Remote Health Service Registered Nurses

Far West Local Health District

Employment Type: Casual

Position Classification: Registered Nurse

Remuneration: $40.03 - $56.20 + Superannuation

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ668162

We will be interviewing throughout the advertising period

Join our FIFO/DIDO Registered Nurse Team, where you will make a big impact to a rural community and be welcomed with open arms! Take a quick look at " Living and Working " in the Far West.

  • Fly-in and Fly-out or Drive-in and Drive-out!
  • Work at various sites across our rural & remote health facilities (Balranald, Buronga, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs & Wilcannia)
  • Casual rotating roster including night shifts working 8 or 12 hour shifts (dependent on site)
  • Minimum 2 weeks on 1 week off option. Flexible arrangement.
  • Great opportunity to experience our state-of-the-art technology to provide innovative virtual care to give you exposure to many areas to help your specialisation, that you do not get in the big smoke

What You'll Be Doing

Provide safe compassionate person centred care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care in collaboration with individual/s and the multidisciplinary health care team to achieve quality care outcomes for patients and clients.

What's On Offer

  • Daily Meal Allowance up to $165 per work day (Dependent on site)
  • Reimbursement of fuel (payable by submitting receipts) for DIDO use of own vehicle
  • Paid Travel Days
  • Accommodation provided
  • RHWIS paid as an hourly rate @ $5.04 per hour paid fortnightly
  • Fitness Passport

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 provide excellence in rural and remote health and we truly empower our staff to deliver the best health outcomes for our community

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:

  • Current nursing/midwifery registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with postgraduate qualification in relevant field to position or willingness to undertake.
  • Recent remote and Emergency Department clinical experience, including current Advanced Life Support Accreditation.
  • Demonstrated application of professional and ethical boundaries to the delivery of patient care in the context of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Demonstrated application of evidence based practice and critical thinking to advocate for and implement individualised person centred care patient care.
  • Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise.
  • Demonstrated commitment to work and partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait, Islander patients and families and employees to enhance health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
  • Evidence of participation in own professional development and commitment to maintaining competence and enhancement of skills, and willingness to apply and share professional expertise with colleagues.
  • Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills within a multidisciplinary team.

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For role related queries or questions contact Craig Oxford on ***email_hidden***

Applications Close: 28th of June 2026

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Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

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https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Empower, listen and act together

Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.

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.