Enrolled Nurse

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time and Temporary Part Time until September 2023
Position Classification: Enrolled Nurse
Remuneration: $30.61 - $33.26 per hour
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: REQ344619
Location: Wingham Community Hospital

Enrolled Nurse

Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is a great place to grow your career. We are a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, providing a range of public health services to the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast regions. As the largest employer in the region, we encourage collaboration, openness and respect in the workplace to empower our employees to use their knowledge, skills and experience to meet the principle of Excellence. Every patient. Every time.

Wingham Rehabilitation Hospital provides inpatient care for 16 patients as well as outpatient and Hydrotherapy services. Rehabilitation services act as a link between acute medical services and community services and take a holistic approach towards reintegration of the patient back into the community.

As a successful candidate, you will deliver nursing services for patients in a planned and systemic way that promotes holistic care with the assistance of the multidisciplinary team.

We are looking for passionate nursing staff interested in advancing their nursing skills in Rehabilitation nursing. You will work with patients and their families to create individual rehabilitation goals and assist patients to regain their health and independence to the best of their ability.

In the event of low capacity, you will be required to work across the Lower Mid North Coast Sector (in particular Manning Base Hospital, which is a 15 minute drive from Wingham Rehabilitation Hospital).

As a successful candidate, you will be provided with orientation dates at Manning Base Hospital and Wingham Rehabilitation Hospital.

Job share / part time arrangements will be considered.

An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies.

HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.

Need more information?

For role related queries or questions contact Lisa Cantwell on Lisa.Cantwell@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 13th October 2022

Information for Applicants:

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases - this is a Category A position. Please read and understand NSW Health policy directive (PD2022_030). All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2

Stepping Up Website: is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp.

Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most HNELHD employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.

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