VCID 756631

Come join us!

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our team.

The Nurse

Practitioner provides a clinical service in collaboration with other health professionals to diagnose, treat and manage a patient's health status in accordance with National legislation.

The Nurse

Practitioner performs advanced physical assessment, orders diagnostic tests, interprets test results, initiates referrals to relevant health providers, and prescribes appropriate medications and other therapies as required. The role also provides clinical leadership within the specialty area and practises within the endorsed scope of practice, consistent with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia's Nursing Practice Decision Flowchart. Ongoing credentialing to a specialty scope of practice is a mandatory requirement of this position.

Area Profile:

The East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) comprises an extensive hospital and health service network that aims to maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of more than 828,000 Western Australians in its catchment area.

Our hospital network works together to provide a combination of tertiary, secondary and specialist health care services including emergency and critical care, state trauma, elective and emergency surgery, general medical, mental health, inpatient and outpatient services, aged care, palliative care, rehabilitation and women’s, children’s and neonates services.

The EMHS consists of Royal Perth Hospital; Mt Lawley Hospital; Armadale Health Service; Bentley Health Service; Kalamunda Hospital; St John of God Midland Public Hospital and a range of community and population health services.

Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) is Western Australia's longest-serving hospital and renowned for contributing to innovation and excellence in medical research and patient care. It is a 450-bed hospital, with an extensive range of services including Adult major trauma, complex and elective surgical care, highly specialised surgical services, tertiary mental health and specialist medical services.

Employee Benefits: Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):





- Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Flexible leave arrangements.
- Other qualified and location-based allowances.
- 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For information on superannuation click here.

- Fitness Passport- discounted access to select gyms, pools, and fitness centres across Australia
- Discounted Smart Rider for travel to work

How to apply

Application Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply online (www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au) and provide suitable Referees, it is preferable for your referee to be a current supervisor or manager. Satisfactory references are an essential part of East Metropolitan Health Service’s (EMHS) recruitment. Set yourself up to succeed in your application by providing suitable, contactable referees.

Applicants are advised to submit their current resume or curriculum vitae. In addition, applicants are requested to provide a separate document addressing essential selection criteria 2-8 (in no more than 600 words per criteria) outlined on page four of the Form (JDF) attached. When responding to each criterion, we encourage you to use real-world examples from your career as this will assist us in assessing your suitability.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 22 November 2026 4:00pm will not be accepted.

For further job-related Information: for further information, we encourage you to contact Alex McGlynn on 0404 826 ***.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

EMHS is committed to ensuring that our services are delivered by people who are representative of the diverse communities we assist.

We wholly embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage people to work with us from all ages, races, genders, religions, sexual orientations,



family responsibilities or other characteristics, including Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, individuals with a diverse sexuality or gender or bodily diversity, and people with disability.

WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia.

We are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We actively promote applications from people with disability. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to support you through the recruitment process. Please contact ****@health.wa.gov.au to let us know if you require any adjustments to take part in the application or selection process.

Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment.

We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 25/06/2027

Help in submitting your application: If you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

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