Registered Nurse - Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services - Incentives Offered

NSW Health; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health organization in Tamworth is hiring a Registered Nurse to support individuals with alcohol and drug use. This role includes providing person-centred care and conducting assessments in a community health environment. Candidates must be a current Registered Nurse with effective communication skills and problem-solving capabilities. Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits are offered.

Benefits

Family-friendly hours

Potential for fast-tracked career progression

Fitness Passport for health and well-being

Salary packaging options up to $11,600

Qualifications

• Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven problem-solving ability within a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Professionally support individuals seeking assistance with alcohol and drug use.
• Provide respectful, person-centred care tailored to individual needs.
• Conduct assessment, monitoring, treatment and supportive care.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Problem-solving

Education

Current Registered Nurse with AHPRA

Job description

Be part of the vibrant and professional team improving and enriching the health of our communities in millions of ways every day.

Our benefits:

• Family-friendly hours
• Mentally stimulating work
• Endless opportunities for professional and personal growth
• Potential for fast-tracked career progression
• Be rewarded with up to $10,000 in the first 12 months PLUS up to $10,000 each year thereafter in fortnightly payments under the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.
• Salary packaging options- up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
• Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until June 2026

Position Classification: Registered Nurse

Remuneration: $74,317.94 - $104,336.27 Per Annum + 12% Super + Salary Packaging + Rural Incentives

Hours Per Week: 38

DACS is a specialist treatment service for people with substance use problems. Harm Minimisation is a key tenet of the model of care. It is a multidisciplinary service that includes nursing, medical and allied health clinicians alongside peer support and Aboriginal health workers. DACS operates in a range of community, outpatient and inpatient settings, providing prevention, early intervention drug and alcohol assessment and treatment counselling and case management throughout Hunter New England Health.

The alcohol and other drugs team work for the greater good through an open, flexible and dynamic, strengths-based approach. We listen to understand, not label.

We are an inclusive and committed team where staff are encouraged to bring their whole self to work and are proud that our team is as diverse as the vibrant communities we support.

What you’ll be doing:

Using innovative, evidence-based skills and interventions, you will professionally support individuals seeking assistance with alcohol and drug use. You will take a trauma-informed approach and provide respectful, person-centred care, tailored to each individual’s needs. Central to your role will be employing an individualised, holistic approach to care, incorporating comprehensive care planning to address the diverse physical, emotional, and social aspects of each person’s journey.

In this role, you’ll utilise your advanced clinical skills to assess, plan, and deliver high-quality, individualised nursing care. On any given day, you will be undertaking the assessment, monitoring, treatment and supportive care for people undertaking alcohol and drug treatment in a community health setting.

A nursing role in the alcohol and other drugs sector offers mentally stimulating work and provides a high level of autonomy and empowerment. You’ll work within a collaborative team that enables a culture of support.

Your contribution as a healthcare professional will have a meaningful and positive impact, which is felt at a community level.

Criteria:

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Current Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and proven problem-solving ability within a clinical setting.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

More information:

• Click here for the Position Description
• Find out more about applying for this position

* Based on a minimum 18-month commitment to the position or the agreed duration of your contract. All payments to part-time and contract employees will be made on a pro‑ratio basis in accordance with the terms of your contract, including any approved extensions. Please note: if your contract ends before the agreed completion date, you may be required to repay a portion of the incentive. To check your eligibility, visit the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. For further information or to discuss your circumstances, please contact HNELHD‑[e-mail].

An eligibility list will be created for full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.

We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

For role related queries or questions contact Meriah Sheedy on [e-mail].

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

Applications close: Tuesday, 25th November 2025