At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead cardiac care, optimise patient flow, and enhance discharge planning.
- Company: Join a leading public hospital known for innovation and excellence.
- Benefits: Salary packaging, generous leave, and career growth opportunities.
- Other info: Work in a supportive, diverse culture within the Parkville Precinct.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: AHPRA registration, post-graduate qualifications, and significant cardiac nursing experience.
The predicted salary is between 75600 - 92400 $ per year.
Join Surgical Services – Cardiac Surgery
Full time ongoing | 80 hours per fortnight | 5 weeks leave | Salary Packaging | Monthly ADO
This is a key leadership position within our Surgical Services team. You will support the cardiac surgical pathway from pre-admission through to discharge. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to optimise patient flow, enhance care coordination, and strengthen safe, person-centred discharge planning across the continuum of care.
What you’ll be doing:
- Establish and maintain systems to support timely discharge planning and progression of care
- Act as a specialist clinical resource across the cardiac surgical program
- Lead and educate staff in best-practice models, tools and referral processes
- Coordinate post-operative follow-up and transition planning for patients and families
- Collaborate with NUMs, medical staff, Allied Health, Home First and external providers
- Support and contribute to virtual ward and model-of-care development
- Monitor KPIs, identify system barriers, and drive quality improvement initiatives
What you’ll bring:
- Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
- Post-graduate qualifications in cardiac care
- Significant clinical expertise in acute cardiac nursing (5 years preferred)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills across clinical and executive environments
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and autonomously in a senior role
- Commitment to The Melbourne Way – people first, leading with kindness, excellence together
Benefits of Working at RMH:
- Meaningful Work: Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
- Career Growth: Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
- Supportive Culture & Belonging: Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
- Innovation: Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
- World-Class Excellence: Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
- Enjoy great employee benefits: Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).
- Work in the Parkville Precinct: Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.
Clinical Nurse Consultant – Cardiac Surgery employer: Melbourne Health
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