Bring your skills where they matter most – Casual Registered Nurse, Inverell District Hospital
Remuneration: $36.39 - $51.09 Per Hour + Super + Salary Packaging
Location: Inverell District Hospital
Employment Type: Casual
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Requisition ID: REQ607806
Applications Close: Sunday 12th October 2025
Where you’ll be working
Inverell District Hospital is a 52-bed facility providing a wide range of services to the North-Western and New England communities of NSW. Alongside the hospital, our Community Health Centre delivers primary health and allied health services, ensuring truly integrated care for our region.
Our services include Emergency, Maternity, Surgical, Paediatric, Outpatients, Ophthalmology, and Renal Dialysis. As a casual Registered Nurse, you’ll have the opportunity to gain broad experience across departments — including the Emergency Department, Inpatient Unit, Surgical Services Unit, Urgent Care Centre and Maternity.
Set on the picturesque Macintyre River, Inverell is a friendly and vibrant rural town known as the “Sapphire City.” With affordable housing, quality schools, and a strong sense of community, Inverell offers the perfect blend of professional opportunity and relaxed country living. Whether you’re into fishing, hiking, exploring nearby national parks, or simply enjoying weekends at local cafés and markets, you’ll find the lifestyle here both rewarding and sustainable.
About the role
This is a casual position with flexibility across all shifts — day, evening, and night duty. Each shift brings variety and challenge, allowing you to expand your skills while supporting patients and families at different points of their care journey. If you’re adaptable and thrive in a fast-paced environment, you’ll find this role both rewarding and professionally fulfilling.
About you
You are a professional, motivated and flexible Registered Nurse who enjoys variety in your work. You bring:
- Sound clinical and non-clinical skills with the ability to adapt quickly.
- Strong decision-making and critical thinking ability.
- Professionalism and compassion in every interaction.
- Flexibility and adaptability to work across multiple clinical areas.
How you’ll be supported
At Inverell, you won’t be on your own — you’ll be supported by colleagues, management and a collaborative team culture. You’ll be part of a workplace that values professional growth, teamwork, and celebrating achievements together.
The little extras that make us unique
- Funky scrub Fridays (plus other themed days — because work should be fun!).
- Staff morning teas and “just because we can” dinners to celebrate our team.
- Plenty of opportunities to pick up extra shifts when clinically required.
What we can offer you
At Hunter Recent England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:
- Access to The Welcome Experience - settle into your new community with all the support you need to embrace rural NSW.
- Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees)
- 6 weeks annual leave (for eligible full time nurses)
- Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Worklife balance
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
- We provide culturally safe pathways for leadership and progression
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 Megan Beveridge on Megan.Beveridge@health.nsw.gov.au
Additional Information:
An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.
Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply.
If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact Rebecca.Caldwell@health.nsw.gov.au for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.
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📌 Casual Registered Nurse
🏢 Hunter New England Local Health District
📍 Inverell