Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time or part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Loddon Mallee - Greater Bendigo
Reference: 4509
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The Position
Job Reference: 4228
Position Title: Critical Care Registered Nurse: Emergency Department + Intensive Care Unit
Classification: YP3 - YP9
Salary per hour (exc. super): $43.82 - $54.41
Hours per fortnight: Up to 80 (including an ADO every 4 weeks if working 80 hours)
Employment Status: Ongoing Full Time or Part Time opportunities available
Other Requirements: 2026 Flu Vaccination
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis
Closing Date: Open Ended
Make a real difference where it matters most — join our Critical Care team and help deliver exceptional care across our Emergency Department (ED) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
At Bendigo Health, you'll be part of a leading regional health service where your skills are valued, your development is supported, and the care you provide has a real impact on our community.
The Intensive Care Unit cares for over 1000 patients every year including intensive care, high dependency and coronary care. As the key intensive care service for the Loddon Mallee, we receive referrals from regional health services for patients requiring complex and specialised critical care.
The Emergency Department is a dynamic, fast-paced environment where every shift brings new challenges and opportunities to make a difference. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, you’ll work as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team including emergency medicine specialists, critical care trained nurses, emergency nurse practitioners and physiotherapists, all supported by dedicated technical and administrative teams.
What We Offer
If you’re a passionate and dedicated Critical Care Nurse who wants to make a real difference and build a rewarding career with a major regional healthcare provider, we’d love to hear from you!
Working with Bendigo Health
Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.
Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.
Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.
Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.
Your New Division
The Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute, cancer and mental health services. We provide a wide range of general medical, surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology, Cardiology, Renal, Emergency, Women’s and Children’s, Critical Care, Specialist Clinics, Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services.
Within a state-of-the-art hospital, our Ambulatory and Critical Care, Medical Services, Surgical Services and Women’s and Children’s (including an Early Parenting Centre) areas use the latest technologies to provide excellent care. Our world class Cancer Centre uses a multi-disciplinary, integrated approach to treat specific cancers. The Cancer Centre offers medical oncology, radiation oncology, specialist nurses, clinical trials and cancer research, palliative care, and a Cancer Wellness Program.
The Mental Health Service provides psychiatric care and treatment across a large catchment covering the Loddon Mallee region. Family sensitive practice is central to our models of mental health care and best practice ensures the identification, inclusion and support of families, carers and children.
Each year our onsite Specialist Clinics provide over 100,000 service events, we also see more than 60,000 people in our Emergency Department and welcome around 1700 babies into the world. The Clinical Operations Division assists with the admission of more than 50,000 patients into the hospital each year.
Bendigo Region
Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.
Interested?
We’d love to hear from you! Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.
Need more information? Please contact Kate Fuller Director of Nursing on 03 5454 7563 for a confidential discussion.
Diversity and Inclusion
Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
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