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YORKE AND NORTHERN LOCAL HEALTH NETWORK
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REGISTERED NURSES

• Located at Port Pirie Hospital
• Salary RN/M1 - $72,651 - $99,129 p.a. (pro rata)
• Temporary Part Time Contracts - various terms and hours
  
  

Yorke and Northern Local Health Network have temporary and permanent positions for Registered Nurses wishing to work within the fast paced and dynamic Emergency Department at the Wallaroo Hospital located in the beautiful Yorke Peninsula.

The Yorke Peninsula region offers a lovely place to live and work, providing a beautiful coastal living, the areas provide great beaches for swimming and fishing. There are plenty of areas to explore on your days off to relax and unwind.

Opportunities are also available for successful Registered Nurses employed in this role to expand and consolidate on additional skills within additional services at Wallaroo Hospital if desired.

Port Pirie Hospital

Port Pirie Regional Health Service is a 52 bed Acute facility inclusive of Emergency, Perioperative, Renal Dialysis, Chemotherapy, Birthing, Outpatient Services, Acute Medical and Acute Surgical Services with a co-located Residential Aged Care Facility - Hammill House.

Located 223 kilometres from Adelaide – Port Pirie is a vibrant city known as the “City of Opportunity” with major retail, attractions, tourism, arts, and events.  It is nestled in the Southern Flinders Ranges as well as being situated on the Spencer Gulf, providing the perfect location of rolling hills meeting the beautiful coastline and is a small drive to some of the most spectacular and diverse hiking trails.

Port Pirie Hospital Emergency Department

Port Pirie Emergency Department is a dynamic service which sees over 12,000 people per year inclusive of both adult and paediatric presentations.  Led by a dedicated, highly skilled, values driven leadership team, the department sees patients of varying acuity and is an up-transfer facility for many YNLHN sites. Port Pirie ED is a Code Stroke Thrombolysis centre with 24/7 access to CT and radiology.  The department is staffed and supported by medical officers and senior nurses providing comprehensive, high-level emergency care to patients.

Positions Available:

• Registered Nurse: Temporary P/T, 1.84 FTE (Various Positions) Commencing ASAP until 31 January 2025
• Registered Nurse: Temporary P/T, 0.95 FTE (36 hours per week) Commencing ASAP until 8 August 2025

If you are interested in applying for any of these vacancies, please apply online www.iworkfor.sa.gov.au, ref no: 881244, and provide a cover letter indicating the FTE you are applying for.

Applications close Sunday 13th October 2024 at 11.55PM Central Australia Daylight Time.

Enquiries

Jayne Gebert
CenSTaR Administration Assistant
Phone: 08 8638 4152
E-mail: jayne.gebert@sa.gov.au 

Applicant Information

In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), The YNLHN offers our employees access to salary sacrifice arrangements through Smart Salary, watch a short video about what salary packaging is click here. Some areas have access to a remote zone allowance, for information about the eligibility for the Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 881244.

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