Salary Package
From $82,666 - $110,115 per annum (RN Level 2-8) or Enrolled Nurse classification + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging via Maxxia to maximise your take-home pay (including venue hire, meals, entertainment and novated leasing). Salary based on the enterprise agreement and relevant nursing experience year level.
Location and Role
Be part of Australia's only university-owned academic health precinct where professional development, ongoing education and career progression are supported and encouraged. Permanent Full time positions available. Be part of a brand-current Step-Down Cardiology & Day Stay Unit from inception. Ward 4 East, Macquarie University Hospital, Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde. Work in a state-of-the-art 8-bed monitored cardiac environment alongside leading cardiologists and electrophysiologists. Bring your cardiology expertise to a brand-new step-down unit, multiple permanent full-time positions available.
About the Role
Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager of Ward 4 East, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to a complex cardiac patient cohort requiring close haemodynamic and telemetry monitoring following advanced cardiac procedures and interventions.
Key Responsibilities
Delivering safe, patient-centred nursing care to cardiology patients requiring continuous cardiac monitoring across the step-down ward and day stay area.
Monitoring and interpreting cardiac rhythms, escalating clinical deterioration appropriately.
Managing post-procedural care for patients recovering from electrophysiology studies, cardiac ablations, pacemaker and ICD insertions, coronary angiography, PCI, and complex interventional cardiology procedures.
Providing Stage 2 recovery nursing care following angiography and cardiac interventions.
Administering medications, including cardiac infusions, according to clinical guidelines.
Operating and managing bedside cardiac monitoring equipment and telemetry systems.
Collaborating effectively with cardiologists, electrophysiologists, allied health professionals, and nursing colleagues in multidisciplinary ward rounds and discharge planning.
Contributing to continuous quality improvement, clinical governance, and patient safety initiatives.
About Us
Macquarie University Health is a trailblazer in healthcare, education and research. Australia's first and only fully integrated academic health sciences centre brings together Macquarie University Hospital, Clinics and the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences at Macquarie University.



We foster a collegiate environment and hold a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. At Macquarie University Hospital, you will work within a culture that champions innovation, collaboration, and compassionate, patient-focused care.
About You
You are a dedicated and clinically skilled Registered Nurse with a solid cardiology background. You bring confidence in cardiac rhythm interpretation, acute post-procedural care, and haemodynamic monitoring, and you are excited by the opportunity to help establish a new specialist unit from inception.
Selection Criteria
Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Demonstrated recent experience in a cardiology nursing environment, including caring for monitored cardiac patients.
Competency in cardiac rhythm interpretation and telemetry monitoring.
Experience in acute care nursing and post-procedural recovery, ideally within coronary care, electrophysiology, or interventional cardiology settings.
Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and time management skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
Commitment to ongoing professional development and evidence-based practice in cardiac nursing.
Pre-Employment Checks
Macquarie University Health cultivates a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity. Prior to completion of an offer of employment, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for. Your employment is conditional upon the completion and maintenance of all role-required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to Macquarie University Health. If you're already part of the Macquarie Group (MQ University, U@MQ, MQ Health, MGSM), you'll need to apply through your employee Workday account.
Applications Close
Sunday, 27th September ****, 11:59pm AEST
We reserve the right to progress or not proceed with applications prior to the closing date, and to close the advertisement early if required.




Please note this position is only open to Australian citizens, permanent residents and those currently residing in Australia with full working rights.
Contact
For general enquiries, please contact Bill Egarchos, Talent Acquisition Consultant,
What we offer?
When you join Macquarie University Health, you gain access to a supportive workplace designed to help you thrive. Our benefits include:
Salary sacrifice options and excellent salary packaging benefits (including venue hire, meals, entertainment and novated leasing), so you have great potential to maximise your income working for us.
Macquarie University childcare at a reduced staff rate.
Post graduate study and ongoing education support through scholarship programs.
Access to extensive Macquarie University facilities, including reduced fees for sporting centre, gym and pool.
Values
Our values, Caring, Integrity, Teamwork, Ambition, Innovation and Empowerment, are at the heart of everything we do. They reflect our shared commitment to improving lives through exceptional care, groundbreaking research, education and collaboration. Our values guide how we work, lead and support one another, helping us create a culture where people can thrive and where we continue to shape the future of healthcare together.
At Macquarie University Health (MUH) you will play a key role in shaping the future of integrated healthcare in Australia. You'll join a supportive, collaborative team that is committed to delivering innovative, patient-centred care backed by world-class research and teaching. We know working together leads to better health outcomes. This happens when clinicians, researchers, students and staff unite to improve lives through compassionate, coordinated, effective care that is centred around the patient.
Our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Framework
********* supports Macquarie's vision by building a community where everyone truly feels safe and like they belong. We acknowledge the richness of each individual's identity and the potential that brings. This diversity creates an inclusive environment that leads to better outcomes for all. Through a nurturing and fair environment, we are a workplace that empowers our people to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.
Join a workplace that's inclusive and help improve lives through an integrated, patient-centred academic health system. For further information about how the University, collects, uses and discloses personal information about you, refer to the privacy policy.
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📌 Registered Nurse – Cardiology (Sydney)
🏢 Macquarie University Hospital
📍 Sydney