Registered Nurse And Enrolled Nurse - Incentives Offered

Remuneration: $31.84 - $49.60 per hour + 11% Superannuation + Rural Incentives
Location: Merriwa Multi-Purpose Service
Employment Type: Various - Permanent Full Time and Part Time, Temporary Full Time and Part Time
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ481157

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About the Role

• You would work within a multidisciplinary team in a small rural Multi-Purpose Service.
• You will be caring for up to 15 RAC residents as well as supporting a 2 bedded Emergency Department.
• You will be working closely with the residents as well as another RN or EN. You directly report to a Health Service Manager.
• You will be supported in this role by other senior clinicians, allied health staff and the health service manage

Where you'll be working

• Located 312km northwest of Sydney, Merriwa is centrally positioned between Dubbo, Newcastle, Tamworth and Bathurst.
• Described as a rural charm, the small town is home to historic architecture and the Goulburn River National Park and Battery Rocks, which offer excellent bushwalking.

Benefits

On top of your Salary, working with HNE Health gives you access to a great range of benefits:

• Rural Health Incentive package (See Below) OR 
  Daily allowances (LAFHA) - ($105.75 per day, including days off as an allowance on a short-term basis are available for short-term contracts less than 13 weeks. This equals $740.20 per week extra.)
• Develop your career by working within a rural and remote facility with the opportunity of upskilling and becoming a clinical leader. 
• Have the opportunity to develop your career by working within a rural and remote facility with the possibility of upskilling.
• Paid courses to complete ALS, Triage, ETEK, etc training.
• Accommodation arrangements are negotiable - private accommodation, on-site or local. You can take your partner or even your pet.
• Travel costs, including flights, train, and car (fuel/KMS paid)
• Customised contracts - Starting from 2 weeks or rotation
• Superannuation contributions 11%
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Paid Training and development courses ie Triage or CRANA
• Refer a friend bonus
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.

Rural Health Incentives

This vacancy is eligible for an Attraction and Relocation package that includes the following*: 

•    Attraction incentive paid as a Rural and Regional fortnightly allowance of up to $20,000 in total for the first year
•    Retention incentive of up to $10,000 thereafter annually
•    PLUS 3 months accommodation assistance (e.g. rent payments, payments for commercial accommodation)
•    PLUS Relocation benefits (e.g. expenses incurred due to relocation such as leave for moving, travel to look at potential accommodation, removal and storage costs, transactional and incidental costs due to the sale and purchase of a home, plus more!)
•    PLUS Family Travel Assistance (e.g. reimbursement of a return economy air fare to and from the nearest capital city for a family member that is usually part of your household per year)

*All payments and reimbursements made to part time employees will be on a pro-rata basis. 

Attraction incentives will be paid as a Rural and Regional fortnightly allowance on top of your base salary + 11% Superannuation.

Other forms of payment/package options (where you are eligible) need to be negotiated with the Convenor and may include**:   

•    Additional annual professional development days (up to 5 more per year)
•    Additional personal leave (up to 5 more per year)
•    Computer/internet reimbursement (e.g. laptop, wi-fi costs)
•    Return airfare to and from your work base (or equivalent motor vehicle allowance) so you can still visit family and friends

**The total value of your incentive package would remain the same. Employees are responsible for seeking independent financial advice before accepting an Attraction and Retention Incentive package as part of their offer.

***Transferring of incentive packages will depend on the location, position, and time served by the health worker in their current position. Eligibility to transfer existing incentive packages will be determined and approved by the health organisation. Health workers who are receiving incentive packages and are changing or moving positions should discuss the impacts with their manager or local Workforce Rural Health Incentive Team via ***************@health.nsw.gov.au to discuss your eligibility prior to applying if you are already receiving an incentive package.

Additional Information 

• This position is full-time; however, part-time/job share arrangements may also be considered.
• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part-time and temporary full or part-time vacancies.

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

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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

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). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

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

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