• RAN salary level 1-3 circa $112,118 - $120,454, generous relocation assistance, accommodation including utilities plus up to $16,000 salary sacrifice, and more!
• Enjoy a flexible contract, potential access to travel allowance, study allowance, up to 10 days of study leave, 6 weeks annual leave, and 2 weeks sick leave
• Exciting opportunity to work with a leading multidisciplinary healthcare provider in remote locations south-west of Katherine, NT 

Location: Katherine (multiple facilities available) 

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Your New Team 

Katherine West Health Board is an equal opportunity employer in Australia's magnificent Northern Territory.

KWHB is an industry-renowned provider of preventative, clinical, and emergency primary health care in the Northern Territory. We deliver a range of health services across the Katherine West region, covering primary healthcare and health education. To learn more about our services, click here. 

We are excited to be seeking compassionate and dedicated Remote Area Nurses (Registered Nurses) on a permanent basis to help our community thrive! Flexible working arrangements will be considered.

You will be working 0800-1630 (Monday-Friday) in one of our health centres and will be expected to participate in an after-hours roster. 

What’s On Offer

You can anticipate a fantastic suite of benefits to support your lifestyle including:

• RAN salary circa $112,118 - $120,454 (depending on experience) + super + salary sacrifice up to $16,000; 
• Relocation assistance up to $3000 + accommodation including utilities + potential access to travel allowance; 
• Study allowance + up to 10 days of study leave;
• 6 weeks annual leave + 2 weeks personal leave

Progress at your own pace with our online learning system and encouraged professional development opportunities. 

The Opportunity 

If you’re a personable Remote Area Nurse who thrives in a fast-paced environment where collaboration and compassion are championed, this is the opportunity for you. 

Reporting to the Manager of Remote and Population Health, your primary responsibility is delivering culturally aware and clinically safe primary healthcare services. The RAN position can be based at any of the Katherine West Health Board’s Health Centres and will require you to participate in an after-hours on-call roster for acute and emergency responses.

At KWHB, we are dedicated to achieving quality care and positive outcomes for all of our clients, families/carers, and communities. If you are keen to work within a supportive organisation, click here to read more about the RAN position.

About You! 

First and foremost you will enhance our team with an optimistic, open-minded, and proactive approach. You are also adaptable, responsive to change, and able to exercise emotional intelligence in your workflow interactions. Significant experience in a remote or regional critical healthcare setting is paramount - transferable skills may be considered. You are a Remote Area Nurse and you'll enhance our team with: 

• Relevant tertiary &/or post-graduate qualification in nursing, midwifery, primary health care, mental health, emergency care, or similar
• Current AHPRA registration (as a Registered Nurse) + OCHRE Card (or eligibility to obtain)
• Police Check (less than 6 months old or willingness to obtain)
• Unrestricted Northern Territory Driver’s License (or willingness to obtain) + ability to travel between our sites if required

Please note: due to the nature of this role, complete vaccination against COVID-19 is essential. 

About Us

Founded in 1998, KWHB is a fully accredited Aboriginal community-controlled health service based across the rolling river and desert country of the remote outback region to the southwest of Katherine in Australia’s Northern Territory. We are a diverse and progressive team that values attitude and positive outcomes above all. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are highly encouraged to apply. 

Katherine West Health Board is a child-safe organisation, committed to child safety and wellbeing in accordance with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. KWHB is striving to ensure a supportive working environment which places child safety and wellbeing at the forefront of our service delivery. We are committed to embedding child safety practices throughout our organisation and undertaking continuous improvement to prioritise the safety of all children who come into contact with our organisation, staff, and services.

If this sounds like your next opportunity, apply today!

Find Your Home in the Big Rivers

The Big Rivers region (a 3 hour drive from Darwin) begins south of Kakadu National Park encompassing Pine Creek, then extends over 500km south to Kalkaringi and stretches across the width of the Territory between the Western Australia and Queensland borders. The region is significant in scale, covering over 360,000 square kilometres and accounting for an area greater than that covered by Germany. The region consists of a number of varied natural environments including vast rivers, tropical forests, rocky escarpments and savannah plains.

While the region is highly valued for its natural, cultural, and history and heritage attractions, there are opportunities to strengthen the tourism industry and further develop the quantity and quality of tourism products in the region.

Comparative advantages for the region include: 

• Drive tourism with its central location and road connections between Queensland, Western Australia and the north and south of the Territory 
• The quality, quantity and diversity of the natural attractions in the region, including eight national parks or reserves and five main river systems 
• Authentic Aboriginal cultural attractions and experiences, including Aboriginal cultural festivals 
• Historical and heritage experiences 
• The warmth and hospitality of the people within the region.