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Join to apply for the Assistant in Nursing Balranald role at Far West Local Health District Employment Type : Casual

Position Classification : Assist In Nursing

Remuneration : $26.15 - $28.69 per hour + Superannuation

Requisition ID : REQ588706

Location : Balranald NSW (1-hour from Swan Hill VIC)

Balranald truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.

What You'll Be Doing

Under supervision of a Registered Nurse, participate in the provision of safe, compassionate, person centred care in collaboration with individual / s and the multidisciplinary health care team to achieve quality care outcomes for patients and clients.Develop your skills & progress your career working across a wide stream of specialties in a smaller, rural hospital. Excellent training and education opportunities to advance your nursing skills.Make a real, meaningful difference to health outcomes for the local community

What Is On Offer

Fitness PassportSalary packaging (pay less tax!) and enjoy up to $9K for living expenses + $2.6K meal and entertainmentAccess to the in-house gymSupport through advanced education & trainingA comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing

About The Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities.

We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

How To Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible by selecting APPLY NOW below :

Current Health Service Assistant Certificate III (Acute Care).Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills within a multidisciplinary team environment and demonstrated ability to document every occasion of service in an accurate, concise, contemporaneous, objective, complete, relevant, timely and legible manner.Demonstrated experience in the provision of quality, efficient and effective person centred care within a multidisciplinary team.Demonstrated ability to practice in accordance with policies and Procedures of the Far West Local Health District and NSW Ministry of Health.Clear understanding that tasks and clinical practice is delegated and supervised by the Registered Nurse at all times.

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Balranald 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.

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Applications Close : 16th July 2025

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At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply. Seniority levelSeniority levelEntry levelEmployment typeEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionJob functionHealth Care ProviderIndustriesHospitals and Health CareReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Far West Local Health District by 2x

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