Northern NSW Local Health District
Reference number
REQ641664
Occupation
Assistant In Nursing
Work type
Various
Location
Lismore & Far North Coast
Salary Information
$ $
Closing date
13 March 2026 at 11:59pm
High quality healthcare. Quality of life. Learn and grow in your career and in your life with more opportunities and more flexibility.
Employment Type: Permanent/Temporary – Full Time/Part Time/Casual
Position Classification: Assist In Nursing
Remuneration: $53, $58,591.32 per annum prorata
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ641664
Applications Close: 13 March 2026
Domestic candidates only
You may be eligible for the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. For further information, please contact NNSWLHD- or visit Careers Incentives Package
About the role
Northern NSW Local Health District is seeking dedicated Assistants in Nursing to join our dynamic and flexible teams. If you are looking to work in a supportive and collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply The Assistant in Nursing will be required to provide direct care to patients in accordance with the nursing care plan and under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, including assisting with patient care interventions as directed and maintaining accurate health care documentation as required.
About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)
We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.
If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.
You care. We care. Learn more about NNSWLHD here.
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Join our team and you'll enjoy:
* Salary packaging and novated leasing – increase your take-home pay
* Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing
* Growth – access to professional and personal development
* Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
* Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce
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Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day.
NNNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.
NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.
For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.
To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see
This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_01.
You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.
This recruitment may be used to fill future positions for permanent, temporary and casual positions.
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