Registered Nurse – Community Health (Incentives Offered)
Hunter New England Local Health District · Tamworth
Job description
About the role
Join the Tamworth Community Health Service as a Registered Nurse delivering care in patients' homes and local clinics. You will manage a diverse caseload on a rotating roster, providing expert nursing across a range of community health needs.
Key responsibilities
- Provide complex wound care, catheter care and medication management.
- Deliver palliative support and comprehensive nursing assessments.
- Coordinate clinical referrals and collaborate with Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Consultants and Specialists.
- Maintain best‑practice standards while working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Required profile
- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
- Unrestricted NSW driver’s licence and willingness to travel.
- Recent experience in complex wound care, catheter management and medication administration.
- Confidence and sensitivity in providing palliative care support.
- Strong time‑management, decision‑making and patient‑centred care approach.
Required skills
- Complex wound care
- Catheter management
- Medication administration
- Palliative care support
- Nursing assessments
What we offer
- Salary $81,748.17 – $114,771.98 per annum + 12% super + salary packaging.
- Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme: up to $10,000 in the first 12 months and $5,000 annually.
- Monthly allocated days off, 4 weeks annual leave, paid parental leave.
- Salary packaging up to $11,600 plus novated leasing.
- Fitness Passport, discounted gym options for you and family.
- Employee Assistance Program for staff and families.
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Hunter New England Local Health District
Tamworth
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