PRACTICE NURSE (RN) / ABORIGINAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER / ABORIGINAL HEALTH WORKER
Want to work somewhere awesome?
Want to be part of a fun and energetic team?
Want to help make a difference whilst also having work/life balance?
We are looking to expand our team and are looking for the following to join us:
• Practice Nurse (RN)
• Aboriginal Health Worker
• Aboriginal Health Practitioner
ABOUT WUNAN HEALTH
Wunan Health & Well-Being Centre is a multi-disciplinary and accredited private medical practice that serves the East Kimberley region. Our team of dedicated and experienced medical practitioners provide high-quality medical care to the local community and to the many visitors to our magnificent region. Conveniently located in the town centre of Kununurra in a brand new purpose-built facility, Wunan Health & Well-Being Centre is proudly owned and operated by Wunan Foundation, an East Kimberley Aboriginal development organisation.
Wunan Health is a social enterprise with 100% of our profits used to support programs that improve primary health care and aim to unlock the potential of Aboriginal people in the East Kimberley.
In most recent years, Wunan Health has expanded services with delivery across headspace Kununurra and KWIC – Kununurra Withdrawal Intervention Centre. And in the near future is aiming towards offering Allied Health services.
Our attractive remuneration package features;
• Work/life balance – working Monday to Friday (no weekends or Public Holidays)
• Competitive salary
• Access to salary packaging incl meal & entertainment card
• Working within a safe and supportive environment that values its team members greatly
• Working amongst highly skilled and experienced clinicians and supporting staff
The Practice provides an amazingly broad scope of medical and nursing services such as skin checks and procedures, chronic disease management, pre-employment medicals, shared antenatal care, women’s health, men's health, Aboriginal health checks and palliative care support.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to fill either the role of Practice Nurse (RN) or Aboriginal Health Worker or Aboriginal Health Practitioner.
The successful applicant must have a current unconditional registration with AHPRA and have a minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse or similar, with General Practice or AMS experience being highly desired.
If you meet the below criteria, we welcome your application:
• Completion of Understanding Vaccines and the National Immunisation Program (mandatory)
• Chronic Disease management experience and understanding of GPCCMPs
• Triage
• Wound management
• Venepuncture, Cannulation and Iron infusions
• Assisting Doctors with surgical procedures e.g. dressing, excisions
• Diagnostic procedures e.g. Blood pressure monitoring , ECG , Spirometry
• Collecting specimens for drugs of abuse
• Understanding of Indigenous Health
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Clear understanding of Practice Management systems
• Provide evidenced based nursing care
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensure patient and staff safety
SELECTION CRITERIA
Your application must include answers to the following questions:
• Have you completed an approved immunisation training program?
• Have you had Practice nursing experience in the past?
• Explain how you think your previous nursing experience will assist you in a Practice Nurse/AHW/AHP position.
• How would you rate your understanding of indigenous health issues?
Please apply via email to PracticeManager@wunanhealth.org.au including your CV and a cover letter, plus 2 current references.
For more information about this role, please contact Suzette Chemello, on 08 9168 1001.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
Pre-employment requirements:
☐ Satisfactory Criminal History Check (not older than 6 months)
☐ Current Australian unrestricted ‘C’ class Driver’s licence
NOTE: All final applicants for this position will be asked to consent to a criminal record check and/or a working with children check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.
Applications close 20th February 2026 (Wunan reserves the right to commence recruitment process and/or close recruitment early if an applicable candidate is sourced).
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.
