Scrub/Scout Registered Nurse

the original; Broken Hill; On-site; AUD 81,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Salary packaging

Novated Leasing

Fitness Passport

Isolation allowance

Professional development

Country lifestyle

Job summary

Far West Local Health District seeks a Registered Nurse for a Temporary Full Time (Maternity Relief until 2 May 2027) position in Broken Hill. The role offers a Recruitment Incentive Package up to $10,000 under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme and a 38-hour week with hourly renumeration between $41.22 and $57.88 DOE, plus superannuation.

You will provide frontline nursing care in a supportive team, with opportunities for ongoing professional development and to work across

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and compassionate nursing care to infants and children, and parents, carers and families in a primary health care model.

Job description

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

Temporary Full Time (Maternity Relief until 2 May 2027)

Position Classification

Registered Nurse

Remuneration

$41.22 - $57.88 per hour + Superannuation

Hours Per Week

38

Requisition ID

REQ682928

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!

• Opportunity to 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!

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

• Provide safe and compassionate nursing care to infants and children, and parents, carers and families in a primary health care model.

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


• 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 provide excellence in rural and remote health and we truly empower our staff to deliver the best health outcomes for our community

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.

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

Need more information

For role related queries or questions contact Elissa Tweedie on Elissa. [e-mail]

Applications Close: 26th of August 2026

Stepping up

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/

Empower, listen and act together

Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.

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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