Neonatal Postnatal Support Nurse in Melbourne

Monash Health exists to reimagine care, so that people can live their best lives. We provide safe and equitable care, for every stage of life, delivered with world-leading expertise and over 175 years of experience. As a leading academic health service, we're committed to providing tomorrow's care today by integrating research, teaching and training into everyday practice. Our team of 24,000 people are full hearted, open minded and all in. Together, we provide more than 250 integrated services for every stage of life at over 50 locations and in the community across south-east Melbourne, Victoria, serving 1.2 million residents in the South Metro Local Health Service Network.

Are you a Registered Nurse interested in developing your skills in neonatal care? This could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Monash Women’s is offering an exciting opportunity for Registered Nurses to join our maternity service at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton as a Neonatal and Postnatal Support Nurse (NPSN). The NPSN is a dedicated nursing role introduced to strengthen our model of care for women, newborns and families.

Working on our postnatal wards, you will provide nursing care to newborns who require additional clinical support, helping mothers and babies remain together wherever clinically appropriate. You’ll work alongside experienced midwives, neonatal clinicians and the broader multidisciplinary team – bringing your established nursing skills while developing new capability in neonatal care.

About the Role

As an NPSN, you will provide dedicated nursing care to newborns who require additional monitoring, treatment or support on the postnatal ward. Your role may include caring for:

• Low birth weight and late preterm babies
• Babies requiring blood glucose monitoring and hypoglycaemia management
• Babies receiving phototherapy
• Babies requiring IV antibiotics
• Newborns requiring additional assessment, observation and clinical care

You will assess and monitor newborns, contribute to individualised care planning, recognise and elevate clinical concerns and work closely with the allocated midwife and neonatal medical team. A key part of your role will also be supporting and educating parents and families, helping them build confidence in caring for their newborn.

This is a fixed term opportunity until June 2027, commencing in October. We have full time or part time opportunities, across a rotating roster, all shifts including night duty.

New to Neonatal Care? We’ll Support You.

You don’t need previous neonatal nursing experience to apply.

About You

You are an experienced Registered Nurse who brings strong clinical fundamentals, sound judgement and a commitment to safe, compassionate and family-centred care. To be successful, you will bring:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Relevant nursing experience with strong clinical assessment skills
• The ability to recognise changes in clinical condition and elevate concerns appropriately
• A genuine interest in neonatal and postnatal care
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective organisation, prioritisation and time-management skills
• The ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• A commitment to evidence-based practice, learning and professional development
• A compassionate and supportive approach when working with women and families

Experience in maternity, women’s health, neonatal, paediatric or post-operative nursing will be highly regarded, but is not essential. Most importantly, you will be motivated to learn, comfortable working as part of a multidisciplinary team and excited by the opportunity to develop your nursing practice in neonatal care.

Why Join Us?

This isn't an opportunity where you're expected to arrive already knowing everything about neonatal nursing. You'll bring your existing Registered Nurse skills, and we'll provide the education, clinical support and experience to help you develop further. You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Receive structured education and supported clinical orientation
• Work alongside experienced midwives, neonatal clinicians and educators
• Be part of an innovative model of care designed to keep mothers and babies together
• Support newborns and families at an incredibly important time
• Explore a new clinical direction within nursing
• Build experience that may support future development in neonatal, paediatric, maternity or women’s health nursing

If you’re an experienced Registered Nurse ready to develop new skills and explore neonatal care, we’d love to hear from you. Bring your nursing experience. We’ll support you to build your neonatal capability.

Our Culture and Values

At Monash Health, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our culture is inclusive, supportive and future-focused, underpinned by clear values and a commitment to continuous improvement. Our teams play a critical role in bringing our new strategy to life, challenging traditional approaches, embracing innovation, and ensuring every appointment reflects our commitment to equity, transparency and excellence. You’ll be encouraged to share ideas, contribute to improvement initiatives, and grow alongside experienced professionals who are passionate about what they do. We are Full Hearted, Open Minded and All In, enabling excellent service delivery and a positive candidate and employee experience every time. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards.