Registered Nurse MPS - Incentives Offered

Build a role that suits your family, work and lifestyle needs and re-discover the simple pleasures life has to offer, living and working as a Registered Nurse in rural New South Wales, Australia. 

Employment Type: Permanent full-time, part-time and casual positions available 
Location: Choose from seven Multipurpose Services - Guyra, Boggabri, Manilla, Barraba, Bingara, Walcha and Warialda
Position Classification: Registered Nurse 
Remuneration: $36.38 - $51.08 per hour + superannuation + $20,000* in rural incentives in the first year + $10,000* each year thereafter + salary packaging of up to $11,650 PLUS additional relocation benefits and family travel assistance 
Hours Per Week: Up to 38 
Requisition ID: REQ533913 
Applications Close: Sunday, 19th January 2025

If you’re a Registered Nurse looking for a change of pace but still want the variety and challenge of high-acuity nursing, you’ll thrive in a Multi-Purpose Service (MPS) 

Working at a Multi-Purpose Service (MPS) allows you to experience the full scope of what rural nursing has to offer. Our services encompass acute care, subacute care, emergency care, allied health, primary health, and community services – all under one roof. Hone your critical thinking skills and keep families together, working across a small 2-5 bed emergency department and caring for residents of our Residential Aged Care facilities, who, without an MPS, would have to travel long distances away from their homes and support networks. 

If you’re looking for a role that keeps you engaged and lets you see the real impact of your work, an MPS is just the change you’re looking for. 

Learn more about each of our facilities by clicking on the links below.  

• Bingara
  
• Boggabri
  
• Barraba
  
• Guyra
  
• Manilla
  
• Walcha
• Warialda

“I love the variety of working with the aged care, the acute setting and our emergency department. The staff here are just wonderful and we have lots of support”  
Donna Scott, Registered Nurse. Manilla MPS 

“It’s more like a home than a workplace, everyone is like a family, and they care about you” 
Oshin Ranjit, Registered Nurse

What you can expect:
As a Senior Clinical Registered Nurse, you will:   

• Care for young, old and everyone in between, working across both emergency and aged care departments.  
• Utilise your triage and advanced life support experience alongside your critical thinking skills to triage and care for patients who present to the ED 
• Use your warm and person-centred approach to provide a supportive, understanding and welcoming environment for our aged care residents and their families 
• Act as the in-charge nurse and occasionally oversee the facility when the Health Service Manager is absent from the workplace. 
  
  

Your advanced clinical skills will ensure you thrive:
The following competencies and certifications are important to support your success within the role. If you haven’t quite mastered everything below, we still encourage you to apply. If you’re willing to learn, we’re willing to train you!  

• Venepuncture 
• Insertion of peripherally inserted cannula 
• Insertion of male and female indwelling catheters 
• Current Advanced Life Support Certification  
• Current Resuscitation for Kids Certification  
• Emergency Triage Education Kit (ETEK) trained 

All Registered Nurses in charge of hospital staff will receive appropriate training and orientation to the role from the Health Service Manager/Clinical Nurse Manager, as well as ongoing support and guidance.

What we have to offer: 

• Spend more time making memories with family and friends with six weeks of annual leave and an Allocated Day Off each month (pro-rata for part-time employees) 
  
• Paid maternity, adoption and paternity leave benefits  
• Owning your own home is closer than you think with our Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.* Get up to $20,000 in the first 12 months PLUS up to $10,000 each year thereafter (our median house prices of $250k-$440k help too!) 
• To make moving into your new home easy, we’re also including relocation benefits and family travel assistance 
• Salary packaging of up to $9,600 for living expenses + $2,650 for meal expenses + Novated leasing  
• From the service to the sports field, our teams’ compassion and support for one another doesn’t stop when you clock off 
• Our Health Service Managers and Educators are here to support you in any way they can. We want to see you succeed and will provide you with professional development and mentoring to make it happen, but more importantly, we want to make sure you, and your family, are happy here.
  
  

Living outside of Australia? Come on over!  

We’re offering sub-class 186 and 482 sponsorship nominations to preferred internationally qualified registered nurses who are registered with AHPRA and have completed their ANMAC assessment for ANZSCO code 254415 (Critical Care and Emergency). 

We have a great community of international health professionals living and working across our district, including Nishad, one of our Health Service Managers and a highly regarded leader within our rural nursing teams. 
 
 

Living in Rural NSW
New England forms the Northern area of the Hunter New England Local Health District, within a day’s drive of Brisbane and Sydney and only 2 hours from the coast. It is also home to Tamworth and Armidale, two of NSW’s major regional hubs with Rural Referral Hospitals, as well as four domestic airports that can have you in Sydney, Brisbane or Newcastle before breakfast. Our district towns and surrounding communities are brimming with awe-inspiring natural experiences, country charm, history and unique local characters, as well as beautiful heritage architecture and welcoming community spirit. 

Need more information?  

• Click here for the Position Description.
• Find out more about applying for this position.

For any further enquires, please contact: Jonathon Clarke or Simone McKelvey on HNELHD-NMWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au

Information for Applicants:  
*All payments made to part-time employees will be on a pro-rata basis. Check your eligibility here - Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. If you would like to discuss your eligibility or current circumstances further, please contact HNELHD-RuralIncentives@health.nsw.gov.au

Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse. 

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 

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. 

This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

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