Northern NSW Local Health District

We are a healthcare community caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We live and work in a place of great beautiful with world-class beaches and a magnificent hinterland. If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, it is time to discover the balance. We’re currently recruiting various positions across our health services. We welcome you to join our team. We are the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. Apply today: https://lnkd.in/dUfG2NxJ #nnswlhd #nnswlhdcareers #nnswlhdjobs #nswhealthcareers #healthcarecareers #careersinhealth #nowrecruiting

Dr Tracy Lim has the honour of being the first Radiation Oncology Advanced Trainee to complete her specialist training at the North Coast Cancer Institute (NCCI) in Lismore. Leaving Australia’s largest cancer centre in Melbourne, Tracy committed to five years of training in Lismore, where she fell in love with both radiation oncology and the Northern Rivers community. “Everyone looked at me funny when I first told them I was going to leave Melbourne to go to the middle of nowhere. But I’ve never once had a single regret,” Tracy said. “The community is beautiful, the staff are wonderful, the patients are really, really nice.” With hands-on learning, close supervision and leadership opportunities, Tracy thrived. “I was successful at both my exams the first go, so it shows the training is fantastic, and the supervisors are great,” Tracy said. “The on-the-job learning that you get here is sometimes hard to get in a bigger centre. “I’ve had a richer, better experience by being here in Lismore. If anything, I think the training is superior.” Now a qualified specialist, Tracy says staying in Lismore would be an easy decision. “If you’d have asked me five years ago if I’d work here if a consultant job came up, I would have had to think about it,” she said. “But now, having lived here, it’s an easy decision. Definitely I would stay here!”

We’re excited to have received a $1.3 million grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council to tackle delirium, a common and distressing hospital complication affecting older Australians and their carers. The grant funds a three-year project that will build on the success of PREDICT, the Prevention and Early Delirium Identification Carer Toolkit piloted at The Tweed Hospital. The research collaboration involves Southern Cross, Sunshine Coast, Canberra and Sydney universities, Hunter New England and Far West LHDs, Canberra and Metro North Health Services, peak carer and consumer organisations, and lived experience patients. With national collaboration and a focus on systemic change, we hope the project aims to improve patient outcomes and ease pressures on healthcare systems. 👉 Learn more: https://smpl.is/9yadf Subscribe to our Northern Exposure e-newsletter and receive our news in your inbox: bit.ly/3oMXGBN #HealthInnovation #DeliriumResearch #NNSWLHD

💥$20K SIGN ON BONUS 💥 From now until 31 March 2025, eligible experienced midwives relocating from metro NSW or interstate to NNSWLHD will receive $20,000 sign-on bonus. Hear what Cacey has to say about working as a midwife in NNSWLHD. We are currently recruiting for midwives at: 🌟 Grafton Base Hospital, apply today: bit.ly/3BHYs9E 🌟 Lismore Base Hospital, apply today:  bit.ly/3ZEoqCV ➡️ Check eligibility here: bit.ly/4f2zDUl #midwives #midwifebonus #midwiferysignonbonus

Join NSW Health and help care for Mob. Applications are now open for Aboriginal Nursing and Midwifery Cadetship and Scholarship Program. We’ll give you financial and career support. Applications close 23 February 2025. https://lnkd.in/gctHJeGG

Last week, we joined local universities and TAFE NSW at the Tweed Valley Hospital campus to celebrate the Northern NSW Academic Health Alliance. The Alliance is an innovative centre for clinical training, research and collaboration that brings together Bond University, Griffith University, Southern Cross University, TAFE NSW and us. It’s the first partnership of its kind in NSW! Housed in the Learning, Development and Research Building at the hospital campus, the Alliance helps students and researchers expand their skills and contribute to improvements in healthcare right here in Northern NSW. Its facilities include simulation and skills rooms, immersive learning and research spaces, a library, computer lab training and an auditorium. The first cohort includes medical, nursing and allied health students who are undertaking placements across Tweed, Byron and Murwillumbah hospitals. Check out more: https://smpl.is/9y02h

Happy Nurse Practitioner Week! This week, we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible contributions of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) across our health facilities. These highly skilled Registered Nurses have additional qualifications that enable them to order investigations, treat people of all ages and diagnose a variety of acute and chronic health conditions. We’ve been celebrating our NPs’ dedication and expertise with Q&A sessions, morning teas, inspiring presentations and more across our Local Health District. It’s been a joy to see our staff come together to honour these healthcare champions. Let’s give a huge thank you to all Nurse Practitioners for their compassion, leadership and tireless commitment for our communities and healthcare workers.

Would up to $12,000 make a difference to your studies?  Are you a student or graduate in nursing, medicine, midwifery, paramedics, or allied health? Let us help kickstart your health career and find your purpose and passion in our world class health system. Applications for the Tertiary Health Study Subsidies open on 14 January 2025. Register below to receive a reminder.

Are you looking to become a midwife and want to help care for Mob? The NSW Health Aboriginal Nursing and Midwifery Cadetship and Scholarship Program is for you. Applications open 16 December 2024. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gctHJeGG

Make a new start in 2025 ❇️ Whether it’s exploring worldclass beaches and iconic coastal headlands, fishing in the mighty rivers or riding through the picturesque hinterland. The Northern Rivers awaits you. Discover the balance, join us at NNSWLHD and enjoy a lifestyle that many dream about. Apply today. View current opportunities here: https://lnkd.in/dUfG2NxJ #nnswlhd #nnswlhdcareers #nnswlhdjobs #nswhealthcareers #healthcarecareers #careersinhealth #nowrecruiting