Registered Nurse/Midwife Level 2 - Special Care Nursery

Employment Type: Full and Part Time Permanent and Temporary Positions Available
Classification: Registered Nurse/Midwife Level 2 (LP7208,603614)
Salary:  $110,733 – $117,053 Pro Rata (Plus 12.5% Super) 
Location: North Canberra Hospital
Section: Women and Children’s
Closing Date: 27th November 2026

What can we offer you: 

To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au)

About the Role:

Looking for a neonatal nursing or midwifery role that offers genuine autonomy, leadership opportunities, and the chance to influence service delivery?

Join the Special Care Nursery (SCN) team at North Canberra Hospital as an RN/Midwife Level 2 and play a pivotal role in delivering specialised neonatal care to newborns and their families. Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will provide expert clinical care to neonates requiring specialised monitoring and intervention while making a meaningful difference to outcomes for babies and families across the ACT and surrounding region.

As a senior clinician, you will utilise your advanced assessment, critical thinking, and decision-making skills in a dynamic environment where leadership and clinical expertise are highly valued. You will play a key role in recognising and responding to neonatal deterioration, coordinating multidisciplinary care, supporting complex clinical decision-making, and mentoring staff.

Beyond direct patient care, you will contribute to quality improvement, education, and service development initiatives, helping to shape and strengthen neonatal services while promoting excellence, safety, and family-centred care. This is an exciting opportunity to combine advanced neonatal practice with leadership and service influence in a highly regarded specialist team.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

To Apply: 

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a maximum 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position 

 This document is required and must be submitted to be considered for the role. 



***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website. 

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together 
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Lauren Parker at Lauren.A.Parker@act.gov.au

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