• Attractive salary packaging options - up to $18,550 tax free
• Travel costs provided for
• Live in your own home while working for us - no shared accommodation!
• Fantastic opportunity to work across our Remote area sites on short term contracts
• Beautiful locations to choose from including coastal Shark Bay or rural Hyden

The opportunity

Silver Chain has a fantastic opportunity for a Primary Remote Area Nurse (PRAN) to join our Remote Area Nurse team. We are offering short term contracts at suitable locations. Silver Chain have 12 remote sites across WA.

Accommodation will be provided for the duration of your service at each site. Visit and work at the beautiful area of Shark Bay. Spend some quiet time in the Wild Flowers of Mingenew or explore the farming community of Hyden. Most of our accommodation is pet friendly so you can bring your fur babies too!

We will provide your travel costs from anywhere in Australia. While we welcome your family members to our accommodations, travel costs will apply only the the working nurse. Our expectation would be that you fulfill a minimum of 3 months at any one site. We may have casual positions available for shorter periods.

Benefits

• Fantastic overall package including base salary, over-time, on call allowance, recall payment – plus salary packaging of up to $18,550 per annum
• Qualifications allowance - Eligible employees with a post graduate qualification will receive an additional annual amount as  a percentage of their base salary
• Comprehensive Silver Chain induction and orientation program before you start your post. This includes our “buddy system”, usually taking place outside of Perth and expenses paid for travel and accommodation during that time.

Key responsibilities

You will utilise your previous PRAN experience to deliver emergency, routine and non-emergency Care and clinical assessments with a Primary Care focus

You will have well-developed interpersonal, problem solving and decision-making skills along with post registration experience in a Remote Nursing and Community Health setting. Working hours will vary according to the site. There may be an on-call element to the role, depending on the site 

About you

• Current AHPRA Registration as a Registered  Nurse with no restrictions
• Advanced Clinical assessment skills
• Experience in Emergency Nursing preferred
• The ability to plan and implement holistic  care for clients, family and community
• Have sound knowledge of the principles of primary health care delivery
• 5 Years Post Grad Experience is essential
• Compassion and enthusiasm, with a friendly approach
• Excellent Communicational skills both Verbal and written
• A current Australian driver’s licence
• Ability to obtain a satisfactory National Police Certificate

Under the Aged Care act 1997, successful candidates will be required to provide a satisfactory National Police Clearance prior to commencement.

About Silver Chain

At Silver Chain, our greatest strength is our people. Driven by our values of integrity, respect, trust and compassion, we aspire to create a better home care system for all Australians. With a proud history of more than 125 years, Silver Chain is an employer of choice and the leading provider of high-quality health and aged care in the homes and communities of more than 65,000 Western Australians every year. Join our team of more than 4,450 staff, caring for more than 105,000 clients across Australia. We’ll provide you with opportunities to help you develop and grow in your career, with training and education programs to help you achieve your goals.

Silver Chain Group are proud members of the Diversity Council of Australia. 

Testimonial from Kristy Wilholt (PRAN at Silver Chain):

"In April I was able to help save a life. I was called to attended with St John Ambulance to a 000 call for a client with chest pain.

We were able to quickly bring him back to the Health Centre were I was able to call for assistance from the Emergency Telehealth Service (ETS).

The man was having a heart attack and required Thrombolysis to help clear the blockage. I had the support and help from a great team including the ETS Doctor who was video linked in to talk to us all over an iPad, there was the St John Ambulance Volunteer and 2 Police officers as we treated and monitored the client.

We were able to organise an RFDS Flight to come and take the client to have cardiac surgery which saved his life.

Then 2 months later I received a call from the client to say he was travelling with his partner across the Nullarbor and he wanted to stop in and say thanks. When he arrived he had a beautiful bunch of flowers, but most of all he was amazed at how quickly we had seen him and sent him out to have the surgery he needed.

This is what makes working remote something special, helping to save lives."

How to apply

To submit your application, and to view a copy of the Position Description, click ‘Apply Now’.

Based on Silver Chain Group Policy and Government Directions, you will be required to provide evidence of vaccination against COVID-19, including booster, or evidence of a medical exemption in order to commence employment with Silver Chain.