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• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network,  Port Lincoln Hospital,  Acute Services
• Salary: $103,353 - $110,497 p.a (pro rata) - RN/RM2A
• Ongoing Full Time or Part Time (hours to be negotiated)

Are you ready to take the next step in your nursing career? Join us at Port Lincoln Hospital as a Clinical Coordinator and play a key role in supporting our nursing team while enhancing patient care across our dynamic healthcare setting.

In this leadership position, you will support the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager in driving excellence, fostering a collaborative environment, and ensuring continuity of care. You will assist in managing day-to-day operations, including performance management, staffing, and rostering, while promoting positive practice changes. As a Clinical Coordinator, you’ll guide and mentor less experienced staff, contributing to their development and improving patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager to ensure consistent and high-quality care delivery.
• Support the implementation of practice changes and contribute to ward/unit/service management.
• Manage performance, recruitment, leave, and rostering for nursing staff.
• Oversee financial planning, supply monitoring, and attend to operational responsibilities.

What We’re Looking For:

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse or Nurse/Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
• At least 3 years’ experience or currently classified as a Clinical Nurse/Midwife.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience supervising student nurses, enrolled nurses, and less experienced staff.
• Ability to work autonomously while managing multiple tasks and prioritising effectively.

Join our team and be part of a supportive, forward-thinking environment where you’ll lead, innovate, and make a lasting impact on patient care.

About Us

With its ancient outback landscapes, boutique vineyards, oyster farms and Australia’s best-kept-secret surf coast, Eyre and Far North will inspire and energise you.

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is responsible for the planning and delivery of hospital and health services over 337,626 square kilometres, taking in the Eyre Peninsula, western part of South Australia and north to Coober Pedy.  We are one of the largest LHNs by area in Australia and communities include Ceduna, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Cowell, Cummins, Elliston, Kimba, Oodnadatta, Port Lincoln, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay and Wudinna.

Services include acute care, medical, accident and emergency, surgery, birthing and midwifery, specialist consultancy, renal dialysis, chemotherapy, transfusions, rehabilitation, residential and community aged care, respite care, transitional care packages, Aboriginal health, mental health, allied health, community health, community nursing, palliative care, community home support packages and home modifications.

Click here to learn more about living and working in Eyre and Far North Local Health Network.

Applicant Information

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)
• 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 (direct contact with blood or body substances)

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: 888198

Enquiries

Wendy Hermel
Director of Nursing & Midwifery
Phone: 7669 1257
E-mail: Wendy.Hermel@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

5 January 2025, 11:55PM

Attachments

888198 Clinical Coordinator - Port Lincoln - Role Description.pdf

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