Remote Health Service Relieving Enrolled Niurse

Southern NSW Local Health District; Wilcannia; Remote; AUD 75,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment incentive

Salary packaging

Novated leasing

Fitness Passport

Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO)

Job summary

Far West Local Health District is seeking a Remote Health Service Relieving Enrolled Nurse to join our rural and remote teams. The role offers permanent, full-time employment, 38 hours per week, and a remuneration package of $75,011.91 to $81,508.14 plus super.

You will provide safe, compassionate, person-centred care under the guidance of a Registered Nurse, working across nine rural health facilities including Balranald, Buronga, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and

Qualifications

• Provision of safe, compassionate care under supervision of a registered nurse.
• Experience in remote clinical settings including primary health and emergency department.
• Ability to travel to multiple rural sites and work across remote facilities.

Responsibilities

• Under RN guidance, deliver person-centred care to patients and clients across the health team.
• Visit and work across nine rural/remote health facilities (Balranald, Buronga, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs, Wilcannia).
• Support continuity of care across Far West LHD with a focus on safe, high-quality outcomes.

Job description

Remote Health Service Relieving Enrolled Niurse

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:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Enrolled Nurse
Remuneration:$75011.91 - $81508.14 + Super
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ693781
Location:Remote sites (Balranald, Buronga, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs & Wilcannia)
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• Opportunity to travel to our remote site to relieve and work on the frontline to join a truly supportive team that is empowered to provide the ultimate patient experience.
• Grow your career with us with ongoing learning and development.
• Get exposure to work across different areas you would not get in the big smoke.

What you'll be doing

• Under the guidance of a Registered Nurse, provide safe, compassionate, person centred care in collaboration with individual/s and the multidisciplinary health care team to achieve quality care outcomes for patients and clients.
• Visit and work across 9 of our rural & remote health facilities (Balranald, Buronga, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs & Wilcannia)
• Provide safe, person centred care to our patients in a variety of places & settings across the Far West LHD
• We require someone with recent remote clinical experience including Primary Health and Emergency Department experience.

What is on Offer

• Salary Packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment.
• Paid travel time between sites and accommodation provided when working at the sites.
• Novated Leasing.
• Fitness Passport.
• 1x Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month.

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. FWLHD has a mandate to provide the highest quality care and services to its communities using the latest clinical evidence and technological enablers. 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.

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Applications Close: 28th September 2026

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