About the role

The Mater Mothers’ Hospital had an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner to join our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. We have two positions available, one 12 month, maximum-term position and one permanent position, both working 38 hours per week.

Mater is a dynamic organisation promoting health, wellbeing and independence in a social model to prevent illness, disease and injury. Influencing the agenda for health policy, providing access and equity to health services for our community and encouraging innovation and flexibility to ensure services match community need are a priority.

The NCCU is based within Mater Mothers’ private and public hospitals supporting 10,500 births per annum at Mater. The service consists of 47 intensive care cots and 324 special care cots, and support services such as Mater Babies’ clinic, Growth and Development clinic and retinopathy of prematurity service. Our NCCU is a highly specialised and complex perinatal tertiary referral centre for sick and preterm babies and babies requiring cardiac and surgical care for the Southeast and central Queensland regions and Northern New South Wales.

Salary range: $75.27 - $77.15 per hour plus 12% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900  + access to many staff benefits! 

What you’ll be doing

• Practices autonomously and interdependently at an advanced clinical level, using a framework of evidence based clinical practice. Takes responsibility for the management of patients within own caseload and manages own workload to facilitate patient access within required timeframes.
• Provides an expert patient-centred consultancy practice participating in direct patient care provision across a series of services.
• Consults, communicates, and provides feedback to the relevant Medical Consultants, including the patient's General Practitioner, and other members of the healthcare team involved in the patient's care.    
• Participates in, manages, and facilitates periodic review and implementation of clinical processes, quality indicators and guidelines for specialty.
• Works with Nursing/ Midwifery Unit Managers and colleagues to support and drive succession planning and proactively promotes the role of the nurse in relation to delivery of patient care.
• Leads audit and research and develops interdisciplinary team guidelines and protocols incorporating current evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrates leadership as a role model and expert clinician for the provision of excellence in patient care using evidence-based practice and professional commitment.

About you

Essential:

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Endorsement/eligibility to obtain endorsement with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Nurse Practitioner
• Thorough knowledge of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation concepts when planning patient and carers needs.

Desirable: (working towards)

• Minimum of five years’ experience in Neonatal care
• High-level interpersonal, written and verbal communications skills with the ability to engage with internal stakeholders at various levels

Why join us? 

Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education,  fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference. 

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence. 

• Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits 
• Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education 
• Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams 
• Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance 
• Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few!) 
• Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program 
• Convenient, discounted on-site parking 
• Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots 
• Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team

Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE 

For more information regarding the role, please contact our Assistant Director of Clinical Services, Amanda Bates on amanda.bates@mater.org.au. 

Applications close on Friday 11th July 2025. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW! 

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered. 

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies. 

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates. 

For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.