Education

Nursing
Neonatal Intensive Care is an exciting, challenging and highly technical area of nursing. Neonatal trained nurses are highly sought after both within Australia and overseas. There are many opportunities for staff professional development, with nursing staff being encouraged to achieve their own personal professional development goals.

New staff is supported via a comprehensive orientation tailored to the individual nurse’s requirements, taking into account previous experience. Generally, staff commence in Special Care, with a number of days spent with the clinical nurse educator (CNE) and then supported by an assigned preceptor, working closely in a buddy arrangement and progressing to shared workload as the staff member becomes more familiar with the working environment. Professional development programs are offered for ongoing training and support of nursing staff. These include a number of work packages, support through learning and applying new clinical practices, and treatment modalities to ensure safe, best practice. As the nurse develops increased skills and confidence he/ she are transitioned to Intensive Care.

All nurses working in NICU are encouraged to undertake post graduate studies in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing. These are available from the Australian College of Nursing, the University of Tasmania and the University of Technology.

For further information regarding Neonatal Nursing as a career please access
Australian College of Neonatal Nursing
Coalition of International Neonatal Nurses

Medical
As part of Liverpool Hospital we are a teaching unit of the University of New South Wales. We have a role in education in the area in all fields in the practice of neonatology and locally run an active teaching program at postgraduate level for Registrars and Fellows. Our Fellows are participating in the training program for the Royal Australian College of Physicians in the Neonatal subspecialty.

University of New South Wales
Royal Australian College of Physicians