Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery

Reference: 15461

Registered Nurse - Neonatal

- Now Hiring – Positions Available Now
- Neonatal Care | Open to Full-Time & Part-Time Applicants
- Please note, we will commence short listing immediately and we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) is seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join our team across our departments that deliver neonatal care, including

- Butterfly - Newborn Intensive Care
- Koala - Cardiac and Renal
- Sugar Glider - Medical Care

The Impact You’ll Make:

- Make a meaningful difference to patients and families by delivering holistic assessments, developing individualised care plans and providing best-practice, family-centred care
- Empower patients and families by providing culturally responsive health education, information and support throughout their healthcare journey
- Drive excellence in patient care by contributing to quality improvement initiatives that strengthen nursing practice, safety and health outcomes
- Shape the future of nursing by supporting, mentoring and guiding junior staff and students in their professional development and growth

What You’ll Bring to the Role:

- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) administered though the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA)
- Demonstrated dedication to continuous development, evidenced in an up‑to‑date CPD/PPP
- Whilst not essential, recent nursing experience in paediatrics, neonatal intensive care and/or special care nursery is highly regarded.

What You’ll Get in Return:

In addition to a workplace exceeding staff expectations in work environment, performance measurement, leadership & career development, the RCH offers:

- A commitment to your career advancement through tailored professional development plansand in office education programs




- NFP Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay by $11,500 per year
- Help when you need it most – counselling, financial, legal and general wellbeing advice, available to you anywhere and anytime via our EAP partner, Converge
- On-site childcare & high-end infant-feeding facilities
- Additional leave accrual if full-time (ADOs) & through weekend shiftwork

For more information, please contact the Nursing Workforce Unit via email: OR phone:

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offerthe opportunity towork in world‑class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award‑winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.

Applications close Wednesday 21 October 2026 at 11.59pm

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📌 Registered Nurse - Neonatal (Melbourne)
🏢 State Government Of Victoria, Australia
📍 Melbourne