Registered Nurse - Paediatric Ward - Wollongong Hospital

REQ697199

Once upon a time, in a vibrant corner of Wollongong Hospital, there was a ward where superheroes wore pyjamas, bravery came in small packages, and every day was an opportunity to make a difference. Welcome to the Wollongong Hospital Paediatric Ward. This is a place where compassion meets laughter, where clinical excellence goes hand in hand with creativity, and where caring for children sometimes means wearing a pirate hat, fairy wings, Christmas earrings or a superhero cape- all before morning tea.

$41.23 to $57.88 per hour + 12% super & salary packaging | Temporary Part-Time and Full-Time vacancies available | Wollongong Hospital (TWH) | REQ697199 | Grade: Registered Nurse | Applications close: Sunday, 18 October 2026

Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.

Every great adventure includes opportunities to learn.

Working on the Wollongong Hospital Paediatric Ward offers exposure to a diverse patient population and the chance to develop specialised paediatric nursing skills in a supportive environment. We care for neonates, children and adolescents with a wide range of medical and surgical conditions, working closely with families and the multidisciplinary team including the Illawarra Hospital School, to achieve best outcomes. The work is challenging, rewarding and meaningful.

We offer:

- Ongoing education and professional development opportunities
- Supportive mentoring from experienced clinicians
- Development of specialised paediatric assessment and clinical skills
- Opportunities to participate in quality improvement and leadership initiatives
- Career pathways to help you progress professionally





Our paediatric ward is built on genuine support, collaboration and kindness. Whether you are a new graduate, an experienced paediatric nurse or looking to make a move into paediatric nursing, you will be welcomed into a team that wants you to succeed. We celebrate each other's wins, support one another through challenges and work together to provide exceptional care for our patients and their families.

Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed-base count of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Wollongong is located an hour’s drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong here.

Benefits of working with ISLHD.

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

- Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)




- Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)
- Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)
- Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities

Role Specific Perks.

Let’s be honest.

You can’t work with children and be boring.

Our ward embraces every opportunity to bring joy to our patients and families. Throughout the year you’ll find us celebrating:

- Party Week, where staff dress to a different theme each day and transform ordinary shifts into extraordinary memories for our patients.
- Paediatric Nursing Week, recognising the incredible work of paediatric nurses and celebrating our profession.
- Jeans for Genes Day, supporting an important cause while showing our team spirit.
- Halloween, complete with costumes, decorations and plenty of smiles.
- Christmas celebrations, when the ward becomes a festive wonderland.
- Special events and awareness days throughout the year, because every reason to bring a smile to a child’s face is worth celebrating.

Our ward is colourful, creative and full of life because we understand that a costume, a decorated ward or a shared laugh can make a frightening hospital experience a little easier for a child and their family.

Every fairy tale needs heroes.

If you’re looking for a ward where you’ll be challenged, supported, celebrated and occasionally asked to wear a costume for the sake of making a child smile, then we’d love to meet you.

Join the Wollongong Hospital Paediatric Ward.

Where clinical excellence meets k

📌 Registered Nurse (City of Wollongong)
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