Aged Care Services Emergency Team (ASET) Registered Nurse

Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Registered Nurse
Remuneration:$81,748.17 - $114,771.98 + Superannuation
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ
Location: Broken Hill NSW

We really aren't that far away - only 3 hours' drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!

Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.

If you're looking for a meaningful career path with all the perks of country living, then this is the position for you!

What you'll be doing

The ASET Registered Nurse undertakes the responsibility and accountability for the delivery of safe and efficient patient focussed health care within allocated resources and clinical areas.

- To provide processes and support to limit hospitalisation for the aged care patient in cooperation with other health professionals, family and community based services.

For ensuring all older people admitted to the Emergency Department are screened and identified if appropriate as an aged care client requiring a comprehensive assessment (including cognitive and behavioural assessment) as soon as practical after their presentation.

To liaise and work with Aged Care Emergency Team to identify older people at risk in the community and proactively develop management plans to maintain safety and independence.

What is on offer

- 5 Weeks Annual Leave

Salary packaging (pay less tax!)



and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses+ $2.6k meal and entertainment

- Fitness Passport
- Novated Lease
- Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month
- Support through advanced education & training

A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing

About the Far West LHD

TheFar West Local Health Districtis one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

A true "Oasis in the Outback", Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries! The unique attractions,



festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.

With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast-food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your recent community faster.

Learn more at

Applications Close: 14th of August 2026

Empower, listen and act together
Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.

Stepping Up

The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit:

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

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📌 Aged Care Services Emergency Team (ASET) Registered Nurse (Broken Hill)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 Broken Hill