Job Description

High quality healthcare. Quality of life. Learn and grow in your career and in your life with more opportunities and more flexibility.

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Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (93 weeks)

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Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner

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Remuneration: $158,236.73 - $169,429.03 per annum pro rata

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Hours Per Week: 22

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Requisition ID: REQ687603

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Applications close: 17 September 2026

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Are you an experienced Nurse Practitioner?

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This role leads the hospital avoidance team and focuses on innovative patient centred care within a hub and spoke model, working collaboratively with local referrers and community services.

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Join our dynamic team and contribute to making a meaningful impact every day.

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About The Opportunity

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At NNSWLHD we want to empower and inspire our nurses to deliver exceptional care to every patient, in every situation. We are dedicated to creating a positive and forward-thinking environment, built on our CORE values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect, and Empowerment, and a shared commitment to quality mental health care.

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In This Role, You Will Have The Opportunity To

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- Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative model of care
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- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes and health service quality
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- Develop and implement innovative healthcare strategies that align with best practices and organisational goals
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- Develop your Scope of Practice to improve patient centred health care
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You care. We care. Learn more about NNSWLHD here.

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About You

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We're looking for someone who:

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- Has current AHPRA registration and is endorsed to practice as a Nurse Practitioner.
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- Demonstrated Advanced Clinical Practice in the main Metaspecialty, focusing on complex, autonomous decision-making in the clinical management of patients.
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- Demonstrated willingness in the development of your Scope of Practice to improve access to healthcare for patients and their carers.
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- Demonstrated effective communication and teamwork skills, building solid relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
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- Demonstrated leadership and educational activities in your current role.
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- Demonstrated ability to support health care systems and research.
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- Statements of service
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- Copies of relevant qualifications
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Need more information?

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- Click here for the Position Description
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- Click here for the Nurse Practitioner Meta-Speciality Standards Statements
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- Click here for Curriculum Vitae requirements
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- Nurse Practitioner Endorsement Nursing and Midwifery Board guidelines
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- Find out more about applying for this position
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For role related queries or questions contact Bronwyn Browne on Bronwyn. [email protected]

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

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NNNSWLHD 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.

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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.

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For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.

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To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see www.homeaffairs.gov.au.

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This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2026_004).

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You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.

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📌 Nurse Practitioner, Hospital Avoidance - Lismore
🏢 Northern NSW Local Health District
📍 Lismore