Registered Nurse - Orthopaedic Plastics

at  Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 22/11/2026)
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $36.38 - $51.08 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ544412
Applications Close: 05/02/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.

ABOUT US

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
On offer is a Temporary Full time opportunity to join the Orthopaedic -Plastics team, located at Nepean Hospital until November 2026.
Working as a team member with NBMLHD will allow you to meet the needs of staff, patients and their families whilst working in a diverse team demonstrating CORE values whilst providing exceptional person-centered care. Our positive and innovative environment will offer many opportunities and career pathways whilst being supported by an experienced and dedicated team consisting of a Nurse Manager, NUM’s, Nurse Practitioners, CNC’s, CNE, CNS’s and RN’s.
This role will see you assess, plan, prioritise, implement and evaluate nursing care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary health care team to meet defined patient/client care objectives within agreed timeframes and maintain confidentiality on all issues relating to patients/clients, colleagues and NBMLHD. You will respond effectively to emergency situations, the changing status of patients/clients, clinical concerns, adverse events, critical incidents and complaints and at all times act as an advocate to assist patients/clients, families and carers, make informed decisions in relation to their Health Care needs, treating them with respect and responding to their needs.
If this is the kind of working environment for you and the opportunities excite you, please apply now!

• Current registration to practice as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA)
• Demonstrated experience and clinical skill as a Registered Nurse (including completion of a new graduate year or equivalent experience working as a registered Nurse).
• Demonstrated capacity to provide effective nursing care that is person centred, family inclusive and culturally sensitive to people accessing health services.
• Demonstrated ability to organise and prioritise work
• Demonstrated effective communications written and verbal skills
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work a flexible roster, day evening or night shift across all days of the week.
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