Are you a rural health club leader seeking your next challenge, or eager to enhance your leadership skills? Do you have a passion for making a tangible impact on the health of people living in regional, rural, and remote Australia?
Come and join our team at the NRHSN!
If elected, you’ll have the opportunity to shape national policies on rural and remote health, engage with key stakeholders at local, state, and national levels, and connect with Australia’s future rural health leaders at NRHSN Councils (amongst many other things). In addition to the professional benefits, the NRHSN executive committee is a place of support and fun for its members with ample opportunity for travel, relationship building and personal development.
If you’re thinking “is joining the NRHSN for me?”, we strongly advise yourself to think “why is joining the NRHSN not for me?”
The NRHSN Executive Committee is now accepting applications for open positions. Applicants must ensure they are available for the below key periods:
- 23 September 2024 – All position applications open
- 11 October 2024 – All position applications close
- 14 October 2024 – Voting open
- 18 October 2024 – Voting closes
- 21 October 2024 – Elected applicants contacted and announced
- Sometime in November/December – Handover
Positions open for external applications
The following positions are now available for application for the 2025 NRHSN Executive Committee:
- Vice Chair Operations
- Vice Chair First Nations
- National Events Liaison Officer
- National Rural Health Club Co-ordinator
- Rural Outreach and Engagement Officer
- Allied Health Officer
- Medical Officer
- Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine Officer
- Media and Communications Officer
How to apply
Written applications are to be completed in position specific application forms by the closing date at 5pm AEST on 11th October 2024.
All positions on the Executive Committee are applied for as an individual.
Candidates can apply for more than one position on the Executive Committee but can only be elected into one position.
Applications must include:
- An introduction to the nominee (no more than 300 words)
- A CV (no more than 500 words or one page pdf)
- Response to the key selection criteria in the position descriptions via a YouTube video (note: the same youtube video may be used for multiple applications, or you can make separate videos)
To apply, please follow the following links for the relevant positions:
- Vice Chair Operations
- Vice Chair First Nations
- National Events Liaison Officer
- National Rural Health Club Co-ordinator
- Rural Outreach and Engagement Officer
- Allied Health Officer
- Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine Officer
- Medical Officer
- Media and Communications Officer
The election process will occur as follows:
- Carefully read the Position Description (see details in our NRHSN 2025 Executive Committee Election Handbook) relevant to their respective role.
- Create a 2 – 3 minute video (in MP4 format) detailing:
- Your name
- Your year, degree and university of study (e.g. 3rd year Medicine, JCU)
- Current role within RHC or NRHSN (e.g. Co-Chair of Club RHINO)
- The executive committee position you are nominating yourself for (e.g. Community and Advocacy Officer)
- Relevant experience, skills and knowledge that relate to the key selection criteria for your specific position
- Upload your video as an unlisted video on YouTube (see details in our NRHSN 2025 Executive Committee Election Handbook)
- Applications will be collated and uploaded to this website for voting.
- Successful applicants will be contacted.
For any questions regarding the positions or election process, please contact Heidi at vcoperations@nrhsn.org.au