contact the nominated person if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout this recruitment process. 

Job Ad reference: GC644629 

Please note: no third-party applications will be accepted.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• GC644629 - RD (PDF, 496KB)
  Role Description
  
  Gold Coast Health PPM (PDF, 270KB)
  Application Kit
  
  Information for Applicants (PDF, 259KB)
  Information Package for Applicants