About the role
Mater Mothers’ Hospital’s Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU) is seeking a Neonatal Fellow or Senior Registrar with neonatal experience to join the team as a Neonatal Fellow on a fix term, full-time basis commencing 3 August 2026 until 31 January 2027.
Mater Mothers’ Hospital (MMH) South Brisbane is Australia’s largest maternity hospital, caring for over 10,000 births a year. The Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU) is also one of Australia’s largest neonatal units and is a combined tertiary perinatal NICU as well as providing services often given in a children’s hospital NICU, such as pre- and post-operative surgical care, sub-specialty liaison and pre-operative cardiac care. Nearly 2,000 babies from Queensland and Northern New South Wales receive care in the NCCU every year. The Mater NCCU consists of 45 intensive care cots and 34 special care cots.
The Mater South Brisbane campus is directly next to the Queensland Children’s Hospital and this proximity and the close collaborative working relationship we have with QCH makes us a quaternary referral centre for babies with cardiac or surgical conditions or who require sub-specialty input into their care.
Salary: Commensurate with experience plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!
What you’ll be doing
Depending on neonatal experience, you will be working in the Neonatal Fellow or Neonatal Registrar roster, with the opportunity to step up in as skills and experience are acquired. Neonatal Fellow is a key clinical and leadership role within Mater Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU). You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team in the provision of family-centred developmental care to babies in the Neonatal Critical Care Unit as well as to babies in other areas of the organisation, including in an outpatient setting.
The purpose of the position is:
About you
To be successful in this position you will have:
This is a unique opportunity for successful candidates to gain valuable neonatal experience in a large quaternary perinatal and surgical centre and use this as a stepping stone to training in paediatrics, neonatology or another training pathway.
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.
Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater #GETBETTERWITHMATER
Applications close Monday 10th August 2026. P lease 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).
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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.
