Nursing Services
Auburn Hospital
| Telephone: | (+61 2) 9563 9500 |
| Facsimile: | (+61 2) 9563 9666 |
| Location: | Norval St , Auburn, NSW, 2144 |
| Postal address: | PO Box 263, Auburn, NSW, 1835 |
Auburn Hospital is a 155 bed acute health care facility situated between Parramatta and the city of Sydney.
Located in a culturally diverse area, Auburn Hospital provides a high standard of acute health care to 100,000 residents. With a significant number derived from non-English speaking backgrounds, the hospital is sensitive in its provision of care to such a linguistically and culturally divergent body of people.
Services available include acute surgical and medical facilities, maternity, paediatrics, emergency, high dependency, coronary care unit, cardiac step-down, dietetics, transitional care, radiology, physiotherapy, speech pathology, consultation liaison psychiatry, diabetes support, social work and occupational therapy. Outpatient clinics are available, and cover a wide range of specialties including obstetrics, physiotherapy, surgery, plastic surgery, dietetics, diabetes and paediatrics. The antenatal clinics give women the choice of care by midwives, offering varied hours to meet distinct needs.
A hospital has stood on the site since the "Granville Electorate Cottage Hospital" was opened in 1907 and Auburn Hospital continues to share strong links with the local community to this day.
Nursing Services:
- Acute Surgical including Plastics & Orthopaedics
- Operating Suite
- Day Surgery Unit
- Acute Medical
- Cardiac Step-down
- High Dependency
- Coronary Care
- Emergency Department
- Maternity
- Paediatrics
- Transitional Care
- Diabetes Support
- Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
Our permanent staff is composed of Registered and Enrolled Nurses (the Transitional Care Unit also employs AINs). Positions in our Casual Pool are generally available for RNs, ENs and Undergraduate Student Nurses in their 2nd and 3rd Year.
Staff Benefits:
- Clinical Educators
- New Graduate Program
- Well equipped Staff Gym
- Pool
- Accommodation
- Staff health activities
- Peer support program
- Orientation program for new staff and ongoing education
- Free on and off street parking adjacent to the hospital
- Flexible rostering
- Friendly, nurturing environment
- Located within easy reach of the city (15km to the GPO) and Parramatta (6km).
Nursing Highlights:
Auburn is considered to be a centre of excellence in the provision of care and support to women who have been affected by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Counselling and education is also provided to staff, and partners and families of these women, in a sensitive and non-judgemental manner.
Auburn is also an accredited Midwifery Clinical Training Facility, with student intakes from UTS, UWS and the University of Sydney.
The Surgical Project at the hospital (which continues as the Surgical Program) was widely reported and acclaimed as a leading example of an approach to reduce waiting lists in NSW.
Transport and Parking:
Auburn Hospital can be accessed by train to Auburn or Lidcombe railway stations and then by bus. Walking distance is around 1 km from either Auburn, Lidcombe or Berala railway stations.
On and off-street parking is available adjacent to the Hospital and is FREE!
