Registered Nurse - Blacktown Emergency Department

NSW Health; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 82,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Blacktown Emergency Department. The role delivers safe, evidence-based care in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team, focusing on patient outcomes and continuous learning. Contributions include clinical documentation, escalation of concerns, and patient-centred practice.

Permanent Full Time or Temporary Full Time up to 12 months, with 38-hour weeks and a focus on professional development within a busy hospital ED setting.

Qualifications

• Current Registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Extensive and recent emergency nursing skills and experience.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate strong communication, prioritisation and clinical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, evidence-based nursing care in accordance with NSW Health policies and procedures.
• Prioritise and coordinate competing clinical demands in a complex environment.
• Escalate clinical concerns to nurse in charge or senior staff when needed.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and uphold regulatory requirements.
• Promote teamwork, support colleagues and students, and treat patients with dignity and respect.

Skills

Emergency nursing

Clinical judgment

Communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

AHPRA RN Registration

Job description

Registered Nurse - Blacktown Emergency Department

Make a meaningful difference in emergency care at Blacktown Hospital

Join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team focused on better patient outcomes

Grow your clinical expertise through ongoing learning and professional development

Put your emergency nursing skills into action, deliver safe, evidence-based care and make a difference for patients across Western Sydney.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time / Temporary Full Time (up to 12 months)

Position Classification: Registered Nurse

Remuneration: $81,748.16 - $114,771.98 per annum / $41.22 - $57.88 per hour

Hours Per Week: 38 (Job share may be considered for part time hours)

Location: Blacktown Hospital

Where you'll be working

Join the Emergency Department at Blacktown Hospital, part of Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD), where your nursing skills and commitment to compassionate care will make a meaningful difference to patients, families and the wider community.

Be part of a healthcare team dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in a dynamic clinical environment. At WSLHD, you'll contribute to a culture built on collaboration, continuous learning and professional accountability.

Collaborative care: Work alongside nurses, medical professionals and other healthcare practitioners to deliver coordinated patient care.

Patient-centred practice: Help maintain a safe, respectful and supportive environment for patients, families, carers and colleagues.

Professional growth: Build your clinical knowledge and maintain your nursing competencies through education, training and ongoing professional development.

Quality and safety: Contribute to evidence-based nursing practice and uphold clinical standards, policies and professional requirements.

Flexible career opportunities: Explore temporary employment opportunities for up to 12 months and gain valuable experience in a busy hospital emergency care setting.

What you'll be doing

As a Registered Nurse in the Blacktown Emergency Department, you'll deliver efficient, effective and high-quality nursing care as part of a multidisciplinary team. You'll use your clinical judgement, communication skills and professional knowledge to support safe care, respond to changing patient needs and contribute to positive patient experiences.

In this role, you'll:

Deliver safe, evidence-based nursing care in accordance with professional standards, your scope of practice and NSW Health policies and procedures.

Prioritise and coordinate competing clinical demands, recognising changes in patient needs and responding appropriately within a complex healthcare environment.

Recognise and escape clinical concerns to the nurse in charge and appropriate senior nursing or medical staff when additional expertise is required.

Maintain accurate clinical documentation and uphold professional, legal and regulatory requirements to support continuity and quality of care.

Champion teamwork and continuous improvement by contributing to a culture of learning, supporting colleagues and students, and treating patients, families and carers with dignity and respect.

Registration: Current Registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Selection Criteria

Demonstrated ability to create positive relationships with patients, carers and loved ones to achieve patient empowerment, information sharing and confidence in nursing staff.

Demonstrated extensive and recent emergency nursing skills and experience.

Proven ability to work independently with initiative, as well as collaboratively and respectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Proven commitment to continuing professional development.

Demonstrate critical thinking abilities, prioritisation and communication skills, whilst effectively following directions.

Requisition ID: REQ705015

Applications Close: 12 November 2026

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ .

Blacktown hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a managed waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Blacktown Hospital. This does not apply to staff with a disability parking permit.

Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.

Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.