Build your skills, broaden your experience and make a lasting impact in rural healthcare at Gloucester Soldiers Memorial Hospital.
Employment Type: Permanent Part-time and Permanent Full-time opportunities
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $41.22 - $57.88 + 12% Superannuation + Salary Packaging
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ677909
Location: Gloucester Soldiers Memorial Hospital
Closing Date: Sunday 19th July 2026
About the Opportunity
Looking for a nursing role where you can broaden your skills, work autonomously and make a meaningful impact within a close-knit community? Gloucester Soldiers Memorial Hospital (GSMH) is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our team. As part of the Lower Mid North Coast Sector within Hunter New England Local Health District, GSMH provides a range of acute healthcare services to the Gloucester community in a supportive and collaborative rural healthcare environment. Our facility includes a 14-bed acute ward, a busy Emergency Department, Day Stay Unit, Operating Theatre and Community Health Centre. This diverse clinical setting offers nurses the opportunity to gain experience across a broad range of acute and emergency presentations while working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team. At Gloucester, you'll enjoy the benefits of rural nursing while being supported by a team that values collaboration, professional development and high-quality patient care.
What You Will Be Doing
As a Registered Nurse, you will provide safe, compassionate and evidence-based care to patients within the acute ward and/or Emergency Department. Working closely with Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Assistant in Nursing staff, General Practitioners, Visiting Medical Officers and Allied Health professionals, you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care to achieve positive health outcomes. This role offers excellent variety, allowing you to develop and maintain a broad clinical skillset while contributing to the delivery of high-quality healthcare services across multiple areas of the facility. You will also be supported by visiting Clinical Nurse Educators and senior clinicians who are committed to helping staff grow and succeed.
About you
You are a motivated and adaptable Registered Nurse who enjoys working in a dynamic healthcare environment and is committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care. You are confident working independently while also contributing positively to a team environment. Your leadership skills enable you to provide guidance and support to junior Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses and Assistants in Nursing, while your excellent communication skills help you build strong relationships with patients, families and colleagues. You bring strong organisational skills, sound clinical judgement and a commitment to working respectfully with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Experience in an Emergency Department setting is highly regarded, however nurses with a willingness to learn and develop their emergency nursing skills are encouraged to apply.
Essential requirements:
What we can offer you:
✅ Opportunities for ongoing learning and professional development
✅ Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
✅ Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees)
✅ 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
✅ Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Worklife balance
✅ Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
✅ Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
✅ Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
✅The Welcome Experience helps you and your family connect with local people and resources, making it easier to settle in and feel at home in your new community. Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Additional Information
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
Hunter New England Health is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact [email protected] for confidential support.
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For role related queries or questions contact Nicole Briggenshaw on [email protected]
Information for Applicants:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via [email protected] or 1300 40 25 23.
Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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