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• Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adeliade
• Salary RN-5.2  $156,163 p.a. + superannuation and salary packaging
• Permanent full-time

About the Role

Join our dynamic team and take the lead in providing exceptional clinical guidance to our dedicated clinical staff. In this pivotal role, you will offer high-level clinical advice, engage in clinical service planning, and evaluate the practice culture within our organisation. Your expertise will drive clinical research and practice development, ensuring we deliver top-notch care. Additionally, this role may involve sessional clinical practice responsibilities, allowing you to remain hands-on and connected to patient care while inspiring others to excel.

As a leader in this position, you will be accountable for the governance and practice standards of nurses, championing the effective implementation of corporate systems that support and enhance nursing practices. You will play a key role in fostering a healthy work environment and ensuring the cost-effective provision of health services throughout your appointment. If you’re passionate about advancing clinical excellence and want to make a meaningful impact on our team and the communities we serve, we invite you to apply and grow with us.

About You

We’re looking for a dedicated leader who meets the following key requirements:

• Qualifications: Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing Board of Australia, holding a current practising certificate.
• Leadership Skills: Demonstrated effective leadership with strong communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation abilities.
• Experience: At least 5 years of post-registration experience as a Registered Nurse, with proven leadership in managing complex projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of relevant legislation, quality improvement systems, and contemporary nursing and health care issues within a project management framework

About CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

Benefit of Joining CALHN

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

• Salary Attractions: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Onsite Facilities: Convenient paid car parking facilities ensure easy access.
• Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning.
• Team Support: Experience collaborative culture and professional supervision guiding your career journey.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

Application Information:

• Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.

Job ref: 886062

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Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Monday 31 March 2025

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information

 886062 RD Clinical Practice Director - Acute and Urgent Care, RAH.pdf

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