Nurse Practitioner - Mparntwe (Alice Springs) Urgent Care

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress; Alice Springs; On-site; AUD 155,000 - 167,000; Full time

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Job summary

Mparntwe Urgent Care is a GP-led, multidisciplinary urgent care service delivering same-day care for acute episodic presentations. The Nurse Practitioner works collaboratively with General Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, administrative staff, and visiting services to ensure safe, effective, and culturally responsive care.

Medicare Urgent Care Clinics are staffed by highly trained medical professionals and provide free (bulk billed) urgent health care.

Qualifications

• AHPRA-registered RN with Nurse Practitioner endorsement.
• Advanced clinical experience in urgent care, primary care, emergency, or acute settings.
• Ability to practise autonomously within a GP-led clinical governance model and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical assessment and management of non-life-threatening acute illness and injury.
• Deliver timely, culturally safe care within the GP-led Urgent Care Clinic.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Advanced clinical practice

Urgent care experience

Job description

Play a major role in the continued success of the Urgent Care Clinic in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) with the Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service.

$154,635 to $167,252 per annum

Effective Salary

$187,784 to $202,170 per annum

Ongoing full-time contract

• The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced clinical assessment and management of patients presenting with non-life-threatening acute illness and injury within a GP-led Urgent Care Clinic
• deliver timely, culturally safe, evidence-based care in line with agreed scope of practice and clinical governance frameworks.
• Change lives, starting with your own

About the role

Mparntwe Urgent Care is a GP-led, multidisciplinary urgent care service delivering same-day care for acute episodic presentations. The Nurse Practitioner works collaboratively with General Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, administrative staff, and visiting services to ensure safe, effective, and culturally responsive care.

Medicare Urgent Care Clinics are staffed by highly trained medical professionals and provide free (bulk billed) urgent health care. Within the service, culturally safe, equitable and accessible care is provided to all people, including vulnerable and young people within the community of Alice Springs and surrounding areas. Established within the Northside Congress Clinic this purpose outfitted clinic is designed to reduce pressure on the hospital and emergency department and integrate local health services to meet the needs of the local community.

Some weekend work required.

Curious?

What we’re looking for:

• A Nurse Practitioner who is AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse with endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Demonstrated advanced clinical experience in urgent care, primary care, emergency, or acute settings.
• Ability to practise autonomously within a GP-led clinical governance model and multidisciplinary team.

What we offer:

Congress offers rewarding career options and a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Work that is community-led, impact-focused and a part of a bigger picture.
• Opportunities to grow, including 15 days of professional development per year, with pathways including master's programs and study placements.
• Six weeks annual leave & 15 days paid personal leave per year.
• Salary sacrifice for full-time, part-time and casual employees.

*Total effective package includes; base salary, district allowance, superannuation, leave loading and salary packaging options.

Got you interested? Read more https://www.caac.org.au/careers/work-with-congress/

now about why people come for the work and stay for the life.

For more information contact Claudia Griffiths on 0432 904 720.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and value their diverse perspectives, experiences and contributions.