Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Service (Permanent)

Western Sydney Local Health District – Westmead NSW

Take your critical care expertise to a major tertiary hospital

Grow your skills in a agile, complex Intensive Care environment

Join a collaborative team committed to exceptional patient care

Bring your critical care experience, manage complex patient needs and grow your career in the Intensive Care Service at Westmead Hospital.

Employment Type: 1x PermanentFull Time and 1x Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $81,748.17 - $114,771.98 per annum / $41.22 - $57.88 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Westmead Hospital

Where you'll be working
Make your next career move at Westmead Hospital, where experienced nurses can build on their critical care expertise while working alongside a diverse multidisciplinary team in a constantly evolving healthcare environment.

Our Intensive Care Service provides an opportunity to work with complex and vulnerable patients while contributing to a culture of learning, teamwork, evidence-based practice and continuous improvement.

Be part of a collaborative Intensive Care team within a major hospital environment

Expand your experience caring for patients with complex and changing clinical needs

Work closely with patients, families, carers and a broad multidisciplinary team

Support learning, clinical development and evidence-based nursing practice

Continue developing professionally in a progressive critical care setting

What you'll be doing

As a Registered Nurse in Intensive Care, you'll bring your clinical judgement, critical care experience and person-centred approach to every shift.



You will have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference while continuing to develop your practice. Key responsibilities will be to:

- Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate high-quality, evidence-informed nursing care
- Recognise and respond to changing patient needs while managing competing clinical priorities
- Collaborate effectively with patients, families, carers and the multidisciplinary healthcare team
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation, care plans and progress records
- Contribute to education, mentoring, quality improvement and evidence-based practice within the service

What we’re looking for

We're looking for Registered Nurses who are ready to bring their experience, curiosity and commitment to a challenging and rewarding critical care environment.

You will have

- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
- Recent experience in Intensive Care, critical care nursing, or other relevant experience considered appropriate by WSLHD
- Robust interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent organisation, time management and attention to detail
- Computer literacy and an understanding of relevant health information systems

Registration: Currently authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Selection Criteria

- Recent demonstrated experience in the Intensive Care setting or critical care nursing/other experience deemed appropriate by WSLHD
- Effective interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships with clients
- Excellent time management and organisation skills with attention to detail
- Evidence of computer literacy and understanding of relevant health related information systems

Requisition ID: REQ
Applications Close: 12th October 2026

Previous unsuccessful applicants need not apply

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📌 Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Service (Permanent) (Sydney)
🏢 Western Sydney Local Health District
📍 Sydney