Nurse Practitioner/Transitional Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Department (Indigenous Health)
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Being an Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander person is a genuine occupational qualification. How do these connections inform your nursing practice and enhance your ability to provide culturally safe care?
- Please provide your current registration details as a Registered Authorised Nurse Practitioner with APHRA that has completed the tertiary requirements including a Master Degree (Nurse Practitioner) OR Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). including any special endorsements or areas of practice that enhance your nursing qualifications.
- Please outline your experience in emergency nursing (advanced) practice, specifically how you meet the NMBA’s requirement of 5,000 hours of advanced practice within the last six years. Describe how this experience has prepared you for the responsibilities of Nurse Practitioner/Transitional Nurse Practitioner, particularly in addressing the health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities?
- Share an example of a clinical, diagnostic, or prescribing decision you made in an emergency context. How did you ensure that your decision was evidence-based and aligned with nursing scope of practice?
- Describe your leadership initiatives that promote culturally inclusive practices within your clinical role. Please provide specific examples of mentoring, quality improvement initiatives, or efforts to enhance cultural awareness in an emergency department or similar healthcare setting.
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For role related queries or questions contact Dragana Martinez on Dragana.Martinez@health.nsw.gov.au
Additional Information
Salary Packaging
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Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney 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.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
