Posi­tion details

• Appli­ca­tions close: Thurs­day 27 Novem­ber, 2025 11:55 PM AEST
• Award/​Classification: Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Award, Reg­is­tered Nurse, Grade 3 – 4
• Salary: $78,179 to $105,995 per annum
• Employ­ment type: Per­ma­nent, full-time
• Region: North West
• Loca­tion: North West Region­al Hospital

About the Opportunity

Join our ded­i­cat­ed nurs­ing team in North West Tas­ma­nia and make a mean­ing­ful dif­fer­ence in your com­mu­ni­ty’s health and well­be­ing. As a Reg­is­tered Nurse, you’ll pro­vide com­pas­sion­ate, high-qual­i­ty patient care while work­ing along­side sup­port­ive col­leagues who val­ue your exper­tise and pro­fes­sion­al growth.

• Wom­bat Ward is a 16-bed pae­di­atric lev­el 3 inpa­tient unit car­ing for gen­er­al, sur­gi­cal, orthopaedic and men­tal health pae­di­atric patients aged 0 – 17 years of age across the north­west coast of Tas­ma­nia. The pae­di­atric team works close­ly as part of a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary team to deliv­er excel­lence in health­care and achieve improved out­comes for our con­sumers, our work­force, and the Tas­man­ian Community

What You’ll Do

• Deliv­er com­pre­hen­sive nurs­ing care across var­i­ous hos­pi­tal departments
• Col­lab­o­rate with mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary teams to ensure opti­mal patient outcomes
• Sup­port patients and fam­i­lies through their health­care journey
• Main­tain accu­rate clin­i­cal doc­u­men­ta­tion and records
• Con­tribute to qual­i­ty improve­ment ini­tia­tives and evi­dence-based practice
• Men­tor junior staff and nurs­ing students

What We’re Look­ing For

• Cur­rent knowl­edge of, and the abil­i­ty to apply nurs­ing prin­ci­ples, pro­ce­dures and prac­tices in the deliv­ery of patient/​client care in a des­ig­nat­ed prac­tice area and in line with legal require­ments and the Aus­tralian Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Board (NMBA) Reg­is­tered Nurse stan­dards for practice
• Cur­rent reg­is­tra­tion with AHPRA as a Reg­is­tered Nurse
• Strong clin­i­cal assess­ment and crit­i­cal think­ing skills
• Excel­lent com­mu­ni­ca­tion and inter­per­son­al abilities
• Com­mit­ment to patient-cen­tered care and safety
• Abil­i­ty to work effec­tive­ly in a team environment
• Flex­i­bil­i­ty to work across dif­fer­ent shifts and departments

• Post-grad­u­ate qual­i­fi­ca­tions in Pae­di­atric Nurs­ing (desir­able).

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

Why Us:

We offer more than just a job – we pro­vide a sup­port­ive envi­ron­ment where you can build a reward­ing career. You’ll ben­e­fit from com­pre­hen­sive ori­en­ta­tion pro­grams, ongo­ing pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties, and access to employ­ee assis­tance pro­grams. Our com­mit­ment to work-life bal­ance includes flex­i­ble sched­ul­ing options and gen­er­ous leave entitlements.

Locat­ed in beau­ti­ful North West Tas­ma­nia, you’ll enjoy the per­fect blend of pro­fes­sion­al ful­fill­ment and lifestyle ben­e­fits. Our region offers stun­ning nat­ur­al land­scapes, afford­able liv­ing, and strong com­mu­ni­ty connections.

Details of appointment:

• Per­ma­nent, full time, shift work­er (ful­ly rota­tion­al) posi­tion, com­menc­ing from as soon as you can join us!

*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 part time and casu­al vacancies.

Salary: $78,179 to $105,995 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.
• Access to the Grade 4 salary range $99,455- $105,995 is sub­ject to suc­cess­ful appli­ca­tion for pro­gres­sion to Grade 4

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 candidates 

• 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
• Cur­rent Tas­man­ian Work­ing with Chil­dren Registration

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: 

• Reg­is­tered Nurse G3-G4 (July 2023) WWCR 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.

Name: Alli­ra Riley
Posi­tion: Nurse Unit Man­ag­er Wom­bat War (Pae­di­atrics)
Phone num­ber: (03) 6493 6263
Email address: allira.​riley@​ths.​tas.​gov.​au