Job description

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Permanent Full Time, Part Time & Casual opportunities available for applicants with pre-existing working rights in Australia. Northern NSW LHD is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

Position Classification: Enrolled Nurse

Remuneration: $75,011.91 - $81,508.14 per annum pro rata

Hours Per Week: up to 38 hours

Requisition ID: REQ698140

You may be eligible for the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. For further information, please contact or visit Careers Incentives Package

About the role

Northern NSW Local Health District is seeking Enrolled Nurses to join their Medical, Surgical and Rehab teams.

In this role, the Enrolled Nurse works under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse and assists in the provision of safe, evidence based, person centred nursing care in line with the policies, procedures and standards of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and other statutory authorities.

About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)

We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.

If you care about high-quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.

You care. We care. Learn more about NNSWLHD here.

Relocating to the region?

The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

Learn more at: www.nsw.gov.au-welcomeexperience

Join our team and you'll enjoy:

Salary packaging and novated leasing - increase your take-home pay

Fitness discounts - focus on your health and wellbeing

Growth - access to professional and personal development

Team culture - work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment

Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce

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Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day

Applications Close: 22 October 2026

NNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.

NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.

For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.

To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see www.homeaffairs.gov.au

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2026_004).

You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.

This recruitment may be used to create an Eligibility List for similar roles in the future.

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