Remote Area Nurse – Congress- Central Australia

Northern Territory PHN; Alice Springs; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Extended leave

Remote-friendly policy

Salary packaging

Total rewards package

Job summary

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress seeks a Remote Area Nurse to assess patient needs, administer treatments such as wound care, and promote community health initiatives. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe practices and contribute to quality improvement efforts.

We value nurses who build strong relationships within Aboriginal communities, bring clinical excellence, and embrace remote area work with flexibility and professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Demonstrated clinical experience in a primary care or similar setting.
• Commitment to integrating Aboriginal values in practice.
• Willingness for remote area work and strong teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and administer treatments including wound care.
• Promote health initiatives and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Contribute to quality improvement efforts within the service.
• Build trusting relationships with patients and the community.

Skills

AHPRA Registration

Clinical experience

Remote area work

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Aboriginal values

Proactive attitude

Job description

Salaries starting at $120,451 per annum
$61.77 per hour plus $22 an hour remote allowance.
Effective Salary starts at $189,489 per annum.

• Provide compassionate care and build trust with patients
• Work as part of a team to improve community health
• Gain valuable experience with diverse and complex patient cases
• Change lives, starting with your own

Why Congress?

For over 50 years, Congress has provided support and advocacy for Aboriginal people. Since that time, Congress has expanded to become the largest Aboriginal community-controlled health organisation in the Northern Territory, providing a comprehensive, holistic and culturally appropriate primary healthcare service to Aboriginal people living in and nearby Alice Springs, including five remote communities: Amoonguna, Ntaria (and Wallace Rockhole), Santa Teresa, Utju (Areyonga), Imanpa, Yulara and Mutitjulu.

What’s in it for you?

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress not only offers rewarding career options, but a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Work that is community-led, impact-focused and a part of the bigger picture.
• Opportunities to grow, including 15 days of professional development per year, with pathways including master’s programs and study placements.
• 6 weeks annual leave & 15 days paid personal leave per year.
• 3 weeks of additional leave for Remote employees.
• A flexible work policy including flexible start and finish times, compressed work weeks, part-time and casual roles, job sharing, remote work, hybrid work models and the possibility to purchase additional paid leave.
• Salary sacrifice available for full-time, part-time and casual employees.

Total effective package includes; base salary, district allowance, remote benefits, superannuation, leave loading and salary packaging options.

What’s the role?

As a Remote Area Nurse you will assess patient needs, administer treatments such as wound care, and promote health initiatives. Collaborate closely with multi-disciplinary healthcare teams to ensure safe practices and contribute to quality improvement efforts. Embrace a pivotal role where your expertise enhances comprehensive patient care and professional development.

Is the role right for you?

We’re looking for RANs who can build strong, trusting relationships with both patients and the community. If you have:

• Current AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse
• Demonstrated clinical experience in a primary care or similar setting
• Commitment to integrating Aboriginal values in practice
• Willingness for, and understanding of, remote area work; and
• The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and bring exceptional clinical skills, a proactive adaptable attitude, and a genuine respect for diverse patient backgrounds, we want you!

Want to find out more about this opportunity? Please contact Lauren Lester on 08 8982 1002 or email [e-mail].