Registered Nurse - Hospital in The Home

Far West Local Health District; Broken Hill; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment incentive up to $10,000

Job summary

The Far West Local Health District is seeking a part-time Permanent Registered Nurse in Broken Hill, with 20 hours per week and hourly remuneration of $41.23–$57.88 plus superannuation. An annual NSW Rural Health Incentive Package up to $10,000 applies, enhancing compensation for rural service.

The role encompasses Hospital in the Home/community work, documentation of care plans, and participation in the Rural Generalist Nurse Program within six months to support career development.

Qualifications

• Current nursing registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated professional boundaries in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and patient-centred care.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Complete documentation on patient care plans, progress reports, and referral practices.
• Systematically assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care based on patient records.
• Enrol and complete HETI Rural Generalist Nurse Program within the first 6 months of employment.

Skills

AHPRA Registration

Nursing experience

Documentation & record-keeping

Clinical communication

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

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 Part Time

Position Classification: Registered Nurse

Remuneration: $41.23 - $57.88 per hour + Superannuation

Hours Per Week: 20

Requisition ID: REQ696447

Location: Broken Hill

We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!

• Great opportunity to join a supportive team and where you can make a real impact in providing the best patient experience.

Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at Living and Working in the Far West.

What You'll Be Doing

• The Hospital in the Home RN will be required to work in the Broken Hill Community and/or Broken Hill Health Service depending on service demand and patient need.
• Complete documentation on patient care plans, progress reports, and referral practices in accordance with requirements and systematically assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care based on patient records.
• Enrol and complete HETI Rural Generalist Nurse Program within the first 6 months of employment.

What Is On Offer

• 5 weeks annual leave
• 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.. 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 Broken Hill

A true “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.

With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast-food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.

Selection Criteria

• Current nursing registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated application of professional and ethical boundaries to the delivery of patient care in the context of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated application of evidence based practice and critical thinking to advocate for and implement individualised person centred care.
• Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise.
• Demonstrated commitment to work and partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait, Islander patients and families and employees to enhance health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
• Evidence of participation in own professional development and commitment to maintaining competence and enhancement of skills, and willingness to apply and share professional expertise with colleagues.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills within a multidisciplinary team. Virtual care skills also an advantage.
• Current unrestricted drivers licence.

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 Hannah Crowley on [e-mail]

Applications Close: 8th October 2026

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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/

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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