Remote Area Nurse
Job No:
51992
Location:
Oak Valley, Maralinga Community, SA
- Want to work in remote area nursing, but not permanently? This is the contract role for you!
- Excellent salary of $128,846.30 per annum!
- Enjoy generous provisions and subsidised accommodation!
- Work with Indigenous communities in spectacular South Australia!
About the Organisation
Oak Valley Health Clinic provides primary health care to all those within the Oak Valley Aboriginal Community, located on the southern fringe of The Great Victoria Desert. Specialising primarily in health education, hosting visiting specialists and providing referrals for the RFDS (Royal Flying Doctor Service), they also monitor ongoing health issues for residents of the community, such as diabetes, hypertension, ante-natal & post-natal care, child and school health.
Along with the support of a visiting general practitioner twice a month and an Allied Health Specialist visit once a month, Oak Valley Health Clinic relies on the skills and expertise of their registered nurses to meet the community's health needs.
About Oak Valley Aboriginal Community and the Maralinga Tjarutja Lands
Oak Valley is a remote aboriginal community located on the southern fringe of The Great Victoria Desert, approximately 516kms northwest of Ceduna on Maralinga Tjarutja Lands. It is approximately 320km north of Yalata by 4WD track, crossing the Trans Australian railway line at Ooldea. Oak Valley was established in 1985 as a community for Anangu people displaced from the Maralinga Lands for the British atomic tests. Oak Valley (Maralinga) Inc. has project managed the establishment and development of the community including the provision of housing, roads and other infrastructure.
Oak Valley is now serviced with a store, health clinic, aged care centre, a new school and an airstrip. The community also has an arts workshop for local employment and cultural development activities. Bordering the Great Victoria Desert, Oak Valley boasts some beautiful scenery — brilliant red soil, native eucalypts and of course, the native Desert Oak which the township is named after. The local population ranges from 80-100. At times during special cultural activities the population has risen to 1,500 people — the result of an influx of visitors from neighbouring communities.
For more information about the community, please click here.
About the Opportunity
The Oak Valley Health Clinic has an exciting and unique opportunity for a Remote Area Nurse to join their team of dedicated health professionals. This position is being offered on a full-time, 12 month contract.
Reporting to the Clinic Manager, you'll be responsible for providing holistic health services to members of the Oak Valley Community.
More specifically, your duties will include (but not be limited to):
- Providing general health care through the assessment and management of a broad range of clinical problems;
- Providing health promotion and developing and delivering health programs with an emphasis on chronic disease management and prevention and mens' health;
- Providing appropriate general First Aid and participating in opportunistic and community screening activities;
- Dispensing and administering pharmaceutical therapies;
- Collecting and entering specified data on all client contacts;
- Participating in the after hours on-call and emergency care roster; and
- Liaising with other staff within Oak Valley Health Clinic in regards to patient care, referrals and follow up as required.
Oak Valley Health Clinic are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse, with registration or eligibility for registration as a Registered Nurse in South Australia. You'll have a strong interest in remote area nursing, and will need a sense of adventure and a desire to develop your professional knowledge and experience in the area of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and well-being. Importantly, you'll be comfortable working in a quite clinic environment.
The successful candidate will possess demonstrated experience in working with minimal supervision when dealing with common health matters. You will also require clinical and health promotion skills, with strong knowledge in the areas of mens' health and chronic disease management.
This is an exciting opportunity to hone your well developed communication and interpersonal skills, as you communicate sensitively in a cross-cultural environment and work as part of a multidisciplinary team. In this role, a current manual driver's licence (or ability to obtain one) is essential.
Candidates with an awareness and sensitivity to Aboriginal culture and history, a demonstrated understanding of issues pertaining to Aboriginal primary health care, and highly developed cross cultural communication skills will be highly regarded. It is strongly desired that applicants possess experience in Indigenous primary health and in working with remote Aboriginal communities and organisations. Experience working with a patient information and recall system will also be looked upon favourably.
Please note you will be living and working in an alcohol and drug free community, so it is essential candidates are comfortable with this environment.
About the Benefits
This is a unique opportunity to enhance your cultural knowledge as you work in a community governed by Traditional Owners. If you are looking for a change of routine, a change of lifestyle or new adventure, this is the role for you. You will see and experience more of Australia's real outback than most people ever will — and get paid to do it!
You will enjoy the support of a dedicated team of Registered Nurses and visiting specialists and have access to the Royal Flying Doctors Service.
While you will face diverse new challenges in this role, you will also enjoy generous provisions, in line with the Remote Area Nursing Award. Your hard work and dedication will see you earning a highly attractive salary of $128,846.30 per annum, and you'll also receive subsidised accommodation, making this an ideal opportunity to save more while doing what you love!
This is a highly attractive opportunity for someone with a desire to make a difference in Aboriginal health!
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills, advance your career and enhance your cultural knowledge in a stunning outback location. Make a positive difference — Apply Now!
Please note: To be considered you must be an Australian or NZ Citizen or Permanent Resident, or have a relevant visa allowing you to live and work in Australia with no restrictions.