Community Registered Nurse - Narrandera

NSW Health; Narrandera; On-site; AUD 82,000 - 115,000; Part time

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Job summary

NSW Health in Narrandera seeks a Registered Nurse to deliver comprehensive community nursing services, including chronic disease management, wound and catheter care, and palliative care within the MLHD network. You will assess, plan, implement, educate and document care while respecting patients' values and dignity.

The role requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, engagement with GPs, and travel as needed to support client care.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team and respond flexibly to changing clinical priorities.
• A commitment to patient-centred care, cultural safety, and continuous professional development.
• Evidence of a current Class C driver's license and willingness to travel for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive assessment, establishing goals and developing a plan of care, provide and evaluate care and education, and ensure care is communicated and documented.
• Respect the rights of individuals, their beliefs, cultural values and dignity.
• Analyse information and data, track and communicate outcomes as the basis for practice and coordinate care as required.
• Respond to emergency situations and deterioration of the individual and escalate care as required.
• Engage with the multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated care.
• Advocate for the consumer’s capacity to make informed health decisions and support self-management.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Wound care

Catheter care

Palliative care

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Nursing registration with NMBA (AHPRA)

Job description

Requisition Number: REQ704584
Employment Type: Temporary Part - Time (until 30 June 2027)
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $81,748.17 - $114,771.98 per annum, pro rata (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per week: 28
Applications Close: 27 November 2026
Vaccination Category: A
Location: Narrandera

Do you bring compassion, clinical excellence, and commitment to every shift?

About the Opportunity

The Registered Nurse provides comprehensive, coordinated and integrated community nursing services to individuals and their families, who have chronic conditions, or who have recently been discharged from hospital and/or who have continuing support needs and are within the designated geographical area of the network. Community nursing care involves clinical care (chronic disease management including wound and catheter care), palliative care, carer support, illness prevention and health promotion activities.

As a regulated health professional the Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) to meet and the NMBA approved standards, codes, guidelines and frameworks. The standards for practice should be evident in current practice, and inform the scope of practice for the area of employment ties.

As the Registered Community Nurse , you will:

• Comprehensive assessment, establishing goals and developing a plan of care, provide and evaluate care and education, and ensure care is communicated and documented.
• Respect the rights of individuals, their beliefs, cultural values and dignity.
• Analyse information and data, track and communicate outcomes as the basis for practice and coordinate care as required.
• Where required respond to emergency situations and deterioration of the individual and escalat e care as required.
• Effective therapeutic and professional relationships with the individual and their family and the multidisciplinary team.
• Advocate for and promote the consumer’s capacity and motivation to make informed decisions in relation to health care goals and needs.
• Facilitate engagement with a General Practitioner and service providers to assist in the ongoing management and care coordination of client condition/s.
• Empower consumers and carers through inclusion in decision making and documented care plans and shared goal setting to support self-management and health literacy.
• Where required undertake pathology accreditation and specimen collection.
• Provide support to Community Care services across MLHD by utilising Virtual model of care and technologies to facilitate coordinated care approaches in the provision care.

To find out more, please review the Position Description.

About You

Our ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team and respond flexibly to changing clinical priorities.
• A commitment to patient-centred care, cultural safety, and continuous professional development.
• Evidence of a current Class C drivers license and ability and willingness to travel for work purposes. This may involve driving long distances within the MLHD.
  

At Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD), we offer more than a job, we offer the chance to make a real difference.

• Make a Meaningful Impact – Play a vital role in delivering essential health services to our diverse and vibrant regional communities.
• Attractive Remuneration – Enjoy competitive pay aligned with your skills and experience.
• Generous Salary Packaging – Access up to $20,600 per annum tax-free for living expenses, plus the option for novated car leasing.
• Professional Development – Take advantage of ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Health & Wellbeing Support – Benefit from our comprehensive wellness programs for you and your family, including Employee Assistance Programs, Fitness Passport, and initiatives to support both physical and mental health.
  

Murrumbidgee Local Health District is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.

If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative.

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined intheNSW Health OASV Policy(Page 11).You will be required to complete theOASV Undertaking/ Declaration Formand

TB Assessment Toolduring the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.