Neonatal Services Clinical Nurse Consultant

Employment Type: Permanent part time

Hours: 56 hours per fortnight

Location: Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg

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Contact: Amy Farrelly, Acting Divisional Director, Women's and Children's - Nursing programs, [email protected], 0403 639 868

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Where there’s care, there’s You.

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For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

Our Neonatal Unit provides specialised, family‑centred care to newborns requiring complex medical and developmental support. You will join a highly skilled, supportive multidisciplinary team committed to excellence in neonatal care, education and continuous improvement, within a service that values innovation, collaboration and staff wellbeing.

The Neonatal Clinical Nurse Consultant plays a pivotal leadership role within the unit, influencing best practice, mentoring staff and driving high‑quality outcomes for babies and their families.

• Provide expert clinical leadership and consultancy to deliver high‑quality, evidence‑based, family‑centred neonatal care across the service.
• Assessment, coordination and evaluation of complex neonatal care, including clinical problem solving, quality improvement initiatives and support of advanced clinical practice.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to provide a responsive, flexible service, contributing to education, research, policy development and service improvement within the Neonatal Unit.

What you’ll bring

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional, patient‑ and family‑centred neonatal care while supporting and inspiring those around you.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Extensive clinical experience in neonatal nursing with demonstrated advanced practice expertise.
• Excellent clinical leadership, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to problem‑solve in complex clinical environments.
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to neonatal care, family support and staff mentorship.
• The ability to build and sustain respectful, collaborative relationships and contribute positively to a high‑performing multidisciplinary team.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.