MHDA Registered Nurse Buronga

Far West Local Health District; Dareton; On-site; AUD 82,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Novated Leasing

Paid Allocated Day Off

Fitness Passport

EAP

Isolation Allowance

Professional development

Country lifestyle

Job summary

Far West Local Health District is seeking a Mental Health Registered Nurse for a permanent full-time role in Buronga, NSW. You will perform specialist mental health and substance use assessments, develop care plans and manage cases to improve patient outcomes in a rural setting.

The role offers a competitive salary, superannuation, and rural incentives; full-time hours are 38 per week with additional professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse with current registration.
• Experience in mental health and drug/alcohol services desirable.
• Permanent Full Time in rural NSW.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist mental health and drug and alcohol assessment, care planning and case management.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Care planning

Case management

Clinical documentation

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

This position qualifies for an annual Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (conditions apply and may be pro-rata'd to your contracted or ordinary working hours, these payments are paid on a fortnightly basis) under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.

This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services, and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Registered Nurse

Remuneration: $81,748.17 - $114,771.98 + Superannuation

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ686694

Location: Buronga NSW

• Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference with big impact?
• Opportunity to live and work in one Australia's biggest food and wine bowl
• Only a short 45min flight to Melbourne, 2 hours to Sydney or drive 4.5 hour to Adelaide

We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.

What You'll Be Doing

• Mental Health Registered Nurses perform specialist mental health and drug and alcohol assessment, care planning and case management services for people experiencing mental health and drug and alcohol problems.

What Is On Offer

• Salary packaging (pay less tax!), enjoy up to $9k for living expenses, $2.6k for meals and entertainment.
• Novated Leasing.
• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month.
• Fitness Passport and EAP to maintain your health and wellbeing.
• Isolation and Climate Allowance.
• Professional development with support through advanced education & training to help you develop your career.
• A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing.

About The Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. FWLHD has a mandate to provide the highest quality care and services to its communities using the latest clinical evidence and technological enablers. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

About Buronga / Mildura

On the NSW side of the Murray River, Buronga is a beautiful rural town, just 10km from Mildura Victoria, many of our staff live in the booming regional hub of Mildura and travel the short 10 minutes to work.

Mildura has a population of over 50,000 and growing with all the facilities of a regional city, yet is uniquely positioned in the scenic, sunraysia region, famous for its sunshine, and horticulture including grapes and oranges. While Mildura thrives as its own destination, it is also a great base for touring many iconic natural wonders and picturesque locations nearby including the world renowned Mungo National Park!

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

For role related queries or questions contact Dale Brown on [e-mail]

Applications Close: 21st September 2026

Stepping Up

The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit:

https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Empower, listen and act together

Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

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