Community Registered Nurse

Northern Sydney Local Health District; St Leonards; On-site; AUD 56,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Northern Sydney Local Health District invites applications for a Registered Nurse to join the North Sydney Centre of Northern Sydney Home Nursing on a permanent part-time basis. The role delivers community nursing care in patients' homes across the lower North Shore, using an individualized, holistic and family-centred approach.

The successful applicant will provide wound care, catheter care, medication administration and continence management, while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse – Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and current NSW Driver's Licence.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and a diverse range of health and non-health care providers.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality home nursing care using an individualised, holistic and family-centred approach.
• Perform wound care, catheter care and management, medication administration and continence management.
• Work as Primary Nurse within a defined geographic area or as relieving nurse as allocated.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Negotiation skills

Education

Registered Nurse (AHPRA)

Tools

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Job description

An exciting opportunity exists for a RN to join a dynamic team at North Sydney Centre of Northern Sydney Home Nursing.

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time

Position Classification: Registered Nurse

Remuneration: $41.23 - $57.88 per hour

Hours Per Week: 32

Requisition ID: REQ693617

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you'll be working

You will be working with the Team at North Sydney Centre going into community settings on the lower North Shore.

What You'll Be Doing

The NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Workforce will be compassionate, competent, confident, contemporary, capable and committed to leading person-centred health care .

A position exists for a Registered Nurse to provide quality care to patients requiring community nursing care in their home, using an individualised, holistic and family-centred approach. The registered nurse works as either a Primary Nurse to patients within a defined geographic area or as a relieving nurse as allocated by the Nursing Unit Manager or as delegated. Nursing care and interventions includes wound care, compression therapy, medication administration, Catheter care and management, changing SPC and IDC, continence care and management, palliative care etc.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates Will Need To Meet The Following Criteria

• Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
• Registered Nurse –Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA); and Current NSW Drivers Licence.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and a diverse range of health and non-health care providers.
• Demonstrated ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team, with an emphasis on service delivery, patient safety, quality of care and team cohesion.
• Sound experience using electronic medical record systems and office applications, and evidence of personal time management capabilities and effective negotiation skills.

For role related queries or questions contact Lei Zhu on [e-mail] or 02 9462 9304

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in theNSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11).You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

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Applications Close: 25 September 2026

Tentative Interview Dates: Week commencing 28 September 2026