Job Description

Post Graduate Nursing Program - Intensive Care Unit

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Fitzroy location, close to public transport

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Fixed Term until February 2028, Part Time (32 hours per week)

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Progress Your Career Today!

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About the Role

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Do you want to commence your Intensive Care nursing career in a supportive, collaborative environment where you will receive diverse exposure to a range of clinical conditions and management of complex patients? St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne ICU are seeking enthusiastic, passionate & dedicated Registered Nurses wishing to join our team. Opportunities exist for the next intake of the Postgraduate Intensive Care Nursing stream.

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You will be supported to learn in a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment, where you will receive diverse exposure to a range of complex patient presentations & clinical conditions.

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About the Program

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SVHM ICU is in partnership with Deakin University (Burwood)

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Deakin Semester 1 commences on Monday 8th February 2027

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To participate in this program applicants must be successful in gaining employment at SVHM ICU to complete the clinical requirements

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The SVHM ICU contract will be 0.8 EFT for a fixed-term 12 month period. Requests for higher FTE is negotiable. Rotating roster pattern, including 8 hour AM and PM shifts, and 10 hour night duty shifts

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Successful candidates are then required to enrol into the Graduate Certificate of Intensive Care Nursing with Deakin University (Burwood) to complete the academic requirements.

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To fulfil the employment contract with SVHM ICU, students must be enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Intensive Care Nursing with Deakin University (Burwood) for the full 1 year period.

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Progression to Semester 2 and continuation of employment within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is conditional upon the successful completion of all required academic and clinical components of Semester 1.

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Post successful completion of the Postgraduate year, potential ongoing employment opportunities within the ICU will be discussed.

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Classifications for this position will range from YP4-YP9 ($86,684 - $104,379 per annum).

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Selection criteria

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- Applicants must hold current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse without conditions
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- Applicants must have completed a minimum of 2 years nursing practice working in an acute care setting in a tertiary hospital (inclusive of graduate nurse year)
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- Applicants must meet the AHPRA standard on English language skills and have basic computer skills
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- Applicants must be willing to undergo a National Police Record Check prior to commencement of the program
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- Applicants must have professional indemnity insurance
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- Completion of SVHM PSP and/or TSP is favourable
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- Completion of SVHM's Online 12 Lead ECG Course and/or Heart Starter Study Day, plus up-to-date ALS certification required for those who have not completed SVHM's PSP and/or TSP
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What we Offer

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- A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
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- Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
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- A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
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- Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
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- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
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- In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne's best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
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- Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
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- Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
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- Culture of continuous improvement
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About SVHM - Intensive Care Unit

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The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a 19 bed environment (funded to 15 ICU equivalent beds) caring for patients requiring critical care. It accommodates elective and emergency surgical and medical patients.

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The ICU admits deteriorating patients from the ward setting, Operating Theatre, Emergency Department plus external admissions from other metropolitan and rural hospitals via Adult Retrieval Victoria (ARV).

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Postgraduate nursing students' clinical requirements for the Graduate Certificate of Intensive Care Nursing (Deakin) are completed at SVHM ICU.



Students are supported in providing one-to-one care to patients with a range of different requirements including: advanced haemodynamic monitoring, management of vasoactive and inotropic drugs, temporary pacing, external ventricular drains / Codman's, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP), invasive mechanical ventilation, non-invasive ventilation (NIV), and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies (CRRT).

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Working at St Vincent's

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St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

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Internal candidates will commence Monday 1st February 2027

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(1 year contract to achieve Graduate Certificate level qualification)

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For information about the academic requirements of the Graduate Certificate of Intensive Care Nursing, Deakin please visit:

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Graduate Certificate of Intensive Care Nursing | Deakin

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For further information about the clinical requirements of Post Graduate Intensive Care or Nursing at SVHM, please contact the Postgraduate Coordinator or Practice Development Nurse ICU team via email at ************************************

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We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

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Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

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SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

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This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

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For further information, visit *********************************************** or get in contact at *****************************

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Closing Date

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30 September 2026 11:59pm

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Code of Conduct

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📌 Icu Post Graduate Nursing Program 2026 (Victoria)
🏢 St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
📍 Victoria