Join a New Era in Nursing – Flexible. Impactful. Multidisciplinary.

Are you a passionate nurse ready to work to your full scope in a fast-evolving, patient-focused model of care? FCD Health invites experienced and emerging nursing professionals to join our team providing Urgent Care and Primary Care across Palmerston and Darwin sites.

This is more than just a nursing role, it's an opportunity to be part of a visionary health service redefining how urgent and primary care is delivered. We offer a chance to plan your life with predictable shifts (no night shifts), build your skills in a supported environment, and be part of a collaborative, experienced multidisciplinary team focused on hospital avoidance and integrated care.

Why You Will Love Working With Us

Work to full scope in a diverse, dynamic clinical environment

No night shifts. Structured hours that support work-life balance

Range of shifts (including weekends), plan ahead with roster certainty

Opportunities to rotate across services & sites – variety that fits your life

Support for ongoing training and upskilling. Work with students, paramedics, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, GPs, and allied health practitioners.

Professional development allowance + salary packaging options

Be part of a mission-driven team improving access to urgent care in your community

Key Responsibilities

- Initial assessment and triage of walk-in patients to determine priority and urgency of care and management of routine health checks and immunisations of primary care patients.

- Clinical interventions including
- Wound care gluing, suturing, dressings (including burns).
- Management of minor injuries, closed fractures, sprains, simple lacerations.
- Basic fracture management, applying backslabs, plastering.
- Minor procedures, incision and drainage of abscesses,



removal of foreign bodies (ear, nose).
- Administration and care of urinary catheters (male/female).
- IV therapy, cannulation, administration of fluids or antibiotics.

- Support urgent care presentations for

- Respiratory infections, gastroenteritis, UTIs.
- Acute exacerbations of chronic disease (e.g., COPD flare-ups).

- Medication administration and monitoring, including timely delivery of prescribed treatments and safe use of emergency medications.
- Vaccinations (e.g. influenza, tetanus, COVID-19) as part of acute presentations.
- Assisting GPs in escalation protocols for life-threatening conditions with identification, stabilisation, and coordination of transfer to hospital services.
- Collaboration with paramedics, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver culturally competent, integrated care.
- Support for diagnostic testing with ECGs, point-of-care testing (e.g. glucose, pregnancy, RSV, flu/COVID), collecting swabs and pathology samples.

Who We’re Looking For

Essential

- Current AHPRA RN registration
- Experience in general practice, urgent care, or acute settings
- Immunisation certification (or willing to obtain)
- CPR/First Aid, Ochre Card and Police Check
- Robust communication and cultural competency

Desirable

- Experience working in a fast-paced urgent care setting
- Familiarity with health IT systems
- Postgrad study in primary health, urgent care or similar (or willingness to pursue)

Ready to Make a Real Impact? Be part of something new. Be supported to grow. Deliver great care with great people.

To Apply:

Complete your application on SEEK or email your CV and a written response addressing the selection criteria to [email protected].

For more information or a detailed position description, contact us via the same email.

📌 Nurse - Urgent Care Clinic and Primary Care Clinic (Darwin)
🏢 FCD Health
📍 Darwin