Nurse Practitioner/ Transitional Nurse Practitioner - Safe Assessment Unit

Looking for a nursing role with better work-life balance? Join the vibrant and professional nursing team working with people requesting assistance with alcohol and drug use. With a rewarding career in alcohol and other drugs, you can work family-friendly hours and have a positive impact on the health of our communities.

Be part of the vibrant and professional team improving and enriching the health of our communities in millions of ways every day.

Our benefits:

• Family-friendly hours
• Mentally stimulating work
• Endless opportunities for professional and personal growth
• Potential for fast-tracked career progression
• Award benefits include:
  • Accrued Day Off (ADO);
  • Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging;
  • Novated Leasing;
  • Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year;
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members; Fitness Passport 

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (up to 30/06/2026)
Location: Nepean Hospital
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ556092
Position Classification & Remuneration: Dependent on Qualification

Nurse Practitioner: $70.43 - $75.41 per hour
Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2: $66.50 - $67.83 per hour

Who we are:

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean and Blue Mountains and Lithgow Region.  

The alcohol and other drugs team work for the greater good through an open, flexible and dynamic, strengths-based approach. We listen to understand, not label.  

We are an inclusive and committed team where staff are encouraged to bring their whole self to work and are proud that our team is as diverse as the vibrant communities we support.

The Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Drug and Alcohol Service offers free, non-judgemental services and treatments for drug and/or alcohol use, including information and support for families. Our service offers specialist drug and alcohol doctors, nurses and allied health staff who respect the client's right to choose from a range of treatments offered with our services underpinned by a philosophy of harm reduction. 

What you’ll be doing:

Using innovative, evidence-based skills and interventions, you will professionally support individuals seeking assistance with alcohol and drug use. You will take a trauma-informed approach and provide respectful, person-centred care, tailored to each individual’s needs. Central to your role will be employing an individualised, holistic approach to care, incorporating comprehensive care planning to address the diverse physical, emotional, and social aspects of each person’s journey.

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (NP) / Transitional Nurse Practitioner (TNP) is a registered nurse educated and authorised to function autonomously and collaboratively in an advanced and extended clinical role. The NP Role is grounded in the nursing professions values, knowledge, theories and practice and provides innovative and flexible health care delivery that complements other health care providers. The successful incumbent will utilize their expertise and skills and assess and manage consumers with mental illness and substance use disorders and make referrals to other appropriate health care professionals, prescribe medications and order diagnostic investigations.  

Your contribution as a healthcare professional will have a meaningful and positive impact, which is felt at a community level.