Overview

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time

Job Category: Nursing – Registered Nurse (Div 1)

Req Id: 9009

Position length: 12 month temporary part‑time position

About The Role

Join our expanding Cardiac Services team at Barwon Health. We are seeking experienced Registered Nurses who are passionate about delivering high-quality cardiac care and are interested in working in the Coronary Care Unit (CCU), Cardiothoracic Unit, or across both specialty areas. Whether your experience is in critical care, coronary care, cardiothoracic nursing or a combination of these specialties, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a collaborative multidisciplinary team delivering exceptional care to patients with a wide range of cardiac conditions.

Key Responsibilities

- Deliver comprehensive nursing care to cardiac patients, including pre‑ and post‑procedure care
- Monitor patients with acute and chronic cardiovascular conditions
- Interpret ECGs and monitor vital signs, responding promptly to changes
- Educate patients and families on heart health, treatment plans and lifestyle modifications
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
- Collaborate effectively with medical staff and allied health professionals

What We’re Looking For

- Proven experience in critical care or cardiothoracic nursing within an acute/critical care setting
- A postgraduate certificate in critical care or cardiac nursing
- Flexibility to adapt to rotating rosters to meet unit demands
- Exceptional communication skills, adept time management,



and a commitment to evidence‑based holistic patient care tailored to cardiac specialty services

About Cardiac Services

Bellarine Centre 5 (BC5) is a 34‑bed combined Cardiac service that consists of critical care, cardiothoracic and cardiology beds. Barwon Health’s Cardiac Services covers the complete range of diagnostic and interventional Cardiology, including a 24‑hour emergency STEMI Service. The Cardiothoracic Unit performs a wide range of bypass graft, valve repair/replacement and complex thoracic surgery including pneumonectomies, lobectomies and wedge resections.

Benefits

- Excellent working conditions and a solid sense of job satisfaction
- A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Extensive professional development opportunities
- Attractive salary packaging benefits
- Living expenses capped at $9,010
- Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650

Diversity and Inclusion

Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

Child Safety

We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards is available upon request.

Application Closing Date: 27 July 2026

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📌 Registered Nurse (Grade 2), Coronary Care & Cardiothoracic Unit (Geelong)
🏢 Barwon Health
📍 Geelong