We provide opportunities to travel and work at hospitals and health services that have a short-term need for your skills and experience.
We are seeking nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to fill short-term vacancies across regional, rural and remote NSW. We’ll cover your accommodation and travel costs and provide other incentives to ensure you’re well supported.
Whether you currently work for NSW Health, or are looking for a job with us, we can:
You will have the opportunity to travel and work for different local health districts and speciality networks across NSW.
This might suit you if you are:
Full time and casual opportunities are available while on deployment. You will be required to work a roster to meet the needs of the facility. This may include shift work.
Deployments can last two to 13 weeks. If the local health district would like you to continue after the deployment, they might offer you a temporary contract.
Your accommodation, travel (flights and care hire), meals and some out-of-pocket costs will be paid under the NSW Health Travel Policy. The travel start point is Sydney.
Full-time staff will accrue annual, sick and long-service leave as detailed in the NSW Health award and conditions.
Our Workforce Operational Strategic Unit (WOSU) supports you with a range of resources, incentives, and programs to help you make the most of your deployment both personally and professionally.
You might also be able to access the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme (RHWIS).
There are also supports available from the NSW Government:
The Welcome Experience | NSW Government This exciting new service provides essential government workers and their families with the support they need to move into regional communities. Settle in and become one of the locals.
Essential Worker Partner Employment Support | NSW Government This service supports the partners of essential workers to secure relevant and meaningful employment in their new regional community.
Currently available roles are listed on the NSW Health jobs board and are updated regularly. Please type CRU into the search engine to see current roles.
Or to discuss your skills, experience and availability, you can email MOH-WorkforceOperations@health.nsw.gov.au and we will contact you.
We also invite you to register your interest so we can source a role for you.
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We are currently recruiting for:
Read these and other first-hand Stories from our deployed staff.
“You will never have a greater sense of community and support than that of regional NSW..." - Tessa Noll discusses a Christmas spent working in rural NSW.
"It was wonderful to discover a new country on your own doorstep... The entire package was just a completely unforgettable experience." - Josephine Andrews reflects on returning to work in a clinical setting in rural NSW.
"All the experience that I gained in such a short time...I was able to progress to a clinical nurse educator in a permanent role..." - Registered nurse Samuel discusses the personal and professional rewards of deployment work.
