Registered Nurse
Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Services Limited
Location: Central Coast, Darkinjung ngura (Country) (NSW)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Award: Nurses Award [MA000034]
Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Services (EDAS) is seeking passionate and culturally responsive Registered Nurses (RN), to join our growing transdisciplinary team. This is your opportunity to deliver meaningful, person-centred care to Aboriginal clients across the lifespan, in a setting that values connection, capability, and community.
About the Role
As part of our primary health care team, you’ll play a vital role in improving health outcomes through trauma-informed, culturally safe nursing care. This includes conducting health assessments, chronic disease support, immunisations, wound care, health education, and more, depending on your scope of practice.
You will also collaborate closely with GPs, Aboriginal Health Workers, allied health, visiting specialist and EDAS program staff to ensure care is holistic and coordinated. This is a unique opportunity to deliver health services that respect cultural identity and foster long-term wellness.
What You'll Do
* Deliver safe, respectful, evidence-based nursing care
* Perform comprehensive assessments and support preventive health initiatives and chronic disease management
* Provide health education tailored to the needs of Aboriginal clients
* Maintain accurate documentation in electronic health records
* Participate in culturally relevant health promotion activities
* Collaborate with external providers to ensure continuity of care
* Uphold ethical and professional standards aligned with AHPRA
What You’ll Bring
* Current AHPRA registration
* Clinical experience and sound nursing skills relevant to your scope
* Respectful understanding of primary health care in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health context
* Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills
* Commitment to culturally safe, trauma-informed practice
* Current CPR certificate or willingness to obtain
* Working With Children Check, National Police Check, and Driver’s Licence
Desirable
* Aboriginality
* Experience working in Aboriginal communities
* Knowledge of immunisation protocols and medical record systems
* Understanding of local Aboriginal community social and health impacts
Why Join EDAS?
* Work on Darkinjung ngura (Country) in a respected Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation
* Make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of our mob
* Access to cultural mentoring, supervision, and professional development
* Competitive salary under the Nurses Award [MA000034]
* Supportive team and inclusive work culture
To Apply submit your resume, cover letter and answer the questions via seek.
Closing Date: 28/07/2025
For more information, contact Manager Services Marissa Hussein on 02 4351 1040.
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.
