Primary Health Registered Nurse

Maari Ma Aboriginal Health

POSITION DESCRIPTION - Please read before applying

FC - Full-Time Contract

Community & Clinic

Primary Health Registered Nurse

Our supportive team is on the look-out for an experienced Primary Health Nurse to join us to provide a quality health service to the Aboriginal people of far western New South Wales. Reporting to the Operations Manager Main Clinic, this position includes key responsibilities such as:

• Coordinating and assisting in a wide variety of treatments and care activities using a patient-centered approach in a general practice clinic.

• Planning and coordination, health assessments, wound care, chronic disease care, vaccinations, procedural operations, and triage.

• Responsible for working across both the clinic and community settings.

• Providing a range of services in the community including, home visits, domiciliary care, and proactive follow-up of Aboriginal people 15 years plus, living with a chronic disease.

• Completing a range of clinical and support functions relating to patient assessment and care in the general practice clinic.

• Being involved using a case management model and working in partnership with Aboriginal Health Practitioners and Trainees.

• Collaborate with our staff in a way that facilitates effective communication, teamwork, and high clinical standards. Establish and build lasting relationships with our patients, families, and GP’s.

Salary up to $124,814 gross per annum plus superannuation.

(Depending on qualifications and years of experience)

Incentives for these positions

• Retention bonus of $10,000 per year, paid in instalments 6 monthly. (Taxable and paid via payroll)

• Relocation assistance to help you get to Broken HIll

• Temporary accommodation for up to 8 weeks.

• Home Base travel allowance to keep in touch with your family - $600 allowance on completion of each 6 months. (Taxable and paid via payroll)

Maari Ma offers a great range of benefits including:

• Working Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm

• 5 weeks paid annual leave per year

• Christmas Closure including additional paid leave (4 days)

• Public holidays off

• Paid accrued day off (for full time employees up to 12 per year)

• Flexible leave accrual

• Generous Salary Packaging, standard up to $15,900 per year. Plus access to Salary Packaging Novated Leasing, Meal Entertainment and Accommodation card and Remote Area Benefits to increase the standard amount you can salary package – full benefits go to the employee.

• Supported advanced education and training and excellent personal development opportunities

• Access to use our accredited health care service for you and your family (conditions apply).

• Access to free and confidential Employment Assistance Program.

• Enterprise agreement annual salary increase.

TO DISCUSS the role please contact Cassie Scott on (08) 8082 9777 or email ***email_hidden***

APPLY ONLINE - please go to the “Working with us” page of our website. www.maarima.com.au/employment

Applications Close when position is filled

All Maari Ma Health employees are required to:

• have a cleared NSW Working with Children Check.

• undertake a National Police Check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily stop you from being employed. We will talk with you about it privately.

Maari Ma Health is a Child Safe Organisation and has a smoke free workplace policy and immunisation policy.

Maari Ma acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land in which we live, and we pay our respect to their Elders both past and present and emerging.

About Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation

Maari Ma Health is an Aboriginal community-controlled regional health service that has been providing a quality service to the Aboriginal people of far western New South Wales for more than 20 years and employs over 140 people within the region.

The Location

We are proud to live and work on Paakintji country.

Broken Hill, the Oasis of the Outback is a vibrant regional city full of history, culture, and community. This unique town is a living time capsule where rich Aboriginal heritage and culture blends with a thriving modern art scene — all set against a dramatic outback landscape of red earth, big skies, and endless horizons.

Broken Hill is ideal for individuals, couples, and families alike, with access to quality childcare, primary and secondary schools, and TAFE education. The town also offers a warm and welcoming community, affordable living, and a relaxed pace of life.

On your doorstep, you'll find spectacular national parks, culturally significant sites, lush rivers and lakes, native wildlife, and iconic outback towns waiting to be explored.

Getting here is easy – Broken Hill Airport is serviced by Qantas and Rex, with daily flights to and from Sydney and Adelaide. Prefer to drive? Adelaide is just a 5-hour road trip away.