About the role
The Mater Mothers’ Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist to join their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This is a maximum-term, 8-week position offered on a part-time basis, based at our South Brisbane Campus.
The Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist is a Registered Nurse with advanced expertise in supporting nursing and midwifery teams to deliver high-quality, patient and family-centred care.
This role provides clinical leadership across practice, education, research, and patient safety, acting as a key resource within the critical care environment. The position coordinates care and works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the highest standards of care for vulnerable neonatal patients.
Salary range: $68.86 - $74.76 per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!
What you’ll be doing
About you
You will have extensive experience practicing as a Neonatal Nurse with complex and unwell babies with the ability to provide expert clinical advice. You will bring extensive leadership experience within a in a complex hospital environment paired with excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
Essential qualifications
Desired qualifications
Why join us?
Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 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.
Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater #GETBETTERWITHMATER
For more information regarding the role, please contact Amanda Bates E: Amanda.bates@mater.org.au
Applications close Friday the 5th of June 2026 –please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW.
Direct applications only — we are not engaging recruitment agencies at this time. All successful candidates may be required to complete pre‑employment checks (including criminal history, working rights, medical and working with children checks).
Mater offers a safe, supportive, flexible and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Visit our Reconciliation webpage
Mater ensures all children have an environment suitable for their safety and wellbeing through proper supervision and safeguarding practices.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
