Nurse Practitioner

Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across APAC and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.

As a Nurse Practitioner at Clarence Correctional Centre, you’ll deliver advanced clinical care, provide expert leadership, and influence health outcomes in one of the most complex and rewarding healthcare environments. Enjoy a collaborative roster alongside a second Nurse Practitioner, working 8 shifts a fortnight between 9:00am–7:00pm.  This is a unique opportunity to apply your expertise at an extended and autonomous level, supporting the safe, respectful, and rehabilitative care of our inmate population.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary with flexible salary packaging options, including novated leasing for new and used vehicles
• Daily meals and onsite parking
• Benefits@Serco – includes well-being packages, financial perks, career support, and access to Fitness Passport
• Career development – gain exposure to justice health and correctional environments with room to grow
• Generous employee referral program
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees through our Share2Care program

About the Role

As a Nurse Practitioner, you will provide advanced assessment and intervention strategies in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading complex clinical care planning and implementation
• Diagnosing and treating a range of conditions within your scope
• Writing prescriptions and ordering diagnostic tests where clinically appropriate
• Supporting rehabilitation through health education and harm minimisation
• Ensuring compliance with AHPRA standards and relevant legislation
• Acting as a clinical leader and mentor within the nursing team
• Contributing to quality improvement and patient-centred care outcomes
• Supporting emergency responses, pharmacotherapy programs, and patient safety protocols
• You will report to the Health Services Manager and be a critical part of the broaer clinical leadership team.

About Clarence Correctional Centre

Opened in mid-2020, this 1,700-bed state-of-the-art facility is the largest correctional centre in Australia. Located on the NSW North Coast – approx. 6 hours from Sydney and 3.5 hours from Brisbane – the area offers a relaxed coastal lifestyle, surrounded by lush rainforests, sand dunes, and welcoming communities.

The Centre services a large region from the Queensland border to Kempsey and Tamworth and is operated with a focus on:

• Rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates
• Safety and security for the community
• Providing a decent and respectful environment for staff, inmates, and visitors

Who You Are

You are an endorsed Nurse Practitioner registered with AHPRA and have:

• A Master of Nursing Practice
• Endorsement by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) for advanced and extended practice
• At least 3 years’ experience in an advanced nursing role
• Strong clinical judgment, decision-making and communication skills
• The ability to confidently lead, educate, and support peers and patients
• Previous experience in acute, emergency, remote, or correctional health is advantageous

Please note: This position carries trust and responsibility. To support this, a comprehensive probity assessment, including a State and Federal Police Check, is a key part of the selection process for this role.

For help with your application or questions about the role, please feel free to contact me:

T. +61 8 9450 9647
E. beth.peeney@serco-ap.com

We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in health, defence, maritime, justice, and community services.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQI+, veterans and people with disability.

By joining Serco, you’ll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

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