Project Officer

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time until 15 September 2027
**Location**:Queanbeyan**
**Position Classification**: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
**Remuneration**: $66.51 - $67.83 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ602995
**Applications Close**:12 September 2025
**Interview Information**:Interviews to be scheduled within 10 days of closing date

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the Southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here - We are Southern

**The Welcome Experience**
We know how incredible a life and career in regional NSW can be and we want to make that possibility easier for essential workers and their families who are considering making the move. Whether it’s just an initial enquiry, or you’re ready to pack your bags, The Welcome Experience can provide local advice on what life is like in regional NSW. Workers will be provided with concierge-like service and information tailored to the specific needs of each individual or family A team member from the NSW Government - Department of Regional NSW called a Local Connector will discuss the concerns, questions and needs of each individual and connect them with the right people and services, to ensure their move and transition into the community is as easy as possible.

To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Regional NSW click here The Welcome Experience. and register your details via The Welcome Experience registration.

**The Welcome Experience**

**What we offer**
- Salary Packaging - up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- 12% Superannuation on top of your gross income
- Annual Leave Loading

**Where you'll be working**
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. Queanbeyan enviable lifestyle and affordable property surrounded by an eclectic mix of small towns and villages. With Canberra just a 5-minute drive away, you can enjoy all the attractions of the nation’s capital along with fabulous restaurants. Connect easily and quickly with world through the Canberra International Airport, with the beach and ski fields just 2 hours away. Imagine Rural

**What you'll be doing**
The Clinical Nurse Consultant provides expert clinical input into the development, delivery, management and evaluation of the Southern Rural Emergency Nursing Exchange Program (RENIX). The position will work in close collaboration with management and key stakeholders to develop, implement and evaluate the project plan.

**Selection Criteria**
- Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse with at least 5 years full time equivalent postgraduate experience with tertiary nursing qualifications in Emergency Nursing with at least 3 year's fulltime equivalent experience in the specialty field.
- Demonstrated expertise in rural and emergency nursing and clinical leadership.
- Demonstrated experience in the development and delivery of clinical education programs.
- Proven ability to manage complex projects, including stakeholder engagement and evaluation.
- High-level communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
- Current unrestricted drivers' license and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.

**Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases**
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

**Australian Work Rights**

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