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The Nurse Practitioner – Emergency Department (NP-ED) offers a unique opportunity to provide advanced nursing practice within innovative models of care. This role will allow you to function both autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, diagnosing, treating, and managing patients' health issues in the emergency and urgent care setting. You will harness your nursing expertise and leadership skills to drive clinical improvements and enhance patient outcomes across the region.
Ideal Candidate:
- A registered nurse with endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner from the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Proven advanced clinical experience in emergency care or a related field.
- Strong leadership skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence clinical care and policy development.
- Experience in quality improvement initiatives and the development of new care systems.
- Digital literacy in clinical systems that supports effective patient care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and diagnoses, prescribing medications as required.
- Order and analyse pathology and radiological tests, referring patients to other health professionals when necessary.
- Manage patient conditions in accordance with approved Clinical Practice Guidelines, whilst also collaborating with pharmacists and medical officers on medication management plans.
- Provide clinical leadership and mentorship to both peers and junior staff, fostering a culture of professional development.
- Identify opportunities for quality improvement and actively contribute to creating and implementing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
About Us
The WA Country Health Service’s core business is the provision of quality, accessible health services to people from large regional centres to those in small remote communities.
Our vision is to be global leader in rural and remote healthcare.
Our values of Community, Compassion, Quality, Integrity, Equity and Curiosity shape who we are, how we behave, how we interact with each other, how we make decisions and how we provide care to our patients.
About the REGION
Learn more about living and working in country WA by visiting our website at WA Country Health Service - Living and working in country WA
To learn more about the role, please refer to the attached Job Description Form or contact Sally Shaw on 0427 913 711.
Why work for us: In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits:
- 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For further information click here.
- As a WA Country Health Service employee, you’re entitled to discounts across some private health care funds (flyer attached)
- Generous salary packaging benefits:
- Up to $9010 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, your rent or other everyday living expenses
- Up to $2650 on meal entertainment, holiday accommodation and venue hire
- Access to novated leasing to use pre-tax dollars for a car and expenses
- Professional Development Opportunities and Study Leave/assistance
- Flexible working arrangements
- Flexible leave arrangements
- Other professional and location-based allowance
Application Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply online via the ‘apply for job’ button below. Please provide the following documents and information as part of your application:
- A detailed cover letter and resume that clearly demonstrates your relevant work experience and achievements including the contact details of 2 referees (including a current line manager).
- A written statement addressing the work-related requirements in the JDF (maximum 3-4 pages).
If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.
Eligibility to Apply: Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector. Eligibility for sponsorship may be considered for some vacancies. You are encouraged to discuss this with the contact person listed in the advertisement before completing the application as there are several steps that are required to be completed prior to progressing any application for employment.
WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
WA Health supports flexible working practices within the context of a quality health service. WA Health is committed to a smoke free environment across all buildings, grounds, and vehicles.
Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
Please note this recruitment process requires completion of satisfactory Pre-Employment Health Assessment (PEHA). Any offer of employment with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is conditional on satisfactory PEHA to ensure you are able to perform the inherent requirements of the position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result in the offer of employment being withdrawn. Please see the attached WACHS PEHA Policy for further information.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce where every employee feels valued and empowered. We believe that a diverse team brings unique perspectives and drives innovation to meet our community’s needs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences to join us in shaping a more equitable future and as a measure to achieve equality, under sections 51, 66R and 66ZP of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, encourage applications from people living with a disability, Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and youth (24 years of age and under).
Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
