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Role title: Critical Care Outreach Nurse

Role type: Permanent full time

Role grade: Nurse Practitioner-Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 2)

Shift details: 24-7 rotating roster (12 hour shifts day night)

Department and location: Intensive Care Unit, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney

Salary: $158,236.73 - $169,429.03 (NP)- $149,408.12 - $152,392.73 (CNC2) 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

St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, is establishing a Critical Care Outreach Nursing (CCON) Team, and applications are invited from experienced and motivated Registered Nurses to join this new and important service.

An exciting opportunity for an endorsed Nurse Practitioner (NP) or a Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 (CNC2) with a strong commitment to progressing toward Nurse Practitioner endorsement, to play a key role in improving the recognition and response to clinical deterioration across the organisation. The CCON team will provide expert clinical support across the hospital in addition to:

Provide advanced assessment and management of the acutely deteriorating patient

Support early recognition and response to clinical deterioration





Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes

Demonstrate clinical leadership, education, and patient advocacy

Support upskilling and capability building of the nursing workforce

Contribute to service development, quality improvement, research, and evidence-based practice

Professional Development & Support For CNC2 applicants, this role offers a structured and supported pathway to Nurse Practitioner endorsement, including:

Mentorship from senior clinicians and Nurse Practitioners

Clinical supervision and advanced practice support

Assistance with portfolio development and endorsement requirements

Access to ongoing education and professional development opportunities

About you

Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the AHPRA and if applicable endorsed by the NMBA to practice as a Nurse Practitioner (or undertaking study that will lead to endorsement as a nurse practitioner by the NMBA)

Approved postgraduate qualification in Critical Care

Minimum of five years full time, post registration experience & three years' full-time experience in a relevant critical care setting

Current accreditation in Advanced Life Support Training

Advanced clinical reasoning and ability to manage acutely unwell patients

Proven leadership and ability to work effectively within interdisciplinary teams

Strong communication, teaching, and patient advocacy skills

What we can offer you

Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income

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

Coming from NSW Health? Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements

Sponsorship - work rights for Australia

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

Equal chance

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.

How to apply The closing date for applications is 26 October 2026.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Reconciliation Action Plan

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work workplace that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and-or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https:--www.svha.org.au-about-us-reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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