Appli­ca­tions must be sub­mit­ted by Fri­day 28 Novem­ber, 2025 11:55 PM

Posi­tion details

• Appli­ca­tions close: Fri­day 28 Novem­ber, 2025 11:55 PMAEST
• Award/​Classification: Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Award, Enrolled Nurse, Grade 2
• Salary: $70,980 to $78,179 pro rata, per annum
• Employ­ment type: Per­ma­nent, flex­i­ble, Per­ma­nent, full-time, Per­ma­nent, part-time, Per­ma­nent, shift work
• Region: North West

Are you look­ing for a nurs­ing role that offers vari­ety, chal­lenge, and the chance to make a real impact in a close-knit rur­al com­mu­ni­ty? Join our team at West Coast Dis­trict Hos­pi­tal, where you’ll work across emer­gency, inpa­tient, and res­i­den­tial aged care ser­vices, deliv­er­ing high-qual­i­ty care in one of Tasmania’s most unique and reward­ing regions.

The West Coast Dis­trict Hos­pi­tal is locat­ed in the moun­tain­ous Queen­stown, the heart of Tasmania’s West Coast. A town of strik­ing land­scapes, rich min­ing her­itage, and a resilient, wel­com­ing com­mu­ni­ty. Sur­round­ed by dra­mat­ic moun­tains and steeped in his­to­ry, Queen­stown offers a lifestyle that blends adven­ture and tranquillity.

From the icon­ic West Coast Wilder­ness Rail­way to the panoram­ic views at Spi­on Kop Look­out, Queen­stown is full of char­ac­ter. Whether you’re explor­ing her­itage archi­tec­ture, hik­ing rugged trails, or enjoy­ing the slow­er pace of life, liv­ing here feels like a work­ing hol­i­day every day, while con­nect­ing with the local com­mu­ni­ty and giv­ing back to res­i­dents that call Queen­stown home.

But don’t take our word for it, to see what oth­ers have had to say about work­ing in or beau­ti­ful remote areas click here.

The Role:

We are seek­ing com­pas­sion­ate, skilled, and team-ori­ent­ed Enrolled Nurs­es to join our mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary team at West Coast Dis­trict Hos­pi­tal, pro­vid­ing care across:

• Emer­gency First Response Care
• Sub-Acute Inpa­tient services
• Res­i­den­tial aged care home

As an Enrolled Nurse, you will:

• Deliv­er evi­denced based care in accor­dance with the nurs­ing care plan under the direc­tion and super­vi­sion of the reg­is­tered nurse/​midwife.
• Con­tribute to the devel­op­ment of patient/​client nurs­ing care plans, the eval­u­a­tion of care and health­care infor­ma­tion in col­lab­o­ra­tion with the reg­is­tered nurse/​midwife.
• Par­tic­i­pate in deci­sion mak­ing with the mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary team to achieve planned patient outcomes.
• Assist in the col­lec­tion of com­pre­hen­sive clin­i­cal data from the patient/​client and/​or family.
• Pro­vide infor­ma­tion to the patient/​client and/​or fam­i­ly in accor­dance with the nurs­ing care plan.

Note: — Please refer to the State­ment of Duties for all the selec­tion cri­te­ria of this posi­tion to address in your application.

Details of appointment:

Per­ma­nent, full time and part time, shift work­er posi­tion, work­ing up to 76 hours per fortnight.

*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:

$70,980 to $78,179 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 7.5% based on qual­i­fi­ca­tion type

Salary Pack­ag­ing:

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

Region­al Allowances

• Remote and Rur­al Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Allowance of $3,797 per annum
• 10% remote allowance

Ben­e­fits avail­able to eli­gi­ble candidates:

• Pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment and accel­er­at­ed pathways.
• A range of leave enti­tle­ments, includ­ing study leave and Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Support.
• Access to EAP for you and your family.
• Relo­ca­tion assis­tance and accom­mo­da­tion sup­port 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

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

For more information:

Appli­cants who require fur­ther infor­ma­tion are encour­aged to con­tact the Con­tact per­son for detailed infor­ma­tion about the vacancy.

Renee Mans­field
Work­force Strate­gist
healthjobstas@​health.​tas.​gov.​au

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