AddressJob title: Casual Primary Health Nurse
Company: Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation
Location: Wilcannia, New South Wales
Salary: $69.30 - $74.30 per hour
Dates: May 27th- Ongoing (minimum 4-week placements)
Incentives for this position.
- Travel arranged and provide by us.
- Accommodation provided. Fully furnished one bed room unit with WIFI and amenities included.
- Flights and car provided
- Competitive rates of pay. $69.30 - $74.30 including casual loading and short-term placement allowance.
- Work directly with the health service to co-ordinate your contract.
- Work with a friendly and supportive team.
- Monday to Friday 8.30 -5.00 only, no shift, on call or weekend work. Plenty of time to explore and enjoy our beautiful region.
About Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation
Maari Ma Health is an Aboriginal community-controlled regional health service that has been providing a quality service to the Aboriginal people of far western New South Wales for more than 20 years and employs over 140 people within the region.
About the role
Our supportive team is on the look-out for an experienced Primary Health Nurse to join us to provide a quality health service to the Aboriginal people of far western New South Wales. Reporting to the Manager of the health service, this full-time opportunity includes key responsibilities such as:
- Responsible for working across both the clinic and community settings.
- Providing a range of services in the community including, home visits, domiciliary care, and proactive follow-up of Aboriginal people 15 years plus, living with a chronic disease.
- Completing a range of clinical and support functions relating to patient assessment and care in the general practice clinic.
- Being involved using a case management model and working in partnership with Aboriginal Health Practitioners and Trainees.
- Collaborate with our staff in a way that facilitates effective communication, teamwork, and high clinical standards.
- Establish and build lasting relationships with our patients, families, and GP’s.
Skills and experience
- Currently registered with, or eligible to be registered with Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.
- Have or be prepared to actively pursue authorisation an immunisation provider in New South Wales.
- Ability to work with Aboriginal staff and communities in a way that fosters mutual respect. Proven experience using clinical IT systems.
- Computing skills relevant to the position and competent in the use of information and communication technology including Microsoft Word, email and internet applications and the ability to quickly acquire skills in other applications.
- Proven ability to communicate in a clear, considerate manner with genuine compassion.
- NSW working with children check.
Maari Ma can only accommodate a maximum of two individuals, and unfortunately, pets are not permitted.
The Location
Wilcannia is a small town located within the Central Darling Shire in northwestern New South Wales, Australia. Located on the Darling River.
Wilcannia is rich with Aboriginal culture and is full of spirit, history, diversity, and character to explore and uncover – an iconic destination for every Australian to visit.
The Barkindji people have called the Maari Ma region home for over 50,000 years and are passionate about sharing their cultural values, history, and sacred places.
The streets are still lined with a remarkable collection of heritage buildings and there’s an emerging movement of local Indigenous artists.
Beyond Wilcannia and on your doorstep, you can immerse yourself in the natural landscape via spectacular national parks with rich First Nations and colonial & pastoral history, lush rivers and lakes, abundant wildlife, and other classic towns of outback New South Wales and beyond.
Located 196kms from Broken Hill.
How to apply
If you would like to learn more, please reach out to Claire Allan on +61447 807 *** for a confidential chat or email ************@maarima.com.au
All Maari Ma Aboriginal Health employees are required to have three doses of a COVID-19 vaccination or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are encouraged to apply for this position.
Maari Ma acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land in which we live, and we pay our respect to their Elders both past and present and emerging.
