Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Services
Employment Type - Casual
Hours per fortnight - 0
Job Category - Nurse Practitioner
Req Id - 5624
Broaden Your Horizons
Line up your life and career with us at Barwon Health in Victoria, Australia
- Directly impact a patient’s journey when they enter an emergency or urgent care centre at a time of greatest need
- It is an exciting time to be a Nurse Practitioner. You can help push the profession and become autonomous
- Multiple casual roles available - Talk To Us About Your Preference
About the role
Join Barwon Health as a Nurse Practitioner Emergency Services and experience a rewarding career providing best practice, high-quality patient-centered care. As a registered Nurse Practitioner, you'll utilise your advanced skills, education, and autonomy to deliver evidence-based care in emergency and community settings. With rotations between the Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Centre, you'll have diverse clinical responsibilities, including assessment, management, diagnostics, prescribing, and direct referrals. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, grounded in nursing values, and make a difference in patients' lives through innovative and flexible healthcare delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide advanced clinical leadership and expert nursing care, ensuring safe, evidence-based, patient-centred practice and optimal patient outcomes across the continuum of care.
- Lead, support and mentor nursing staff, students and Nurse Practitioner candidates, fostering professional development, clinical excellence and a positive team culture.
- Drive quality improvement, clinical governance and risk management activities, ensuring compliance with professional standards, legislation, accreditation requirements and organisational policies.
- Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to enhance service delivery, support care coordination, and contribute to innovation, education and research initiatives.
What we are looking for
- Authorised to practice as a Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) together with demonstrated ability to meet the ANMC competencies for the Registered Nurse
- Has successfully completed a Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA) approved nurse practitioner program of study at Master’s level or equivalent as determined by the NMBA
- Demonstrated advanced competency and evidence of advanced nursing practice and knowledge of Clinical Specialty (Emergency and/or Urgent Care).
- Ability to work 50 % of shifts across both Barwon Health sites - Emergency Departments and Barwon Health North Urgent care centre and adapt to scope of practice based on area of work
Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.
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Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction
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A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
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Extensive professional development opportunities
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Attractive salary packaging benefits
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Living expenses capped at $9,010
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Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650
For more information about working at Barwon Health, please click here
Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.
Child safety
We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards
Additional information
If you need adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at peopleassist@barwonhealth.org.au
All appointments are subject to:
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Satisfactory Police Record Check
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Immunisation Status Clearance
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Working with Children Check (if applicable)
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description. Please note: We do not accept resumes via email.
Contact person: Gemma Maxwell
Email: gemma.maxwell@barwonhealth.org.au
Internal applicants:
If you are currently employed at Barwon Health, please ensure you sign in via the employee login on the external careers page or access the careers cage through One Point (intranet) before applying.
Shortlisting may commence prior to the closing date - early applications are encouraged.
Barwon Health does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Candidates must apply directly through the official recruitment portal.