Community Enrolled Nurse

Find your groove in community nursing and make every day feel meaningful

Remuneration: $66,976.41 - $72,773.45 Per Annum Super Salary Packaging

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Enrolled Nurse

Location: Eastlakes Community Health Service

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ622408

Applications Close: Sunday 14th December 2025

Where you’ll be working

Join the Eastlakes Community Nursing team and spend your days caring for people across the beautiful East Lake Macquarie area. You’ll work Monday to Friday, starting from our Community Health Centres and heading out into the community to support clients in their homes and clinics. It’s a role that lets you step outside the hospital walls and make a real difference in the places people feel most comfortable. The vibe here is super supportive, grounded in teamwork, shared learning and the CORE values we actually live by.

About The Role

As a Community Enrolled Nurse, your days are hands on, varied and genuinely rewarding. You might be doing wound care, compression bandaging, continence support, or walking alongside clients and families through palliative care moments. You’ll visit homes, run clinic appointments, handover to RNs and help connect people with the services they need. It’s a mix of practical skill, clinical judgement and relationship building that keeps things interesting and meaningful.

About You

You’re a compassionate, organised EN who loves the mix of independence and teamwork that community nursing brings. You’re confident with wound, continence and medication management, you communicate clearly and you’re all about person centred care. Most importantly, you bring curiosity, kindness and a genuine commitment to learning.

How We’ll Support You

You’ll have a warm and thorough orientation, plenty of guidance from mentors, Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists, plus ongoing education delivered both face to face and online. We’ll make sure you feel settled, supported and ready to thrive in a role that’s all about caring for people where they live and feel most at ease.

Ready to take your skills on the road and join a team that truly has your back? This could be your perfect next step.

At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:

• Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees)
• 6 weeks annual leave (for eligible full-time nurses)
• Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true work-life balance
• Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
• Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
  
  

Need more information?

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For role related queries or questions contact Luisa Fazio on luisa.fazio@health.nsw.gov.au

Additional Information

• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
• This position is full time. Job share/part time will not be considered
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
• Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp
• This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
• Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.
• Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
• To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
  
  
  
  

• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
  
  
  
  
  
  

At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact Rebecca.Caldwell@health.nsw.gov.au for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.

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