Join our friendly Oncology Day Unit as a Registered Nurse at Armidale Hospital, where you can thrive in a supportive team and embrace the elegance our region has to offer!
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until August 2025
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $36.39 - $51.09 + 11.5% Super + Salary Packaging
Hours Per Week: 24
Location: Armidale Hospital
Requisition ID: REQ577083
Closing Date: Monday, 9th June 2025.
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse (RN) with a passion for the best possible patient care who would like the opportunity to support the Oncology Unit with their experience in the space. The Armidale Rural Referral Hospital - Oncology Day Unit is a busy 8 chair/1 bed day unit providing treatment to adult patients from Armidale and surrounding areas with both oncological and haematological diagnoses. It runs Monday to Friday excluding public holidays – say goodbye to weekend work! The successful applicant will be part of a dynamic team providing safe, compassionate person centred care and support in collaboration with patients/families/carers and a multidisciplinary team throughout their cancer journey.
You won’t be working alone – you will be provided with a thorough orientation process including supernumery days and will also be supported by Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Consultants and Clinical Nurse Educators specialised in Oncology.
As our newest RN, you will:
- Demonstrate your recent experience in Oncology or Haematology nursing
- Have post graduate qualifications relevant to oncology, or a willingness to undertake
- Be accredited in cannulation
Where you’ll be working:
Armidale is the main hub of the New England High Country and one of Australia’s most elegant regional locations, known for its 19th-century churches and heritage architecture. A graceful city of tree-lined streets, Armidale is a five-and-a-half-hour drive from Sydney and less than 90 minutes from Tamworth, with daily flights between Sydney and Armidale taking under an hour.
The area is surrounded by beautiful forests, mountain gorges, national parks, and waterfalls, including Wollomombi Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in Australia.
Benefits:
- Collaborative team environment
- Ongoing training and support
- Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Work-Life balance
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and their families
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
Requirements:
- Registered Nurse with current Authority to Practice with AHPRA
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For role-related queries or questions contact Lisa Ryan on lisa.ryan3@health.nsw.gov.au
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply. Please contact Rebecca.Caldwell@health.nsw.gov.au for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
