Registered Nurse -GP clinic

Jo-Aden Group PTY LTD

Wycheproof Medical Centre is seeking an energetic, skilled Registered Nurse (Practice Nurse) to collaborate with General Practitioners in delivering primary healthcare to the vibrant Wimmera-Mallee community.

This position offers broad clinical scope, strong patient relationships, and an authentic rural lifestyle.

About the Role

Working closely with general practitioners and practice staff, you will provide comprehensive patient care across all life stages. You will serve as an essential clinical pillar within the clinic, coordinating care plans, running treatment rooms, and delivering evidence-based nursing interventions.

Key Clinical Duties & Responsibilities

• Aged Care & Chronic Disease Management: Comprehensive GP Management Plans (GPMP), Team Care Arrangements (TCA), and home visit reviews.
• Immunisation: Administering routine childhood, adolescent, adult, occupational, and seasonal vaccinations under current cold-chain standards.
• Preventative Health Assessments: Conducting annual 75+ health checks, 45–49-year-old health assessments, and heart health checks.
• Sexual & Reproductive Health: Cervical Screening Tests (CST collection), STI screenings, contraception support, and patient education.
• Ear Care: Safe ear examination and syringing/micro-suction procedures.
• Clinical Procedures: Venepuncture (phlebotomy), resting 12-lead ECG acquisition, spirometry, and point-of-care testing.
• Wound Management: Evidence-based acute and chronic wound dressings, suture/staple removal, and ulcer management.
• Practice Support: Sterilisation monitoring, cold-chain compliance, stock control, recall and reminder management, and clinical documentation.

Why You’ll Love Living in Wycheproof

Located in the Buloke Shire along the Calder Highway, Wycheproof offers classic country hospitality, space, and a strong sense of community:

• Mount Wycheproof: Known as the world’s smallest registered mountain (standing just 43 metres above the plain), featuring 360-degree sunset views, picnic areas, and walking tracks.
• The Unique Main Street Railway: One of the rare places where freight trains travel right down the centre of Broadway.
• Local Heritage & Culture: Explore the Willandra Museum, preserved heritage architecture, the historic Court House, and the vintage K167 steam locomotive.
• Active Sporting Life: An 18-hole golf course, active lawn bowls, tennis club, seasonal swimming pool, and the annual Mount Wycheproof Cup race meeting.
• Country Hospitality: Popular local bakeries, cafes, and historic pubs like the Royal Mail and Terminus Hotels.
• Affordable Living: Exceptional regional affordability, space, and an easy commute to regional hubs like Charlton, Donald, and Swan Hill.

Key Selection Criteria

• Current unrestricted registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
• Recognised Nurse Immuniser certification (or willingness to obtain).
• Demonstrated experience in venepuncture, ECG, wound care, and Cervical Screening Test (CST) collection.
• Strong written, verbal, and clinical documentation skills.
• Valid Australian Driver’s Licence, Working with Children Check, and National Police Check.

How to Apply

Please submit your application to the Practice Manager including:

1. Your current resume/CV
2. A copy of your nursing qualifications and AHPRA registration
3. Contact details for two professional work referrals/referees

Benefits

Benefits & Advantages

• Comprehensive Scope: Practise nursing at your full scope in an independent, supportive primary care setting.
• True Continuity of Care: Build long-term relationships with patients and families across generations.
• Healthy Work-Life Balance: Daytime clinic hours without unpredictable overnight hospital shift rotations.
• Generous Remuneration: Competitive hourly rates aligned with experience, plus applicable rural retention incentives and allowances.
• Welcoming Team: A collaborative, close-knit clinical and administrative team.
• Relocation Support: Rural and regional support grants and relocation assistance may be accessible via the RWAV

Task & responsibilities

Key Clinical Duties & Responsibilities

• Aged Care & Chronic Disease Management: Comprehensive GP Management Plans (GPMP), Team Care Arrangements (TCA), and home visit reviews.
• Immunisation: Administering routine childhood, adolescent, adult, occupational, and seasonal vaccinations under current cold-chain standards.
• Preventative Health Assessments: Conducting annual 75+ health checks, 45–49-year-old health assessments, and heart health checks.
• Sexual & Reproductive Health: Cervical Screening Tests (CST collection), STI screenings, contraception support, and patient education.
• Ear Care: Safe ear examination and syringing/micro-suction procedures.
• Clinical Procedures: Venepuncture (phlebotomy), resting 12-lead ECG acquisition, spirometry, and point-of-care testing.
• Wound Management: Evidence-based acute and chronic wound dressings, suture/staple removal, and ulcer management.
• Practice Support: Sterilisation monitoring, cold-chain compliance, stock control, recall and reminder management, and clinical documentation.

Qualification & experience

Required Skills & Experience

• Professional Registration: Current, unrestricted registra...
  
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