Posi­tion details

• Appli­ca­tions close: Thurs­day 20 Novem­ber, 2025 11:55 PM AEST
• Award/​Classification: Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Award, Reg­is­tered Nurse, Grade 6
• Salary: $114,851 to $121,886 pro rata, per annum
• Employ­ment type: Per­ma­nent, part-time
• Region: North West
• Loca­tion: Lev­el 5 Park­side, 1 Stra­han St

The Team:

As a unit of the Tas­man­ian Health Ser­vice, Pri­ma­ry Health North West are focused on pro­vid­ing excep­tion­al ser­vices to our con­sumers across our Dis­trict Hos­pi­tal and Com­mu­ni­ty Health Ser­vices. Our team work togeth­er to deliv­er qual­i­ty clin­i­cal out­comes and excep­tion­al patient care.

A role with Pri­ma­ry Health offers you the oppor­tu­ni­ty to work in a dynam­ic ser­vice and make a dif­fer­ence to the health of peo­ple in Tasmania.

Pri­ma­ry Health is com­mit­ted to work­force diver­si­ty and a safe, sup­port­ed and respect­ful work­place for all employees.

The Role:

Pri­ma­ry Health Ser­vices North West is seek­ing a ded­i­cat­ed pro­fes­sion­al to work with­in our team. This posi­tion is respon­si­ble for lead­ing and coor­di­nat­ing the infec­tion con­trol activ­i­ties with­in the Pri­ma­ry Health port­fo­lio of ser­vices across the Dis­trict Hos­pi­tals and Com­mu­ni­ty Health Ser­vices. This essen­tial posi­tion sup­ports the strate­gic direc­tion, oper­a­tional process­es and deliv­ery of a high stan­dard of clin­i­cal care through­out the Pri­ma­ry Health sites and ser­vices. This includes act­ing as our rep­re­sen­ta­tive at var­i­ous region­al and state-wide meet­ings to ensure the pro­vi­sion of expert advice and sup­port from the Infec­tion Pre­ven­tion and Con­trol perspective.

The role of the Clin­i­cal Nurse Con­sul­tant (CNC) — Infec­tion Pre­ven­tion & Con­trol is to:

• Liaise, con­sult and sup­port the North West Pri­ma­ry Health Ser­vices (Dis­trict Hos­pi­tals, Aged Care and Com­mu­ni­ty Health Ser­vices) in the devel­op­ment and imple­men­ta­tion of infec­tion con­trol poli­cies, prac­tice, pro­grams and edu­ca­tion and train­ing pro­grams in con­junc­tion with the Tas­man­ian Infec­tion Pre­ven­tion and Con­trol Unit (TIPCU) to pro­vide safe qual­i­ty patient/​resident/​client care.
• Iden­ti­fy the learn­ing and sup­port require­ments of the Pri­ma­ry Health Ser­vices in the North West and, with the sup­port of TIPCU, incor­po­rate these into the Nation­al and Statewide initiatives/​direction framework.
• Work col­lab­o­ra­tive­ly with the Infec­tion Pre­ven­tion and Con­trol CNC — Mersey Com­mu­ni­ty Hos­pi­tal and North West Region­al Hos­pi­tal in the deliv­ery of infec­tion con­trol pro­grams through­out the North West.
• Pro­vide the Nurs­ing Direc­tor — Pri­ma­ry Health North West with high lev­el qual­i­ty and author­i­ta­tive advice and support

Why Tas­ma­nia:

The Depart­ment of Health Tas­ma­nia over­sees var­i­ous hos­pi­tals across the state, includ­ing the Roy­al Hobart Hos­pi­tal, Launce­s­ton Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal, North­west Region­al Hos­pi­tal, and Mersey Com­mu­ni­ty Hos­pi­tal, as well as dis­trict hos­pi­tals and ambu­lance ser­vices. Addi­tion­al­ly, it pro­vides com­mu­ni­ty health, men­tal health, and pri­ma­ry health­care ser­vices to the Tas­man­ian com­mu­ni­ty through more than 300 sites.

