Nurse Practitioner - Virtual Aged Care Services
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (up to 01/12/2027)
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $77.48 - $82.96 per hour
Hours Per Week: 14
Requisition ID: REQ647878
Applications Close: 08/07/2026
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney's western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
An opportunity exists for a motivated Nurse Practitioner to join the Virtual Aged Care Service at Nepean Hospital. This innovative role offers the chance to lead and deliver high-quality, person-centred care to older people through a contemporary virtual model, helping residents of Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) receive timely clinical support and avoid unnecessary hospital presentations.
As a Nurse Practitioner within the Virtual Aged Care Service, you will work collaboratively with Multidisciplinary teams, Aged Care providers, General Practitioners, Specialists and Hospital Clinicians to provide expert assessment, diagnosis, treatment, care planning and care coordination for older people with complex health needs.
This is a role that will see you provide advanced and autonomous clinical care through virtual and innovative models of service delivery, including telehealth consultations, clinical decision-making, prescribing within scope of practice and care coordination.
The successful applicant will play a key leadership role in supporting Aged Care facilities and Health Professionals by delivering specialist expertise, promoting best practice and improving health outcomes for older people across the district.
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Proven commitment to ongoing development of safe clinical practice to an advanced level with a successful track record of initiating and leading ongoing education initiatives to improve evidence-based clinical practice and practice development.
- High level of verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work autonomously or as part of a team.
- Demonstrate evidence of advanced practise and clinical leadership within the aged care setting.
- Current Registered Nurse/Midwife appointed as such and who is endorsed by the Nurses and Midwives Board of NSW (AHPRA) to practise as a Nurse/Midwife Practitioner.
- Current Drivers Licence valid in Australia
- Adhere to the NBMLHD and NSW core values.
- Demonstrate expert knowledge and application of skills in contemporary Nursing practise.
- Work collaboratively with others and bring together patients, consumers, carers and the wider health team to achieve goals
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
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For role related queries or questions contact Sewit Mengisteab on [email protected]
