Registered Nurse, Medical/Surgical/Rehab - various locations within NNSWLHD

Permanent and Temporary Full Time and Part Time, and Casual opportunities available for applicants with pre-existing working rights in Australia. Northern NSW LHD is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $79363.83 - $111427.34 per annum, pro rata
Hours Per Week: up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ686940

You may be eligible for the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. For further information, please contact ***************@health.nsw.gov.au or visit Careers Incentives Package

About the role

Applications are invited from candidates with current Australian work rights to join a dedicated team of health care professionals, working to deliver high quality person centred care across the Medical, Surgical and Rehabilitation Inpatient Units of Northern NSW Local Health District

Permanent and Temporary Full Time and Part Time and Casual opportunities across all locations in Northern NSW LHD are available for applicants with pre-existing working rights in Australia.

About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)

We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.

If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.

You care. We care. Learn more about NNSWLHD here.

Relocating to the region?

The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster. 

Learn more at: www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Join our team and you’ll enjoy:

• Salary packaging and novated leasing – increase your take-home pay
• Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing
• Growth – access to professional and personal development
• Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
• Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce

Need more information? 
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For role related queries or questions contact the NAMS recruitment team on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day

Applications Close: 10 September 2026

NNSWLHD 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.

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. 

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

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

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 (PD2024_015).

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

This recruitment may be used to fill future positions for permanent, temporary and casual positions

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