Donation Specialist Nursing Coordinator (Casual)

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Casual
• Salary Package: $65.31 - $66.86 p/h + Superannuation
• Located at The Alfred

About us

The Alfred hospital Intensive Care Unit is one of Australia's leading Intensive Care Units, admitting approximately 3000 patients per annum. It is a state of the art 45 bed ICU employing in excess of 450 nursing and medical staff. It is a university attached quaternary referral centre, providing State Services for heart & lung transplantation (including paediatric lung transplantation), artificial heart technology, extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), burns and hyperbaric medicine. It also provides Victoria's Adult Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Hypertension services.

About the role

The primary role of the DSNC is to facilitate all aspects of organ and tissue donation. Implementation of best practices in organ and tissue donation, the provision and support of education strategies and understanding the Donate Life death audit.

About you

Essential

• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Nursing Division 1 (General)
• Post graduate qualifications in critical care or other relevant specialty
• Extensive experience in senior nursing (leadership) position within a hospital setting
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and identify, assess and resolve problems and   create outcomes
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Advanced negotiation skills and ability to communicate appropriately in time critical circumstances
• Ability to communicate empathically with bereaved families
• Ability to lead stakeholders to a shared goal
• Intermediate level computer skills
• Able to contribute to a 24/7 on call rotation roster

Desirable

• Previous organ donation exposure
• Proven change management experience
• Highly developed written and oral presentation skills
• Demonstrated insight into impact of own biases, feelings and behaviours
• Illustrated for continued professional development
• Previous experience in guideline/protocol development

Hold a current driver’s license 

All enquires to Tania Birthisel, Clinical Service Director – Intensive Care Services on [email protected]

Applications Close: 11pm AEST, Thursday, 17 September 2026 

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.