Paediatric Registered & Enrolled Nurses – Permanent Positions

Ability in Disability (AID) | Rockingham, Mandurah & Cottesloe

Permanent Full-Time & Part-Time | Active Nights & School Supports

Permanent Nursing Positions – Not Casual

Ability in Disability (AID) is a registered NDIS provider seeking Registered Nurses and Enrolled Nurses to join our specialist paediatric complex care team.

These are permanent contracted positions, not casual vacancies.

We are looking for nurses who want consistency, meaningful relationships with children and their families, and the opportunity to provide exceptional one-to-one paediatric nursing within the home, school and community.

All current vacancies involve paediatric participants with complex clinical needs.

CURRENT VACANCIES

ROCKINGHAM – Paediatric Complex Care

Active Overnight Nursing | 7 Nights Available

We are recruiting nurses to establish a consistent team providing active overnight support across seven nights per week.

Clinical supports include

- Intermittent catheterisation and catheter care
- Complex personal care
- Respiratory monitoring
- Cough assist
- High-flow respiratory support
- Clinical observations
- Recognition and escalation of deterioration
- Medication management
- Active overnight nursing

The participant’s family has requested female nurses due to the intimate nature of catheterisation and personal care requirements. Female applicants are encouraged to apply for this participant-specific position.

Applicants should clearly identify which nights they are available to permanently commit to.

MANDURAH – Paediatric Active Night Nursing

Current Permanent Shifts

- Sunday night
- Wednesday night

We are seeking nurses experienced or interested in developing competency in complex paediatric respiratory care.

Clinical supports include

- Paediatric high-flow respiratory support
- Oral suctioning
- Respiratory monitoring
- Airway management
- Clinical observations
- Recognition of deterioration
- Medication management
- Emergency escalation
- Active overnight nursing

Experience in paediatrics, high-flow therapy, respiratory nursing or complex disability care is highly regarded. COTTESLOE – Complex Paediatric Nursing

We have opportunities across both active overnight nursing and weekday school supports.

Active Overnight Supports

Adaptable weeknight availability

Clinical supports include

- Tracheostomy care
- Airway management




- Tracheal suctioning
- Respiratory monitoring
- Adrenal insufficiency management
- Adrenal crisis and emergency protocols
- Enteral feeding
- Medication management
- Clinical observations
- Recognition and escalation of deterioration

Experience in tracheostomy care, paediatric respiratory nursing or complex disability nursing is highly regarded.

School Nursing

- Tuesday: 8:00am–4:00pm
- Thursday: 8:00am–4:00pm

Provide one-to-one clinical nursing support to enable a young person with complex medical needs to safely participate in their school day. This is an opportunity to provide genuine continuity of care while becoming part of an established team working alongside the participant, family, school and clinical professionals.

Who We’re Looking For

We’re looking for nurses who are:

- Passionate about paediatric nursing
- Prepared to accept permanent ongoing contracted employment
- Reliable and able to commit to an ongoing roster
- Confident working one-to-one in community settings
- Calm and clinically competent during emergencies
- Family-centred in their approach
- Excellent communicators
- Able to recognise and escalate clinical deterioration
- Committed to participant-specific training and competencies
- Interested in developing specialist paediatric disability nursing skills

You don’t need to arrive knowing everything. For nurses with strong clinical foundations and the right attitude, we can provide participant-specific training, clinical mentoring and competency development.

Registration & Requirements

Applicants must be

- AHPRA Registered Nurses (RN) or Enrolled Nurses (EN); or
- Nurses with an AHPRA registration application currently pending

You will also require, or need to obtain:
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Working with Children Check
- National Police Clearance
- Current First Aid and CPR
- Australian driver’s licence
- Appropriate Australian working rights
- Strong written clinical documentation and communication skills





Internationally Qualified Nurses We also encourage applications from internationally qualified nurses currently studying in Australia or progressing through the AHPRA registration pathway.

If you hold an international nursing qualification, please tell us:

- Your nursing qualification and country of qualification
- Your current Australian studies, if applicable
- Your current AHPRA registration/application status
- Your Australian working rights
- Your previous paediatric, acute, respiratory, community or complex care experience

Appointment as an RN or EN is subject to holding the appropriate AHPRA registration.

Permanent Employment With AID

These positions are not casual roles.

We offer

- Permanent full-time and part-time contracts
- Competitive above-award hourly remuneration
- Superannuation
- Paid annual leave
- Paid personal/sick leave
- Applicable night, weekend and public holiday penalties
- Applicable allowances
- National Employment Standards (NES) entitlements
- Consistent contracted hours
- Clinical mentoring
- Participant-specific competency training
- Ongoing professional development
- Opportunities to develop specialist paediatric clinical skills
- A supportive clinical governance team

At AID, we believe exceptional paediatric nursing means supporting the whole child and their family. Our nurses don’t simply arrive, complete clinical tasks and leave. They become trusted members of a consistent care team, working alongside families to enable children and young people with complex health needs to safely participate in home, school and community life.

Please Read Before Applying

Please only apply if you are genuinely available for one or more of the vacancies advertised above and are prepared to accept permanent contracted employment.

Your application or cover letter must clearly state:

- ROCKINGHAM, MANDURAH or COTTESLOE
- The specific days/nights you can permanently commit to
- Whether you are seeking full-time or part-time employment
- Your RN/EN and AHPRA registration status
- Your relevant paediatric and clinical competencies

Applications that do not identify the advertised vacancy and shifts being applied for may not progress to interview. If you’re passionate about paediatric nursing and want your clinical skills to make a meaningful difference to a child and their family, we’d love to hear from you.

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