Rural Generalist Nurse Practitioner, Aged Care - Port Macquarie

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Remuneration: $143,851.10 - $154,025.92
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ630074
Advertising Closes: 5 February 2026

Employment with Mid North Coast LHD requires candidates to hold a valid authority to work in Australia (Aust Work Rights Visa). 

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Rural Generalist Nurse Practitioner – Aged Care to join our integrated care team, based in Port Macquarie.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a progressive, future-focused service delivering high-quality, person-centred care to older people across the Mid North Coast. The Rural Generalist Nurse Practitioner (NP) Aged Care role delivers complex, person centred aged care across multiple service touchpoints, including Aged Care Outreach, Hospital in the Home, MNCLHD Virtual Care, and other acute, aged, chronic, and complex care settings.  The NP will provide care across diverse services and modalities both face-to-face and virtual ensuring timely, appropriate interventions are delivered in the most suitable setting across MNCLHD.

Grounded in nursing values, knowledge, and practice, the Nurse Practitioner role offers innovative, flexible healthcare that complements and enhances multidisciplinary care. The NP’s scope of practice is defined by the clinical context in which they are authorised, enabling responsive, high quality care tailored to the needs of older people in rural and regional communities.

This is a Full Time Permanent position based onsite in Port Macquarie.

About You

You are a passionate and highly skilled Nurse Practitioner who is motivated by delivering meaningful care to older people and shaping contemporary models of care.

You will bring:

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Nurse Practitioner, or you are actively working toward NP endorsement with the capacity to meet endorsement requirements within two years
• Demonstrated advanced practice expertise in Aged Care, with the ability to critically evaluate, translate, and apply contemporary research to inform complex clinical decision making and care interventions.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to educate, mentor, and support others through effective teaching and learning strategies within both the specialty and the broader nursing profession
• Ability to clearly articulate the clinical reasoning underpinning diagnostic, prescribing, and treatment decisions, ensuring care is evidence-based, person-centred, and grounded within a nursing framework.
• Demonstrated high level of capability in performing advanced procedures, treatments, and interventions informed by specialist knowledge and best practice
• Strong clinical reasoning skills, with the ability to clearly articulate diagnostic, prescribing, and treatment decisions that are evidence-based and person-centred
• Well-developed leadership and communication skills, with experience in education, mentoring, and supporting others
• A commitment to ongoing professional development, maintaining currency of practice, and contributing to service improvement and innovation

• A current NSW driver’s licence and the ability to travel as required are essential.

   

   

   

   

   

   

Diversity and Inclusion lies at the heart of how we recruit

Mid North Coast Local Health District is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects and understands the community we serve. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace culture where everyone feels respected, valued and that they belong. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from candidates of all cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences.

We encourage you to reach out if you require any adjustments or assistance during the recruitment process to ensure you have every opportunity to showcase your talent, skills, and potential. Please contact our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager.

This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive for Category A positions prior to offer. 

All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined under the General questions section at Occupational assessment screening and vaccination - FAQ

Salary will be accordance with NSW Health State Awards for the advertised classification/s.  These awards are available at http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/careers/conditions/pages/default.aspx.

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A TALENT POOL MAY BE CREATED FOR FUTURE ROLES AND WILL REMAIN VALID FOR 18 MONTHS.