Relieving Enrolled Nurse

3 weeks ago

Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia Far West Local Health District Full time

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This position qualifies for an annual Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (conditions apply and may be pro-rata'd to your contracted or ordinary working hours, these payments are paid on a fortnightly basis) under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.

This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services, and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Enrolled Nurse

Remuneration: $65024.93 - $70655 + Super

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ593579

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Opportunity to travel to our remote site to relieve and work on the frontline to join a truly supportive team that is empowered to provide the ultimate patient experience.
Grow your career with us with ongoing learning and development.
Get exposure to work across different areas you would not get in the big smoke.

What You'll Be Doing

Under the guidance of a Registered Nurse, provide safe, compassionate, person centred care in collaboration with individual/s and the multidisciplinary health care team to achieve quality care outcomes for patients and clients.
Visit and work across 9 of our rural & remote health facilities (Balranald, Buronga, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs & Wilcannia)
Provide safe, person centred care to our patients in a variety of places & settings across the Far West LHD
We require someone with recent remote clinical experience including Primary Health and Emergency Department experience.

What Is On Offer

Salary Packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment.
Paid travel time between sites and accommodation provided when working at the sites.
Novated Leasing.
Isolation & climate allowance.
Fitness Passport.
1x Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month.

About The Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. FWLHD has a mandate to provide the highest quality care and services to its communities using the latest clinical evidence and technological enablers. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.

In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

How To Apply

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Current Endorsed Enrolled Nurse registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Demonstrated application of professional and ethical boundaries to the delivery of patient care in the context of a multi-disciplinary team.
Demonstrated application of evidence based practice and critical thinking to advocate for and implement individualised person centred care patient care.
Demonstrated capacity to identify and resolve conflict situations by managing own emotional responses and interacting with others in a personable and professional manner.
Demonstrated commitment to work and partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait, Islander patients and families and employees to enhance health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
Evidence of participation in own professional development and commitment to maintaining competence and enhancement of skills, and willingness to apply and share professional expertise with colleagues.
Demonstrated understanding of evidence-based best practice and its contribution to changing practice and policies within the organisation.
Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills within a multidisciplinary team.

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For role related queries or questions contact Nicholas Minns on Nicholas.Minns@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 11th August 2025

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster. Learn more at www. nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Stepping Up

The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Empower, listen and act together

Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.Seniority level

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