Overview
Make a new start in your career and life. Join a welcoming, supportive healthcare community, with professional development opportunities + more!
Position Classification : Enrolled Nurse
Remuneration : $65,024.93 - $70,655 per annum, pro rata
Hours Per Week : up to 38
Requisition ID : REQ
You may be eligible for the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. For further information, please contact or visit Careers Incentives Package.
About the role
Applications are invited from candidates with current Australian work rights to join a dedicated team of health care professionals, working to deliver high-quality person-centred care across the Mental Health Inpatient Units of Northern NSW Local Health District.
The Enrolled Nurse works under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse and assists in the provision of safe, evidence based, person centred nursing care in line with the policies, procedures and standards of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and other statutory authorities.
Nursing care is provided utilising the principles of Trauma Informed Care and Recovery and in accordance with the National Practice Standards for Mental Health Workforce 2013 and the NSW Health Mental Health Competencies.
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 contemporary 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.
Relocating to the region?
The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers 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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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 qualified 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
Need more information?
1. Click here for the Position Description
2. Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Jennifer Richter or Deborah Newman on
Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day.
Applications Close: 16 November 2025
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
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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