Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 17th Sep 2021
Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation (SHSAC) provides comprehensive primary health care services through nine remote health centres to some 4000 people living in the Katherine East region. We value our people and are committed to providing culturally respectful holistic health programs blending traditional healing practices with current evidence-based practice to address physical, social, emotional and cultural well-being.
Our key values include mutual respect, openness, engagement, two-way learning, and cultural safety.
Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation is seeking an AHPRA registered nurse to work as a Remote Area Nurse in remote NT on a permanent full-time basis.
Reporting to the Health Centre Manager, you will assist other team members within the Health Centre to provide the highest possible standard of culturally appropriate health care, ensuring a Primary Health Care approach to health care is achieved with participation in an on-call roster for acute and emergency presentations after-hours.
Your key responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:
SHS provides Registered Nurses the opportunity to work within several remote communities, with one clinic as your home base. Serviced communities include Mataranka, Ngukurr, Bulman, Minyerri, Beswick/Wugularr and Barunga.
To be successful, you must have the following:
This is an incredibly rewarding opportunity to work with an organisation that's building the capacity of remote Aboriginal communities in order to improve their health and wellbeing.
Your dedication will be rewarded with a highly attractive salary circa $107,231 - $115,202 (based on skills and experience) and salary packaging options up to $15,900 per year.
An on-call daily allowance of $60 Monday to Friday and $80 weekends and public holidays plus 25% loading will apply to significantly increase your take-home pay.
You will also have access to a wide range of benefits including:
Working at Sunrise Health Service and living in the Katherine region has lifestyle benefits that are unique to the Northern Territory. With the Katherine Gorge on your doorstep and an incredible outdoor lifestyle on offer, combined with some of the best fishing in the world, the Northern Territory is the place to be to make the most of life’s adventures.
A region full of misty waterfalls, untouched gorges, and stunning landscapes, the Katherine Region is the crossroads of Australia's north, where the outback meets the rainforest. Explore world-famous national parks, canoe along the mighty Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge, or take a dip and unwind at the Katherine Hot Springs.
This is a unique opportunity to support families and young children in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Territory - Apply Now.
To request more info, please email our Recruitment Team at [email protected], using the subject line: Remote Area Nurse enquiry via EthicalJobs.
We will not be accepting unsolicited Agency applications.