WA Country Health Service – Pilbara

Location: South Hedland

Position Number: 00300309

Salary: RN Level 2 $104,903 - $110,752 p.a. (plus 11.5% superannuation)

Closing Date: AWST 4.00PM Monday 09 June 2025

This is for a Permanent Full Time appointment at 80 hours per fortnight

cccccccAn opportunity exists for a talented and enthusiastic Clinical Nurse to join the team at Karlarra House Residential Aged Care Facility at Hedland Health Campus – Pilbara.

To be successful, you will have...

· Advanced nursing practice, within the relevant practice setting.

· Advanced skills in planning, coordination and decision making in the management of residents within Aged Care

· Well-developed team leadership and team member skills.

· High communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.

· Experience in implementing and maintaining the Aged Care Quality Standards.

· Knowledge of Australian National Aged care (AN-ACC) funding

· Digital capability to enable access and use of available technology for safe patient care and information availability.

· Current knowledge of legislative and policy obligations for Nursing practice, Public Sector, Standards, Aboriginal Cultural Respect Framework and how these impact on employment and service delivery.

Position Profile:

Provides supervision and education to all clinical staff required to maintain compliance with Commonwealth Aged Care Standards. Provides the Clinical Nurse Manager with support to manage allocated Human and Physical Resources allocated in an efficient and effective manner that ensures quality service delivery to care recipients in accord with the Aged Care Act.

What we offer

In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits:

· Location based allowances including:

o additional North West paid leave

o District Allowance - regional specific

o Annual travel subsidy (ALTC)

o Air-conditioning subsidy allowance.

· Heavily subsidised housing Government Regional Officer Housing

· Paid study Leave assistance – regional specific as per EBA

· Generous salary packaging benefits:

o Up to $9010 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, your rent or other everyday living expenses

o Up to $2650 on meal entertainment, holiday accommodation and venue hire

o Access to novated leasing to use pre-tax dollars for a car and expenses

· Plus, Additional Remote Area Specific Benefits.

· Flexible working and leave arrangements

· Professional Development opportunities

· Continuous learning opportunities

· 11.5% Superannuation Guarantee

· WACHS supports flexible working practices and consideration will be given to flexible work/roster options, where operationally appropriate.

· As a WA Country Health Service employee you’re entitled to discounts across some private health care funds. Please see attached flyer for further details.

The Country Nursing & Midwifery incentive program is available to new and existing nurses and midwives - across a broad range of patient-facing roles - on fixed term or permanent contracts at eligible locations. Eligible nurses and midwives can receive between $5,000 and $17,000 in support over 12 months. Please refer to the WA Country Health Service - Country Nursing and Midwifery Incentive Program website for eligibility criteria.

Area Profile

The Pilbara is WA’s second most northern region, defined by the Indian Ocean to the west and the Northern Territory border to the east. The Kimberley Region lies to its north across the Great Sandy Desert and the Pilbara’s southern reaches border the Midwest and Goldfields regions. The region covers a total area of 507,896sq km (including offshore islands). Most of the inhabitants are in the western third, whereas the eastern third is largely desert with few inhabitants. Today the Pilbara economy is crucial to the State, providing 2 of the State’s largest export revenue earners – iron ore and liquefied natural gas.

Want to know more about this role?

We encourage you to contact Mariah Herrick (08) 9174 1525.

Selection Criteria: Please see the Job Description Form (available online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).

Application Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply online by clicking on the Apply button or via www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au and entering the Position Number into the “Keyword search” field