Nurse Practitioner (Emergency)

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

Are you an experienced and dedicated Nurse Practitioner? Join the Emergency Department at Latrobe Regional Health where a ‘world of opportunities awaits’.

Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Emergency Nurse Practitioner to join our dynamic Emergency Department team either on a full-time or part-time, ongoing basis.

In this advanced clinical role, you will work both autonomously and collaboratively to deliver timely, evidence-based care to patients across a diverse range of presentations.

You will be integral to improving patient flow and outcomes, with a focus on rapid assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, including prescribing medications, ordering diagnostics, and referring to specialist services as required. Operating within a multidisciplinary framework, you will help shape models of care, support continuous quality improvement, and provide clinical leadership to colleagues across the service.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced clinical assessments, order and interpret diagnostics, and develop evidence-based treatment plans.
• Prescribe and administer medications in accordance with legislative requirements and professional scope of practice.
• Provide patient-centred care across all age groups, with a primary focus on the Emergency Department’s Fast-Track area.
• Collaborate with medical, nursing, and allied health teams to ensure coordinated and high-quality patient outcomes.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, policy development, and clinical guideline reviews.
• Act as a role model and mentor to other nursing staff, supporting professional development and promoting best practice standards.

About You

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Division 1 Registered Nurse.
• A Board-approved Nurse Practitioner qualification at Master’s level (or equivalent).
• At least three years’ full-time advanced practice nursing experience within the past six years.
• Proven clinical expertise in emergency or acute care settings.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with a commitment to evidence-based, patient-focused care.

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork across the hospital.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing services.
• Discounted gym and leisure services through Fitness Passport.

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Jenny Pridgeon, Nurse Unit Manager Emergency Department via email: jenny.pridgeon@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion. Please click here for a copy of the description.

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications close: 12th September 2025

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey.

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide an original valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and all staff employed in the Victorian healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for the current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.

Diversity and inclusion

We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au