Position Overview: Provide advanced clinical and managerial leadership and support to promote the delivery of best practice, evidenced based nursing care according to standards of practice at Esperance Health Campus.

Area Profile:

The Goldfields region of the WA Country Health Service covers the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia. The region is located in the south eastern corner of Western Australia and covers 770,488 sq km (including offshore islands). The WA Country Health Service Goldfields consists of two main health campuses located in Kalgoorlie & Esperance, and three smaller hospitals located in Laverton, Leonora, and Norseman. The Goldfields is a culturally rich region with a number of Aboriginal communities spread out across the region, 16 distinct Aboriginal language groups and an Aboriginal population that represents 12.3 per cent of our total population, with 1 in 10 people, on average, identifying as Aboriginal – this in comparison to the state average of 3.6 per cent. The region supports a wide range of industry, including mining, agriculture, aquaculture, and tourism. Mining is the predominant sector in the central and northern parts of the region, with a well-established agricultural sector in the south.

To learn more about the role, please refer to the attached Job Description Form and contact Carla Jones on 08 9079 8161.

Applicants are requested to apply online (www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).