Tas­ma­nia, Aus­trali­a’s only island state, offers unpar­al­leled nat­ur­al beau­ty and a lux­u­ri­ous lifestyle. Pur­su­ing your health career in Tasmania’s pub­lic health sys­tem means build­ing strong con­nec­tions with col­leagues and patients. It also means embrac­ing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extra­or­di­nary expe­ri­ences out­side of work while mak­ing a sig­nif­i­cant impact on the com­mu­ni­ty dur­ing work.

Details of appointment:

Per­ma­nent, part time, day work­er posi­tion, work­ing up to 64 hours per fort­night, com­menc­ing from 29 Decem­ber 2025.

*notwith­stand­ing hours to be nego­ti­at­ed with the suc­cess­ful applicant.

Appli­cants should note that, for a peri­od of twelve months from the date of pub­li­ca­tion, this selec­tion process may be used to fill sub­se­quent or sim­i­lar full time, part time, and casu­al vacancies.

Salary: $114,851 to $121,886 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employ­er 12% super­an­nu­a­tion con­tri­bu­tion is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accor­dance with Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­ma­nia State Ser­vice) Agree­ment 2023.

In addi­tion, the fol­low­ing allowances cal­cu­lat­ed on the salaried incre­men­tal point may be available:

• Post Grad­u­ate Allowance of up to 10 % based on qual­i­fi­ca­tion type 

Salary Pack­ag­ing:

You’ll have access to salary pack­age a range of ben­e­fits includ­ing liv­ing expens­es up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal enter­tain­ment each FBT year + oth­er ben­e­fits if eligible. 

Ben­e­fits avail­able to eli­gi­ble candidate

• Trav­el and relo­ca­tion assis­tance sup­port avail­able up to $15,000 for eli­gi­ble appointees from over­seas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
• Pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment and accel­er­at­ed pathways.
• A range of leave enti­tle­ments, includ­ing study leave and Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Support.
• Fit­ness Pass­port – You, and your fam­i­ly can access 40+ fit­ness facil­i­ties across Tas­ma­nia for just $13.95 per week per per­son, or $25.95 for a family.

More infor­ma­tion about our Employ­ee Ben­e­fits can be found here

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty:

Suc­cess­ful appli­cants will be required to meet the essen­tial criteria 

• Reg­is­tered with the Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Board of Aus­tralia as a Reg­is­tered Nurse
• Work­ing with Aged Care/​Commonwealth Home Sup­port Pro­gram Check

Appli­cants should note the fol­low­ing cri­te­ria are desirable:

• Holds or is work­ing towards rel­e­vant post­grad­u­ate qualifications

Note: — Please refer to the Appli­ca­tion Guide for more infor­ma­tion of pre-employ­ment check.

Down­load the State­ment of Duties and any Asso­ci­at­ed Documents

We encour­age you to review the State­ment of Duties, Appli­cant Guide, pri­or to apply­ing for an overview of the duties, pro­gram, selec­tion process and appli­ca­tion guidance.

State­ment of Duties: 

• 521317 CNC — Infec­tion Pre­ven­tion & Con­trol G6 (July 2023) 003 CSU.docx

Appli­ca­tion Guide: 

• Depart­ment of Health — Appli­cant Guide Sep 2024.docx

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the ​“Apply” but­ton on this screen to ensure that impor­tant ques­tions about you are answered.

You will be prompt­ed to com­plete a 1 – 2 page appli­ca­tion detail­ing your expe­ri­ence, skills and knowl­edge as they relate to the attached State­ment of Duties. A sep­a­rate state­ment address­ing the selec­tion cri­te­ria in the State­ment of Duties is not required.

*appli­ca­tions from Recruit­ment Agen­cies will not be accept­ed for this role

For more information:

Appli­cants who require fur­ther infor­ma­tion are encour­aged to make con­tact for detailed information: 

Name: Angel­la Down­ie
Posi­tion: Nurs­ing Direc­tor — Pri­ma­ry Health Ser­vices
Email address: phsnw.​nd@​ths.​tas.​gov.​au