Job description

MedicalJobsAustralia.com Employment Type: Permanent Full Time - Part Time - Casual Position Classification: Registered Nurse Remuneration: $81,748.17 - $114,771.98 per annum, pro rata Hours Per Week: up to 38 Requisition ID: REQ684707

Are you a compassionate and team-focused nurse looking to make a difference?

The 10-bed Riverlands Inpatient Withdrawal Unit is seeking motivated Registered Nurses to join our multidisciplinary team. The role offers the opportunity to work in a specialised setting providing safe, compassionate care and support for people experiencing alcohol and other drug-related issues.

Full time and Part Time positions available.

Be part of the vibrant and professional team improving and enriching the health of our communities in millions of ways every day.

About the role

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality person-centred nursing care in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Standards for Practice for Registered Nurses, and the Policies and Procedures of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD). Nursing care is provided utilising the principles of Trauma Informed Care and Recovery for people with Alcohol or Other Drug (AOD) issues.

A nursing role in the alcohol and other drugs sector offers mentally stimulating work and provides a high level of autonomy and empowerment. You'll work within a collaborative team that enables a culture of support.

Your contribution as a healthcare professional will have a meaningful and positive impact, which is felt at a community level.

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.

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.

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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

Qualifications - External

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Applications Close: 31 August 2026

NNNSWLHD 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 , 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 .

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 (PD2024_015).

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 fill future positions for permanent, temporary and casual positions.

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