Registered Nurse - 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 + Super + Salary Packaging + Rural Incentives
Location: Wilson Memorial Community Hospital, Murrurundi
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ470320
Applications Close: Sunday, 5th May 2024

“Our facility is brand new, has great rural views, home-cooked meals… with baked sweets offered to staff every day!!
We look after and rely on each other”.

About the Service:

• Wilson Memorial Community Hospital in Murrurundi consists of a 2 bedded Emergency Department with 8 sub-acute general inpatient beds. 
• The community hospital provides a 24-hour service with one Registered Nurse and one Enrolled Nurse working together each shift.
• Murrurundi is situated in the Upper Hunter Valley of NSW, approximately a 1-hour drive to Tamworth and is an easy 3-hour drive to Newcastle.
• Murrurundi Hospital is nestled at the base of beautiful mountain ranges. Murrurundi is renowned for beautiful art galleries and its close-knit community. 
  
  

About the role:

• We are seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to work in our Emergency Department and small subacute general ward. 
• At Murrurundi Hospital there is a focus on work-life balance.
• The service has a supportive management and education team.
  
  

About you:

• You are a leader and are willing to take on the ‘in-charge’ role.
• You will possess excellent communication skills and work well alongside other clinicians.
• You are professional and committed to Hunter New England Health motto, ‘Excellence. Every patient. Every time’.
• You are self-directed and enjoy taking professional development opportunities. 
• A desire to work to your full scope of practice. 
  
  

About the team:

• We are a close-knit team that works cohesively to provide safe patient-centred care.
• Experienced and professional
• Welcoming and supportive of each other 
• Consists of team players working together to promote patient-centred care. 
  
  

What we can offer you:

Working with HNE Health gives you access to a vast range of benefits:

• Rural Health Incentives (See Below)
• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
• 12 ADOs per year (for full-time employees)
• 6 weeks annual leave (for eligible full-time employees, pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Superannuation contributions
• Salary packaging options
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• 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 HNELHD-RuralIncentives@health.nsw.gov.au to discuss your eligibility prior to applying if you are already receiving an incentive package.

Requirements:

• Current general registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• Demonstrated significant senior post-graduate nursing experience within an acute care environment with experience in leading a team.
• Postgraduate qualifications in leadership and/or management or willingness to undertake same and/or a combination of study/ equivalent work experience relevant to the role.
  
  

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

Need more information?

1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position

For role-related queries or questions contact Leigh Schalk on Leigh.Schalk@health.nsw.gov.au

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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