Overview

Practice Nurse (enrolled endorsed or registered) at Blacktown Family Medical Centre in Blacktown, NSW, AU. This full‑time on‑site position offers opportunities for growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

- Clinical — Perform clinical duties within your level of competency and according to best available evidence. Duties include triage, immunisations and other injections, wound management, chronic disease management, ECGs, and collection of pathology samples. Assist doctors with clinical procedures and maintain clinical documentation. Explain procedures to patients, providing support and reassurance.
- Patient Services — Assist with triage, data management, diagnostic services, networking with other providers, planning and management of patient care and patient advocacy. Telephoning patients with test results as directed by medical staff.
- Improvement of Patient Health Outcomes — Conduct preventative and screening procedures. Assist with patient education and community health promotion activities. Coordinate patient recall and outreach programs, GP management plans, and team care arrangements.
- Equipment and Supplies — Ensure sterilisation and maintenance of clinical equipment. Maintain stocks of clinical supplies, including correct storage (such as refrigeration), removal and disposal of out‑of‑date stock and ordering supplies. Provide input in purchasing relevant clinical equipment and supplies.
- Compliance — Maintain awareness of current and new legislation to ensure the practice complies with statutory and regulatory obligations including infection control, sterilisation, hazardous materials and safe handling/disposal of medical waste, records management, WHS, and accreditation.



Ensure relevant personnel are informed and changes are made to systems and procedures as required.
- Infection Prevention and Control — Maintain the practice’s systems for hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, spills management, and team immunisations in accordance with policy. Manage the sterilisation process and waste management in line with regulations.
- Professional — Act within the practice and nursing codes of ethics and maintain an appropriate level of clinical competence. Stay informed on current evidence and research, and educate other staff. Update systems to ensure compliance with best available evidence.
- Workplace Health and Safety — Maintain and comply with WHS requirements.
- General — Delegate tasks to medical and non‑medical staff; provide direct and indirect supervision to other nurse(s). Assist with other practice duties as required and support management tasks such as accreditation, prevention and infection control, vaccines and cold chain management, recall management, environmental cleaning, and waste management.
- Expected Behaviours and Personal Attributes — Demonstrate knowledge of relevant legislation and responsibilities; maintain patient‑focused care with empathy; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; present well, courteous, and professional; maintain confidentiality; be accurate and reliable; work cooperatively and independently; commit to ongoing professional development.

Education, Qualifications and Experience

- Appropriate tertiary qualification and registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Current professional indemnity insurance.
- Current driver’s licence.

Job Details

- Job Type: Casual
- Pay: $35.00 – $41.00 per hour
- Work Location: In person

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📌 Practice Nurse (enrolled endorsed or registered) at Blacktown Family MedicalCentre (City of Blacktown)
🏢 Blacktown Family Medical Centre
📍 City of Blacktown