Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - Temp FT/PT - 12 month contract
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time or Temporary Part Time, up to 38 hours – 12 month contract
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $36.39 - $51.09 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ591254
Interview Date Range: 06/08/2025 – 13/08/2025
Contact Details: Michelle Dowd – 02 8738 3629 or 0467 706 395 | Michelle.Dowd1@health.nsw.gov.au
Please note: A current influenza (flu) vaccination is a mandatory requirement for appointment to this position
About the Opportunity
Liverpool ICU is currently looking for motivated, enthusiastic experienced ICU nurses to provide expert nursing care to complex patients. You will be a proactive team player, with demonstrated ability and desire to be part of a dynamic work force, mentor junior staff and participate in quality improvement.
To be successful you will have experience in an acute ICU setting or equivalent critical care setting with a high standard of clinical care.
- Provide complex and multidisciplinary care.
- Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary healthcare team to support patient care needs.
- Act as a role model for Safe Practice.
- Support the educational culture for development of self and the development of peers and junior workforce.
- To deliver education to individuals/patients for the management of their health recovery, rehabilitation, or end of life needs.
What You'll be Doing
The Registered Nurse will provide safe, compassionate, quality, person-centred care and work in collaboration with patients/families/carers and a multidisciplinary team to achieve identified goals and outcomes.
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities.
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model, promoting a culture that supports practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
The vision of SWSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Service is Compassionate Nursing and Midwifery Care Always, through leading effective workplace cultures that improve the patient experience.
Liverpool Hospital, founded in 1813, is the major health service for south-western Sydney, offering a wide range of state-wide services including critical care and trauma, neonatal intensive care, and brain injury rehabilitation. As a key teaching facility for UNSW Sydney and Western Sydney University, it provides extensive clinical services, including emergency care, cancer treatment, paediatrics, and mental health services. The hospital features 23 operating theatres and has a capacity for 877 beds.
The ongoing $830 million redevelopment as part of the Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct is transforming the hospital into a global hub for medical innovation. This redevelopment will expand clinical services, enhance research and teaching facilities, and introduce state-of-the-art equipment and amenities.
The vibrant and supportive work environment, combined with the hospital's central location near public transport and local amenities, makes it an ideal place to grow your career while making a meaningful impact on the community.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Detail how your skills and professional background align with the requirements of the role, emphasising the value you intend to bring to the Liverpool Hospital ICU.
- Share the main reasons for your application for this role and tell us what aspects of joining the Liverpool ICU team that motivates you.
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
