Join our Neonatal Unit and help provide specialised care for our smallest patients through their earliest and most critical days.
$81,748 – $114,771 per annum + 12% super & salary packaging | Various permanent and temporary hours available | Wollongong Hospital (TWH) | REQ677565 | Grade: Registered Nurse | Applications close: 2 August 2026
Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.
As a Registered Nurse in our Neonatal Unit at Wollongong Hospital, you’ll provide specialised, high-acuity care to premature and unwell newborns, supporting infants who require intensive monitoring and respiratory support. You’ll work closely with families during a highly emotional and critical time, delivering care that is both clinically advanced and deeply compassionate. Within a supportive and highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you’ll develop your expertise in neonatal intensive and special care nursing while contributing to life-changing outcomes for babies and their families. This is a rewarding and fast-paced environment where your skills, teamwork and compassion truly matter every shift.
For more information and to view the position classification, see the Position Description here.
A little about us.
Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed-base count of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.
Wollongong is located an hour’s drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong here.
Benefits of working with ISLHD.
We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:
- Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)
- Salary packaging - less tax and more take-home pay
- Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)
- Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families
- Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities
- Up to 6 weeks annual leave (eligible full-time employees)
- Continuous guidance to help you build confidence in your new role and access to recognised HETI training programs
- Neonatal Social Club who arranges optional team social outings
- 7-day rotating roster
Apply now by reading the Position Description, then, using our online portal, submit a resume and answer the selection criteria within the application. In addition, please note you must have the following essential requirements:
Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role.- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- Current AHPRA Registration
- A minimum of one ( year full-time postgraduate employment (or 1982 hours part time/casual) within Australia.
ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
Need more information or help applying?
Visit the ISLHD website for application tips, to learn more about ISLHD and other important application information.- Visit the Stepping Up website here. Stepping Up supports Aboriginal people to navigate the recruitment process and find a career or employment in NSW Health.
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- For role-related queries or help applying, contact Danielle Coggan at [email protected]
ISLHD acknowledges that our health district is located on the unceded lands of the Aboriginal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the NSW South Coast.
