The Royal Children's Hospital

Nurse Practitioner - UCC

The Royal Children's Hospital  •  Yarrawonga, AU (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

Employment details

Position: Nurse Practitioner

Hours: 16 hours per week

Fixed-term leave relief: 26 October – 22 November 2026

Additional opportunity: Casual employment

Classification: Nurse Practitioner Year 1–2 (NO1/NO2), dependent on qualifications and experience

Enterprise Agreement: Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Health Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024–2028 and any successor agreement.

Yarrawonga Health is seeking a passionate and skilled Nurse Practitioner to join our Clinical Services team in a 16-hour per week fixed-term leave relief position (weekend work required) from 26 October to 22 November 2026, with the opportunity to also join our casual pool beyond the fixed-term period.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work across a diverse regional clinical environment, providing advanced clinical care while working autonomously and collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.

About the role

As a Nurse Practitioner at Yarrawonga Health, you will provide advanced clinical practice across a broad range of patient populations and settings. The role includes assessment and management of patients, referral to other health professionals, prescribing medications, and ordering, interpreting and acting on diagnostic investigations within your credentialed scope of practice.

You may work across:

  • Urgent Care Centre presentations
  • General medical and subacute ward patients
  • Transitional Care Program and maintenance care
  • Hospital in the Home
  • Residential aged care
  • Opportunities to support outpatient services

You will be supported to provide innovative and flexible care that complements the broader health care team, while contributing to quality improvement, research, education and clinical leadership.

What you will bring

We are looking for a Nurse Practitioner who:

  • Is currently registered and endorsed with AHPRA as a Nurse Practitioner in the relevant discipline.
  • Has current credentialing or is able to meet Yarrawonga Health's credentialing requirements.
  • Can work confidently and autonomously within an advanced and extended clinical scope.
  • Demonstrates excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Promotes reflective and evidence-informed clinical practice.
  • Is committed to delivering safe, person-centred and high-quality care.
  • Is passionate about supporting and developing colleagues through mentoring, education and role modelling.

Why Yarrawonga Health?

At Yarrawonga Health, you'll be part of a team that values Community, Compassion, Courage and Accountability.

We are committed to providing care that makes a real difference to our local community while creating a workplace where our people can grow, contribute and feel valued.

This role offers the flexibility of 16 hours per week for a short-term leave relief period, with the added opportunity to remain connected with Yarrawonga Health through casual employment.

Ready to join us?

If you're looking for a role where your advanced clinical skills, professional expertise and commitment to patient care can make a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Diversity & Inclusion

Yarrawonga Health is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the community we serve. We welcome applications from people of all cultures, abilities, backgrounds, identities and experiences — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disability and those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels safe, respected and empowered to contribute.

Apply now and become part of the Yarrawonga Health team.

For further information please contact Sarah Smith, Acting Operational Director Education and Acute on Sarah.Smith@yh.org.au

Applications close: 15th October 2026

The Royal Children's Hospital

About The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.

We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.

With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.

We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.

When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.

In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Parkville, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
org.au
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