Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $130,000 - $135,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Gippsland - Latrobe
Reference: 2859
Nurse Practitioner Candidate (Alcohol and Other Drugs)
Nurse Practitioner AOD| Permanent Full-time
Join Gippsland's largest provider of mental health services, with a strong focus on innovation, recovery, and person-centred care, you'll be part of a team creating real impact every day.
Located in the beautiful Gippsland region, Latrobe Regional Health offers an exceptional lifestyle with easy access to Melbourne, beaches, mountains and lakes. We are committed to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care across our Mental Health Services, including inpatient care at our Traralgon hospital and Community Mental Health Services across Traralgon, Sale, Bairnsdale, Yarram, Orbost, Warragul and Wonthaggi.
About the role
Latrobe Regional Health is seeking an experienced and motivated Nurse Practitioner Candidate (Alcohol and Other Drugs) on a Full-time on-going basis to join the Psychiatric Emergency Care Team (PECT). This advanced practice nursing role provides a unique opportunity to develop the clinical expertise, leadership capability, and specialist knowledge required to achieve Nurse Practitioner endorsement. Working within a multidisciplinary mental health and emergency care environment, you will lead specialist AOD assessments, enhance care pathways, support workforce capability, and contribute to service innovation that improves outcomes for individuals experiencing alcohol and other drug-related presentations.
Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service
The role of the Nurse Practitioner Candidate (AOD) is to:
About you
Ideal candidates for this role will have:
Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:
Salary and Classification
Salary: RPN Grade 4 Year 3, plus superannuation and Salary packaging.
Diversity and inclusion
We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: [email protected]
How to apply
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: 16th September 2026
Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Justina Elmer, Psychiatric Emergency Care Team Manager via email: [email protected] for a confidential discussion.
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Before commencement, the successful applicant will
Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.