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Nursing at the Sydney Children's Hospitals ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý

The Sydney Children's Hospitals ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý (SCHN) is recruiting nurses from paediatric and non-paediatric backgrounds to our dedicated workforce.

Join our team and reap the rewards that come from making a difference in a child's life in a warm and caring environment.�

We offer various employment opportunities including full time, part time, casual and temporary contracts. Our nurses are provided with, continuous professional development, and the opportunity to rotate between specialty units.

Employment pathways

We are committed to developing the paediatric nursing profession and we offer a diverse range of employment opportunities. We offer nursing employment opportunities in general and specialist, inpatient and outpatient health services including virtual kids and day only stay units.

There are a variety of work patterns and rostering arrangements available at SCHN. There are opportunities for full-time, part-time and casual hours. Shift lengths vary from 8 to 12 hours and starting times are staggered depending on the ward and the need. Most wards offer self-rostering practices. Additional short term contracts are offered during the higher acuity winter period.

We support you, so you can grow

Nurturing tomorrow's paediatric nursing leaders: At the Sydney Children's Hospital ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý, we invest in your growth with exceptional educational opportunities to make you the best nurse for our families.

Nurses within the Sydney Children's Hospital ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý are innovative, creative, well-educated and accountable for their practice. 
SCHN has a number of strategies in place to promote best practice in clinical care and teamwork. These strategies include:â€�

• Developing Key Performance Indicators
• Investing in Teamwork Leadership and Change
• Building a contemporary workforce through rostering for safe patient care, redesigning models of care, providing education programs
• Nursing Research and Practice Development