Clinical Nurse Consultant - Acute Pain Service

• Part Time, Ongoing Contract
• 32 hours per fortnight

Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) is the major health provider in the Central Hume region with an extensive range of acute, sub-acute, aged care and community services.

NHW have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse to work in the role of Clinical Nurse Consultant – Acute Pain Service (APS).

The primary role of the Clinical Nurse Consultant – Acute Pain Service is to assist in the coordination and the ongoing development and delivery of the Acute Pain Service at Northeast Health Wangaratta. 

This role requires the Clinical Nurse Consultant to work closely with the anaesthetic department to determine and implement appropriate pain management plans for patients under the care of the Acute Pain Service (APS). Patients referred to the APS will usually require advanced pain modalities and/or complex pain assessment and management.

This role also requires close liaison with other medical, nursing and allied health teams.

The applicant will also be involved in audit activities and ongoing data collection and will be required to assist in the review of associated pain management guidelines and policies.

The applicant must be confident and willing to provide education to nursing staff, and pain management clinical support at the bedside (such as setting up infusions / PCAs etc), as required. 

Our Region:

• Wangaratta has a population of approximately 30,000 and our catchment serves a community of around 100 000 throughout the northeast.
• An easy 2 ½ hours drive on the Hume freeway from Melbourne and less than an hour to Albury airport with direct flights to most of the large Australian cities.
• We have over 11 schools including private Catholic and Anglican schooling options for pre-year 12.
• Our region is a popular destination year-round. It boasts multiple national parks, picturesque small towns, award winning restaurants, wineries and breweries. 
• Whether you want to hike, mountain bike and ski in the mountains, paddle the rivers or cruise on the rail trails there is something for everyone in the northeast.
• https://www.visitwangaratta.com.au/Home
• https://www.victoriashighcountry.com.au/snow/

The successful applicant will benefit from:

• Competitive remuneration, novated leasing and full salary packaging benefits Available. If you have relocated permanently you may also be able to substantially increase your take-home pay by salary packaging some or all of your relocation costs.
• 5 weeks annual leave and an addition week for any employee working 10 or more weekend shifts. There is also the option for full time employees to be able to purchase additional leave if they wish.
• Option to be able to swap any existing public holiday to another religious holiday or day of significance of your choice.
• Employee Assistant Programs (EAP)
• Well being programs and discounted corporate gym membership
• Social Club Benefits
• Support for our diverse workforce

Applying for the role:

• Enquiries can be made with Jade Radnor at jade.radnor@nhw.org.au
• Confirmation of Influenza Vaccination or an approved medical exemption is required upon application. Covid Vaccination is strongly recommended
• A PD for this role can be downloaded below or at www.northeasthealth.org.au/careers/jobs/
• Applications must address the Key Selection Criteria from the PD
• Employment Statutory Declaration form must be submitted with your application
• To apply for this position hit Apply Now/Join Now or head over to our careers page at www.northeasthealth.org.au/careers/jobs/
• All additional documents can be uploaded within the application after filling in the key selection criteria
• Applications close Sunday, 29th of March 2026

NHW do not accept unsolicited applications from recruitment companies

If you have any issues with submitting your application please call the Recruitment Team on (03) 5722 5353