Nurse Practitioner Transitional Nurse Practitioner Balranald MPS
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Remuneration: 139661.16 - 149538.56
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ534755
What you'll be doing
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.
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.
Incentives
- Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment
- Novated leasing
- A paid allocated day off (ADO) every month
- Leaning and Development support with access to further education & training
- Corporate rates at local gym (YMCA)
- Fitness passport
- A comfortable and affordable lifestyle with some of the best food, wine and scenery at your doorstep
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible
- Current authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse/Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) as a Nurse Practitioner with equivalent three (3) years full-time experience in and advanced practice nursing role within Remote and Rural Care, within the past six (6) years from the date when the completed application seeking endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner is received by the Board.
- Successful completion of a Board-approved Nurse Practitioner qualification at Master's level or working towards NMBA endorsement within 3 years.
- Demonstrated high level of confidence and clinical proficiency in carrying out a range of procedures treatments and interventions that are evidence based and informed by specialist knowledge.
- Demonstrated ability and confidence to apply extended practice competencies within a scope of practice that is autonomous and collaborative.
- Demonstrated ability to critically appraise and integrate relevant research findings in decision making about health care management and patient interventions.
- Demonstrated high level of interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills to effectively engage and collaborate with managers and members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated skills in accessing established and evolving knowledge in clinical and social sciences, and the application of this knowledge to patient care and the education of others.
- Current NSW driver's licence and willingness to travel with possible overnight stays.
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
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Barbara Turner on Barbara.Turner@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 04 December 2024
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/
Child Protection
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.
