Nurse Practitioner Coordinator - Location Negotiable Within Southern NSW Local Health District
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- Nurse Practitioner
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- REQ560742 Requisition #
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- 9 hours ago Post Date
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Location: Location Negotiable within Southern New South Wales Local Health District
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Remuneration: $70.44 - $75.42 per hour
Hours Per Week: 15
Requisition ID: REQ560742
Application Close: 23 March 2025
Interviews Details: Interviews will be scheduled within 10 days of closing date
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We are Southern.
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. We strive to deliver responsive healthcare by fostering a workplace that values lived experience and celebrates diversity. Our workplace is inclusive, respectful, collaborative and safe. We warmly welcome people of diverse backgrounds to apply for a role at Southern. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all age groups people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people who identify as neurodivergent.
Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact the hiring manager - Kassandra Packwood should you require assistance.
If you are an Aboriginal person and seek support in applying for a role, please visit the Stepping Up website, which has been designed to support Aboriginal job applicants in applying for positions at NSW Health. Visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
What we offer• Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
• Corporate Health and Fitness program
• 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
• Annual Leave Loading
What you'll be doing
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) Coordinator is a leadership and coordination role for the nurse practitioner cohort in the District. The role is integral to the strategic direction of enabling and empowering the Nurse Practitioner Model of Care, aligned with the Clinical Services Plan and Strategy 2026.
Working directly with the Deputy District Director Nursing Midwifery, the Ministry of Health and the Nurse Practitioners throughout the District, the NP Coordinator role will:
Working directly with the Deputy District Director Nursing Midwifery, the Ministry of Health and the Nurse Practitioners throughout the District, the NP Coordinator role will:
- Coordinate the Local Health District (LHD) Nurse Practitioner (NP) strategic direction and governance for Nurse Practitioners/Transitional Nurse Practitioners (NP/TNP) across the LHD.
- Provide a high level of advice and support to actively engage with the Directors of Nursing and Midwifery to recruit to new Nurse Practitioner roles across Southern NSW LHD (SNSWLHD).
- Leverage their comprehensive understanding of professional, clinical and legislative requirements of NPs to enable the seamless implementation of models of cares, training pathways and professional and clinical governance processes that support whole team approaches and ensure high-quality clinical care of consumers and families.
Selection Criteria
- Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) who is endorsed to practice as a Nurse Practitioner by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
- Demonstrated knowledge of governance arrangements for Nurse Practitioner in NSW and Nationally.
- Demonstrated ability leading teams and to utilise critical thinking and negotiation skills to achieve successful project implementation.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of contemporary professional and operational Nurse Practitioner management, including emerging trends with the nursing profession and expertise at a senior level in the health environment.
- Demonstrated excellent verbal communication and written communication skills, experience in policy development and competence in working with computers.
- Highly developed and proven communication skills that include facilitation and presentation skills; delegation and negotiation skills and the ability to write reports of a high standard.
- Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers’ licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
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 Kassandra Packwood on Kassandra.Packwood@health.nsw.gov.au
