Registered Nurse, Intensive Care - St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney

Role title: Registered Nurse (Year 3 - 8) - Intensive Care
Role type: Permanent full time
Department and location: Intensive Care Unit, St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney
Salary: $90,634.18 - $114,771.98 + super

Welcome to St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney
Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.

Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydney’s premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community. Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.

Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.

Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.

About the role
Join a leading Level 6 Intensive Care Unit providing groundbreaking cardiac surgery, a Level 2 Trauma Service, and statewide ECMO and Heart & Lung Transplantation services, where you will:

- Provide excellent care to critically ill patients and their families in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment
- Work with a broad clinical mix of specialties, including General, Neuro, Trauma, Cardiothoracic, and Transplantation
- Provide high-touch care in a 1:1 or 2:1 nurse-to-patient setting where you can truly make a difference
- Utilise our state-of-the‑art equipment, advanced monitoring systems, and leading‑edge medical technology
- Receive ongoing education, specialised training programs, and enjoy a strong culture of learning and support

About you





- Registered with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency
- 2+ years’ experience in intensive care nursing and the holistic care of a sedated, ventilated patient in a comparable service.
- Proven skills in prioritising competing workloads in a complex environment
- Committed to ongoing skilled learning and development
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills

What we can offer you

- Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income
- Seamless NSW Health Mobility: Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements
- World-Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes
- Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives
- Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre
- Community: Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care
- Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships
- Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or Current Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.

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📌 Registered Nurse, Intensive Care - St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney (New South Wales)
🏢 Southern NSW Local Health District
📍 New South Wales