The Nurse Prac­ti­tion­er — Wound Care is respon­si­ble for eval­u­at­ing and imple­ment­ing changes to clin­i­cal prac­tice, ini­ti­at­ing research, edu­ca­tion and qual­i­ty improve­ment activ­i­ties and will act as a leader, advi­sor and men­tor for oth­er nurs­es and clin­i­cians to ensure high lev­el clin­i­cal excel­lence in the prac­tice area.

Posi­tion details

• Appli­ca­tions close: Tues­day 21 Octo­ber, 2025 11:55 PM AEST
• Award/​Classification: Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Award, Reg­is­tered Nurse, Grade 8, Lev­el 3
• Salary: $144,146 per annum
• Salary: as per Award — Grade 8 Lev­el 3
• Employ­ment type: Full Time
• Region: North West
• Loca­tion: 48 Water Street, Ulverstone

About the Opportunity

Join our ded­i­cat­ed health­care team as a Full Time Nurse Prac­ti­tion­er spe­cial­is­ing in Wound Care with­in our Pri­ma­ry Care Team based in the North West, this posi­tion offers the chance to make a mean­ing­ful dif­fer­ence in patients’ lives while advanc­ing your exper­tise in spe­cialised wound management.

We’re seek­ing a com­pas­sion­ate health­care pro­fes­sion­al who thrives in col­lab­o­ra­tive envi­ron­ments and is com­mit­ted to deliv­er­ing evi­dence-based wound care solu­tions. You’ll work along­side expe­ri­enced clin­i­cians in mod­ern facil­i­ties, sup­port­ing patients across diverse com­mu­ni­ties through­out the North West region.

What You’ll Do:

• Assess, diag­nose, and devel­op com­pre­hen­sive treat­ment plans for com­plex wound conditions
• Col­lab­o­rate with mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary teams to ensure coor­di­nat­ed patient care
• Edu­cate patients and fam­i­lies on wound pre­ven­tion and self-man­age­ment strategies
• Main­tain accu­rate clin­i­cal doc­u­men­ta­tion and par­tic­i­pate in qual­i­ty improve­ment initiatives
• Men­tor junior staff and con­tribute to pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment programs

What We’re Look­ing For:

• Cur­rent reg­is­tra­tion as a Nurse Prac­ti­tion­er with rel­e­vant wound care qualifications
• Demon­strat­ed expe­ri­ence in wound assess­ment and advanced treat­ment modalities
• Strong com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills and abil­i­ty to work effec­tive­ly with diverse patient populations
• Com­mit­ment to con­tin­u­ous learn­ing and stay­ing cur­rent with best prac­tice guidelines

What We Offer

As part of the Tas­ma­nia Health Ser­vice, you’ll enjoy com­pre­hen­sive ben­e­fits includ­ing pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties, flex­i­ble work arrange­ments where pos­si­ble, and access to employ­ee well­ness pro­grams. We fos­ter an inclu­sive work­place that val­ues diverse per­spec­tives and encour­ages inno­va­tion in patient care.

Our sup­port­ive work envi­ron­ment pro­vides access to cut­ting-edge wound care tech­nolo­gies and ongo­ing edu­ca­tion to help you grow pro­fes­sion­al­ly while mak­ing a real impact on patient outcomes.

Ready to advance your career in spe­cialised wound care? We wel­come appli­ca­tions from all qual­i­fied can­di­dates and encour­age peo­ple from diverse back­grounds to apply.

Details of appointment:

We are offer­ing a per­ma­nent, full-time Reg­is­tered Nurse posi­tion (day work­er), work­ing up to 76 hours per fort­night. Flex­i­ble work­ing hours may 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.

Key Appoint­ment Details

• Salary: $144,146 per annum
• Super­an­nu­a­tion: 12% employ­er con­tri­bu­tion (in addi­tion to salary)
• Agree­ment: In accor­dance with the Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­ma­nia State Ser­vice) Agree­ment 2023

Addi­tion­al Allowances (sub­ject to eligibility)

• Post-Grad­u­ate Allowance: Up to 7.5% depend­ing on qual­i­fi­ca­tion type

Addi­tion­al Benefits

• Relo­ca­tion Support:
  • Up to $15,000 for inter­na­tion­al appointees
  • Up to $10,000 for inter­state appointees

• 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.

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty:

Suc­cess­ful appli­cants will be required to meet the essen­tial criteria:

• Reg­is­tered with the Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Board of Aus­tralia and endorsed to prac­tice as a Nurse Practitioner

• Reg­is­tra­tion to work with Vul­ner­a­ble People

Appli­cants should note the fol­low­ing cri­te­ria are desirable:

• Cur­rent Driver’s Licence

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: 

• Nurse Prac­ti­tion­er — Wound Care G8,3 (July 2023) 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.

*only Recruit­ment Agen­cies specif­i­cal­ly con­tract­ed are invit­ed to pro­vide appli­cants to this role

For more information:

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

Bron­wyn Miles 

Direc­tor of Nurs­ing — Chron­ic, Com­plex and Com­mu­ni­ty Services

Phone: (03) 6478 6160
Email: bronwyn.​miles@​ths.​tas.​gov.​au

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