Registered Nurse - Community Health - Incentives Offered

It’s a great time to join Hunter New England Local Health District. Apply now for one of our eligible regional and rural positions. You could benefit under the NSW Health Rural Workforce Incentive Scheme!
Remuneration: $70,049.73 - $98,351.39 per annum + super + incentives
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Location: Barraba Community Health Service
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ457496
Applications close: 7th January 2024
Where you'll be working:

• Barraba Health Service is a public health service consisting of a small emergency department, an acute unit with 6 beds, a residential aged care facility with 16 beds, a community nursing team and other visiting professionals.
• You will be working mainly within the community nursing team.

About Barraba:
Nestled in a bend on the Manilla River, Barraba is a charming country town that boasts stunning views of the Nandewar Ranges and the Horton Valley. With its rich mining history, Barraba is a must-visit destination along the Fossickers Way touring route, which takes you through some of Australia's most beautiful gemstone country from Sydney to Brisbane. Located just an hour's drive from Tamworth, visitors can also opt for daily flights between Sydney and Tamworth to reach this hidden gem.
Find out more about living in Barraba here:
About the role:

• Providing safe compassionate person centred care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to achieve quality care outcomes for patients in the community.
• Visiting patients in community (e.g. wound dressing, suture removal etc), and running community nursing clinics.
• You will be supported through orientation, ongoing training and development by nurse educators onsite and across the district, as well as virtual training.

About you:
To be successful in this role, you will need to have general nursing and wound care skills, and experience in the care and management of PICC.
Benefits:

• Four weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• 6 weeks annual leave (for eligible full time nurses)
• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees)
• Superannuation contributions 11%

- Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing. * Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme:
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 for the first 12-months
• Retention incentive of up to $10,000 thereafter annually
• PLUS 3 months accommodation assistance (e.g. rent payments, mortgage re-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.
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.
Requirements:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.

Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.

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For role related queries or questions contact Nishad Gopinath on Nishad.Gopinath@health.nsw.gov.au
Information for Applicants:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit:
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive 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.
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 via or 1300 40 25 23.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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