Pathways to Practice Program - St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

Role title: Pathways to Practice Program

Role type: Maximum Term Full Time (12 months)

Employment Period: 08 September 2025 to 06 September 2026

Role grade: Registered Nurse (Year 1 - 8) / Enrolled Nurse (Year 1 - 5)

Department and location: Nurse Education and Development Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst

Salary: $72,152.53 - $101,299.48 / $65,024.93 - $70,655.00 (+ super (pro-rata))

Better and fairer care.  Always.

We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services. 

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs. 

About the role
 

Are you a dedicated, adaptable and enthusiastic experienced Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse looking for a challenge? Would you like to be part of the supportive nursing teams working in an acute inner-city dynamic hospital across different specialities?

Take up this fantastic opportunity and come join our Pathway to Practice program (PPP). Our program offers Registered and Enrolled Nurses currently working in other healthcare sectors the opportunity to return to the hospital setting after a short absence of up to 3 years, or to enter the hospital setting from their current subacute/non-hospital role.

This 12-month full-time program will consist of two clinical rotations, across a variety of services within St Vincent’s Hospital and Sacred Heart Health Service, working on a 24/7 rotating roster including morning, afternoon and night shifts. Please refer to our website for the additional details about our PPP Program at Pathways to Practice Program - St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (svhs.org.au)

About You

Applicants must meet one or more of the following entry requirements:

Requirement 1:

A Registered or Enrolled Nurse with the equivalent of a minimum 12 months full-time Australian Registered or Enrolled nursing experience in the subacute/non-hospital sector, e.g., community nursing, aged care, mental health or primary care.

Requirement 2:

A Registered or Enrolled Nurse returning to practice in the hospital setting after an absence of between 1 – 3 years. Must not be currently employed in or have worked in the acute/hospital nursing sector in the last 12 months.

Requirement 3:

An overseas trained Registered Nurse who has;

- met AHPRA requirements for registration as Registered Nurse in Australia

- at least 12 months full time acute experience in their country of origin, and less than 12 months nursing experience in Australia. 12 months full time service is equivalent to 1982 hours of paid work.

Why work at St Vincent’s?

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program.  Make a proportion of your salary tax-free

• Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

About the hospital

In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location

• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches

• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus

• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health 

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 15th June 2025

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.

Shortlisting will occur immediately, as applications may close early if the maximum number of suitable applicants are sourced.

Interviews are planned for between 01 July 2025 to 11 July, 2025. The outcome of the interview will be notified by the end of July 2025.

St Vincent’s Transition Program Information Evening will be held at 16:00-18:00 hours on Tuesday 10th June 2025. Please register your interest via https://forms.office.com/r/WFSeLFDXDk

Please click here to apply

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.