Orthopaedics Nurse Practitioner - Hip and Knee

Coastal Surgery; Sunshine Coast Regional; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sunshine Coast lifestyle

Established patient base

In-house admin support

Job summary

Coastal Orthopaedic Surgery on the Sunshine Coast is seeking an endorsed Nurse Practitioner for a three-day-a-week role (Mon, Tue, Fri, 8am–5pm). You will run face-to-face clinics at Noosa and/or Birtinya, with telehealth options, managing your own patient list within a protocol-driven care model.

Key responsibilities include pre-operative assessment, post-operative reviews, osteoarthritis management, and telehealth follow-ups, with prescribing and investigations within scope.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Medicare provider and PBS prescriber numbers or eligible to obtain.
• Orthopaedic/musculoskeletal/postoperative care experience is valued but not essential.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work autonomously within protocols.

Responsibilities

• Pre-operative assessment and optimisation for hip and knee surgery patients.
• Post-operative reviews including wound checks and recovery monitoring.
• Non-operative management of hip and knee osteoarthritis.
• Telehealth follow-ups for post-operative and non-surgical patients.
• Prescribing, ordering and interpreting investigations within scope.
• Patient education and surgery prep for rehabilitation.
• Liaising with GPs, physiotherapists and hospital teams.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner endorsement

Excellent communication

Autonomous practice

Job description

Orthopaedics Nurse Practitioner - Hip and Knee

Key selling points:

Keep 100% of your MBS billings

Full list from day one – billings of $105–150+ per hour.

Mon, Tue & Fri, 8am–5pm – face-to-face and telehealth. Availability for increased hours if desired.

Join a growing specialist hip and knee team on the Sunshine Coast

About us
Coastal Orthopaedic Surgery is a specialist hip and knee practice led by Dr Frank Connon, Sunshine Coast orthopaedic surgeon. Dr Connon is known for muscle-sparing anterior hip replacement and quadriceps-sparing (subvastus) knee replacement, and is the only Sunshine Coast–based surgeon with international fellowship training in the anterior approach to the hip. Our in-house team of GP, Nurse Practitioners and physiotherapy staff works to shared hip and knee protocols, giving patients coordinated care from first consultation through to full recovery.

The role
We're seeking an endorsed Nurse Practitioner to join us three days a week (Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8am–5pm), running face-to-face clinics at Noosa and/or Birtinya alongside telehealth consultations. You'll manage your own patient list within a well-supported, protocol-driven model of care.

Your responsibilities will include:

Pre-operative assessment and optimisation for hip and knee replacement patients

Post-operative reviews, including wound checks and recovery monitoring

Non-operative management of hip and knee osteoarthritis

Telehealth follow-ups for post-operative and non-surgical patients

Prescribing, ordering and interpreting investigations, and referring within your scope

Patient education, including preparing patients for surgery and rehabilitation

Liaising with referring GPs, physiotherapists and hospital teams

About you

Current AHPRA endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner

Medicare provider number and PBS prescriber number (or eligible to obtain)

Orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, perioperative or arthroplasty experience highly regarded but not essential (comprehensive training is able to be provided by our experienced team)

Excellent communication skills and a warm, reassuring manner with patients

Able to work autonomously within established clinical protocols

What we offer

Retain 100% of your MBS billings

Set three-day week: Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8am–5pm. Flexibility for increased hours if desired.

Specialist exposure to leading-edge hip and knee arthroplasty techniques

Established patient base and experienced admin support

Sunshine Coast lifestyle, with clinics in Noosa and Birtinya

Our in-house team of GP, nursing and physiotherapy staff works to shared hip and knee protocols, and we're now growing the team to meet increasing demand