Job Description

Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside

About the role

We’re currently seeking highly skilled and experienced ICU Registered Nurses to join our fast-paced Intensive Care unit at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside.

Things that work for you

- Retail and Travel Discounts
- Blue light card a discounted service for frontline workers (available for over 350 brands inc. Big W, The Good Guys, Samsung)
- JB Hi-Fi corporate benefits
- Airport lounge membership discounts
- Salary packaging options up to $15,990, novated leasing
- Optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum
- Competitive hourly rates and paid approved overtime
- Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families
- Fitness passport
- Free uniforms & annual flu vaccination
- Ability to purchase annual leave
- Discounted hospital admissions at any St Vincent’s Private Hospital
- Discounted private health insurance through Bupa or Medibank

Things that work for us

- Nursing Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency is essential
- Previous experience an ICU setting is essential
- Willingness to be able to work on a permanent part time basis 36 hours per week
- Advanced clinical skills, knowledge and experience within ICU including ventilation competency
- Previous experience an ICU setting is essential
- Previous experience in a Cardiothoracic setting, desirable but not essential
- Effective communication skills at all levels enabling you to achieve best practice
- You will understand the importance of providing quality care, and you feel rewarded by creating a genuine impact




- Well-developed interpersonal and time management skills that provide the support and nurture for our patients and organisation’s needs.

About Us

St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside (SVPHN) is located in Chermside approximately 10km’s north from the Brisbane CBD. Our ICU admits over 1450 patients per annum, managing a significant a cardio-thoracic caseload (over 50%), cardiology, endovascular, abdominal, orthopaedic and renal surgery. We are co-located with The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) a renowned as the Cardio-thoracic Centre of Excellence in Australia. SVPHN partners in this complex surgical speciality to undertake 650 private cardiothoracic surgical procedures each year and our department is at the forefront of cutting edge of technology and in advanced interventional and surgical procedures.

Mission and Values

As both a provider of care and as an employer, St Vincent’s aspires to create an environment that is truly inclusive for all people, always. St Vincent’s is constantly striving for inclusivity and to create and cherish a diverse place of care and work. 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.

Pre-Employment Checks

Employment is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks.



St Vincent's has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings and evidence will be required for proof of immunity.

Reconciliation Action Plan

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, protected, 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].

Company Background

St Vincent's Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment & inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent’s Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent’s family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.

Closing Date: 26 August 2026 11:59pm

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📌 Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit (Queensland)
🏢 St Vincent's Health Australia
📍 Queensland