Registered Nurse – Blacktown

Deliver life-saving care in a fast-paced Emergency Department.

Grow your career with ongoing education and development.

Join a supportive multidisciplinary team making a real difference.

Provide expert emergency nursing care, manage complex clinical situations, and build your career in one of Western Sydney's busiest Emergency Departments.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Registered Nurse

Remuneration: $81,748.17 - $114,771.98 per annum

Hours Per Week: 38 (Job share may be considered for part time hours)

Location: Blacktown Hospital

Where you'll be working: Blacktown Hospital is a leading acute healthcare facility within Western Sydney Local Health District, providing high-quality emergency and specialist services to one of Australia's fastest-growing communities. Our Emergency Department is a dynamic, fast-paced environment where teamwork, innovation and compassionate care are at the heart of everything we do. You'll join a collaborative team committed to delivering exceptional patient outcomes while supporting your professional growth.

• Work in a high-performing Emergency Department caring for diverse patient presentations.
• Be part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team that values respect, learning and innovation.
• Access ongoing education, clinical support and professional development opportunities.
• Benefit from NSW Health employee benefits including salary packaging and Fitness Passport.
• Thrive in an inclusive workplace guided by the CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

What you'll be doing: As a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department, you will deliver safe, effective and evidence-based nursing care to patients with a broad range of acute and complex healthcare needs. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to positive patient outcomes while maintaining the highest standards of professional practice.

• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred emergency nursing care within your scope of practice.
• Assess, monitor and respond to rapidly changing patient conditions in a complex clinical environment.
• Collaborate with medical, nursing and allied health teams to achieve the best outcomes for patients.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and comply with NSW Health policies and professional standards.
• Support a culture of continuous learning through professional development, education and mentoring opportunities.

Registration: Current Registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Selection Criteria:

• Demonstrated ability to create positive relationships with patients, carers and loved ones to achieve patient empowerment, information sharing and confidence in nursing staff.
• Demonstrated extensive and recent emergency nursing skills and experience.
• Proven ability to work independently with initiative, as well as collaboratively and respectfully within a multidisciplinary team.
• Proven commitment to continuing professional development.
• Demonstrate critical thinking abilities, prioritisation and communication skills, whilst effectively following directions.

Applications Close: 29 October 2026.

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

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Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.