Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 - Sustaining NSW Families Plus

MedicalJobsAustralia.com Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 30 June 2027)

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2

Remuneration: $64.71 - $66.84 per hour + Superannuation

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ700743

Located in: Broken Hill NSW

We really aren't that far away - only 3 hours' drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia.

Great opportunity to join a supportive team and make a real difference

Grow your career with us with training on offer to support your learning

Broken Hill 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

Working with parents to support optimising their child's health, development and wellbeing, their maternal health and wellbeing and their parental and family functioning through assessing and providing a structured home visiting program over an extended period, to assist families to transition to parenthood, building on strengths and ameliorate identified risks and vulnerabilities.

What is on offer

5 weeks paid annual leave per year

Monthly ADO

Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment. (Pro Rata)

Novated leasing

Remote Area Housing Benefit

Isolation & climate allowance

Corporate rates at local gym (YMCA)

Professional development through frequent online and face-to-face learning opportunities

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.

About Broken Hill

Often referred to as an "Oasis in the Outback", Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia's first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries (more than pubs)! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability. With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and caf s.

How to apply

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

Current authority to practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with postgraduate qualifications in the speciality of Child and Family Health with a minimum of 3yrs experience.

Demonstrated ability to work closely with families utilising evidence-based models of care and approaches that are supportive and inclusive with an early intervention focus.

Demonstrated ability and experience in planning, coordinating care and evaluating within case management.

Current immunisation accreditation or commitment to obtain within 12 months of commencement.

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 intermediate computer skills, effective interpersonal skills within a multidisciplinary team and a capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise.

Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace.

Current unrestricted NSW driver's license and willingness to travel.

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience 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.

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

Need more information?

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For role related queries or questions contact Sheryl Smith on [email protected]

Applications Close: 29th October 2026

Stepping Up

The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit: 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. Click here to Apply now →