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Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Remuneration: $139,661.16 - $149,538.56 per annum, plus super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ586719

About the role

The Emergency Department at Ballina District Hospital is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join their team. In this role, you'll enhance access to healthcare through the provision and support of high-quality care in a dynamic Nurse Practitioner Model of Care within the Emergency Department.

You'll provide clinical and professional leadership as an expert in the field and undertake comprehensive health assessments, as well as collaborating with other members of the health care team to plan, implement and evaluate care. This integrated approach will support best practice and maximise patient care outcomes.

Ballina is surrounded by world-renowned beaches and national parks and has activities for everyone, including bushwalking, surfing, a strong sporting community, and a vibrant café culture. Our airport has direct flights to Sydney and Melbourne. Twenty minutes’ drive from Byron Bay, just an hour to Queensland’s Gold Coast or under two hours to Brisbane.

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 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
  
  

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 DDON Denise McCall on [email protected]

Applications Close: 24 July 2025

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day.

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.