Nurse Practitioner/Transitional Nurse Practitioner - Tweed

Southern NSW Local Health District; Cudgen; On-site; AUD 149,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern NSW Local Health District is seeking motivated Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Transitional Nurse Practitioners (TNPs) to join the Older Persons and Psychogeriatrics team in the Tweed Valley. Roles involve inpatient settings across Emergency Departments and acute hospital services.

In this role you will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative model of care, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes, and advance your Scope of

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration and endorsement to practice as a Nurse Practitioner (or eligible for Transitional Nurse Practitioner)

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative model of care
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes and health service quality
• Develop and implement healthcare strategies that align with best practices and organisational goals
• Develop Scope of Practice to improve patient-centred care

Skills

Advanced Clinical Practice

Leadership

Education

Autonomous Decision-Making

Job description

High quality healthcare. Quality of life. Learn and grow in your career and in your life with more opportunities and more flexibility.

Employment Type: PermanentFull Time or Part Time Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner or Transitional Nurse Practitioner

Remuneration: $149,408.12 - $169,429.03 per annum pro rata Hours Per Week: up to 38 Requisition ID: REQ691871 Applications close: 27 September 2026

Are you passionate about improving the health outcomes of the Older Person with chronic health conditions?

Northern NSW Local Health District is seeking motivated and innovative Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Transitional Nurse Practitioners (TNPs) to join our growing Older Persons and Psychogeriatrics team within the Tweed Valley.

These exciting positions form part of an integrated hub-and-spoke model of care as a Rural Generalists, delivering health care services across a variety of settings, that predominantly involve the inpatient setting and may also include:

Emergency Departments

Acute hospital services

Virtual and outreach care

About the Opportunity At NNSWLHD we want to empower and inspire our nurses to deliver exceptional care to every patient, in every situation. We are dedicated to creating a positive and forward-thinking environment, built on our CORE values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect, and Empowerment, and a shared commitment to quality mental health care.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative model of care

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes and health service quality

Develop and implement innovative healthcare strategies that align with best practices and organisational goals

Develop your Scope of Practice to improve patient centred health care

You care. We care. Learn more about NNSWLHD here.

About You We’re looking for someone who has current AHPRA registration and is endorsed to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or meets the requirements for a Transitional Nurse Practitioner application.

Nurse Practitioners:

Demonstrated Advanced Clinical Practice in the main Metaspecialty, focusing on complex, autonomous decision-making in the clinical management of patients.

Demonstrated willingness in the development of your Scope of Practice to improve access to healthcare for patients and their carers.

Demonstrated effective communication and teamwork skills, building strong relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.

Demonstrated leadership and educational activities in your current role.

Demonstrated ability to support health care systems and research.

Developing skills and knowledge in advanced clinical practice within the main Metaspecialty, with experience in autonomous decision-making and clinical management of patients.

Lead and participate in educational activities including staff and patients; contribute to quality improvement activities in the support of health care systems.

Willingness to develop a Scope of Practice across multimodal specialities.

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day.

NNNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.

NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.

For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up , our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.

To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see www.homeaffairs.gov.au .

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2026_004).

You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.

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