RUSON Employment Program Acute Care

Wangaratta - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 21 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Part Time Fixed Term Contract - Up to 3 years
16 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.

The Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing (RUSON) nursing framework allows Nursing Students to work one shift per week as an assistant to Nurses providing delegated aspects of client care in accordance with the professional judgement of the supervising Registered Nurse and in accordance with the level of achieved educational preparation and assessed competence of the individual employment is on a temporary basis while students are completing their studies.

We are seeking dynamic part time registered nursing students in their second year of study as part of our RUSON employment applicants will be keen to expand their nursing skills and gain invaluable experience by assisting to provide care to patients in our acute care settings.

Applicants need to have the ability to learn a variety of skills and tasks in a fast paced environment and be prepared to abide by NHW values and code of behaviour.

RUSONS will be able to work extra shifts if they are available.

Our Region:

Wangaratta has a population of approximately 30000 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.
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:
- A PD for this role can be downloaded below or at 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 additional documents can be uploaded within the application after filling in the key selection criteria
- Applications close Sunday 1st of February 2026
NHW do not accept unsolicited applications from recruitment companies

Part Time Fixed Term Contract - Up to 3 years16 hours per fortnightNortheast 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.The Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing (RUSON) nursing fra...