Registered Nurse
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- Registered Nurse
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- REQ565358 Requisition #
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- 20 hours ago Post Date
👩 Lead with Expertise – Make a real impact using your clinical skills in communicable disease control
🌏 Community Impact – Protect public health across Western Sydney through vital investigations and advice
📚 Ongoing Growth – Access training, research, and development opportunities in a dynamic public health team
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (up to 29th June 2025)
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $36.38 - $51.08 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38 (Job Share may be considered for part time hours)
Location: Cumberland Hospital, North Parramatta
Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) offers extensive healthcare services across Western Sydney. Join a team dedicated to:
- Providing primary and secondary care to Auburn, Blacktown, and surrounding LGAs.
- Delivering tertiary care to the Greater Western Region.
- Committed to "better health services" for all.
- Upholding values of collaboration, respect, and empowerment.
- Embracing a vision of innovation and quality in healthcare.
What you'll be doing
Deliver expert nursing care and public health leadership in communicable disease control within Western Sydney. Engage with communities, health services, and partners to ensure effective disease prevention and response.
- Provide high-quality patient/client care in communicable disease control
- Deliver public health advice to communities, services, and partners
- Investigate infectious disease cases, outbreaks, and foodborne illness
- Support legal and clinical frameworks under NSW health legislation
- Participate in on-call rosters, training, research, and working groups
How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
Essential Requirements:
Registration: Current Registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated knowledge of current issues in communicable disease and experience in communicable disease control
- Demonstrated recent experience working in Public Health or Infection Control
- Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor other staff
- Demonstrated organisational and interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team
- Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to liaise effectively with the public, Health Professionals, Aged Care Facilities and other stakeholders external to the Public Health Unit
- Computer literacy including experience with Microsoft Office package and experience with computerised data management systems
Requisition ID: REQ565358
Applications Close: 22nd May 2025
Need more information?
- Discover more about the application process.
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Sarah Wood on Sarah.Wood8@health.nsw.gov.au
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Please note: In accordance with NSW Health policy, priority will be given to Australian citizens and permanent residents. A person who is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or the advertised position.
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