Position Profile: As a Clinical Nurse Specialist – Remote Area, you will play a crucial role in providing and coordinating primary health care services to communities, including those in remote locations. Your responsibilities will encompass emergency care, chronic disease management, child health, immunisation, health promotion, and education, ensuring that our communities receive the highest standard of care.
About the Area: Eucla is the easternmost locality in Western Australia, located in the Goldfields-Esperance region along the Eyre Highway, approximately 11 kilometres west of the South Australian border that sees more than 120,000 vehicles enter through the road checkpoints each year.
The Goldfields region of the WA Country Health Service covers the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia. The region is located in the south eastern corner of Western Australia and covers 770,488 sq km (including offshore islands). The WA Country Health Service Goldfields consists of two main health campuses located in Kalgoorlie & Esperance, and three smaller hospitals located in Laverton, Leonora, and Norseman. The Goldfields is a culturally rich region with a number of Aboriginal communities spread out across the region, 16 distinct Aboriginal language groups and an Aboriginal population that represents 12.3 per cent of our total population, with 1 in 10 people, on average, identifying as Aboriginal – this in comparison to the state average of 3.6 per cent. The region supports a wide range of industry, including mining, agriculture, aquaculture, and tourism. Mining is the predominant sector in the central and northern parts of the region, with a well-established agricultural sector in the south.
Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Forms (available online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).
For further job-related information: Please contact Meagan Rymer on 08 9159 5222.
Application Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply online (www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).
