Registered Nurse, Staff Health - Tweed

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

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging and novated leasing

Fitness discounts

Professional and personal development

Collaborative team culture

Career opportunities

Job summary

Tweed Valley Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Staff Health Clinic. In this role, you will provide high-quality, person-centred nursing care while supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of our workforce, aligning with NSW Health policies and professional nursing standards.

You will coordinate occupational health services for staff, conduct OS&V assessments, vaccination programs, ensure compliance with NSW Health employment requirements, and provide follow-up care after

Qualifications

• Qualified Registered Nurse with current registration in NSW.
• Experience in occupational health services preferred.
• Ability to perform OS&V assessments and vaccination administration.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver occupational health services for staff.
• Conduct OS&V assessments and administer vaccinations.
• Provide follow-up care, counselling and management support after exposures.

Skills

Registered Nurse

OS&V assessments

Vaccination programs

Clinical nursing care

Staff health

Education

Nurse registration/licensure

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
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

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.

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.

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