Registered Nurse, Staff Health - Tweed

Northern NSW Local Health District; Cudgen; On-site; AUD 82,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging and novated leasing

Fitness discounts

Growth – professional and personal dev

Team culture – collaborative & support

Career opportunities or re-entry into

Job summary

Tweed Valley Hospital, part of Northern NSW Local Health District, is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Staff Health Clinic. In this role you will deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing care while safeguarding the health, safety and wellbeing of our workforce.

You will provide occupational health services, coordinate OS&V assessments and vaccination programs for staff across the organisation. Join our team to help maintain a healthy and safe workplace, align with NSW Health policies,

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current Australian registration.
• Experience in occupational health is desirable.
• Ability to work within NSW Health policies and professional nursing standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination (OS&V) assessments for staff.
• Administer vaccination programs for staff.
• Ensure compliance with NSW Health employment requirements.
• Provide follow-up care, counselling and management support for staff following exposures.

Skills

Occupational health nursing

Nursing care

Education

Registration as a Registered Nurse in Australia

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: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Registered Nurse

Remuneration: $81,748.17 - $114,771.98 per annum

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ704096

About The Role

Tweed Valley Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Staff Health Clinic.

In this rewarding role, you will provide high-quality, person-centred nursing care while supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of our workforce. Working within NSW Health policies and professional nursing standards, you will coordinate and deliver a range of occupational health services for staff across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include conducting Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination (OS&V) assessments for staff, administering vaccination programs, ensuring compliance with NSW Health employment requirements, and providing follow-up care, counselling and management support for staff following body substance exposures.

This is an excellent opportunity to combine your clinical expertise with preventative health initiatives, helping to maintain a healthy and safe workplace for our healthcare workforce.

About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)

We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.

If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.

You care. We care.

Learn more about NNSWLHD here.

Relocating to the region?

The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers 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

Join Our Team And You’ll Enjoy

• Salary packaging and novated leasing – increase your take-home pay
• Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing
• Growth – access to professional and personal development
• Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
• Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce

For role related queries or questions contact Rachel Langheim on [e-mail]

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day

Applications Close: 08 November 2026

NNSWLHD 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.

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.

This recruitment may be used to create an Eligibility List for similar roles in the future.

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