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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Loxton
• RN/M2A | Full Time Contract | Ongoing
• Salary: $103,353 - $110,497 p.a

Join Our Team as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager – Lead and Support Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Care!

Are you ready to take the next step in your nursing or midwifery career by providing leadership and fostering professional growth? We’re seeking a dedicated Associate Nurse Unit Manager to support and guide nursing/midwifery teams across diverse healthcare settings, helping deliver consistent, high-quality care.

About the Role:

As an Associate Nurse Unit Manager, you will build on your clinical experience and take accountability for your own practice while mentoring less experienced staff. You will provide vital support to the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager or equivalent by helping lead the nursing/midwifery team in the ward, unit, or service.

Your responsibilities will include managing a portfolio that promotes continuity and consistency of care, assisting in implementing practice improvements, and contributing to ward or unit management activities such as performance reviews, recruitment, staffing, rostering, and resource planning.

What We’re Looking For:

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience or currently classified as a Clinical Nurse/Midwife.
• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice.
• Experience in the supervision of student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurse and Direct Care Attendants.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
• Looking for a change in scenery? – Nursing & Midwifery

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:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker
• 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: 904929

Enquiries

Lizzie Platten
Director of Nursing and Midwifery Loxton Hospital
Phone: 0419 817 538
E-mail: elizabeth.platten@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

904929 RN/M2A Role Description.pdf

JCS+RegisteredNurse+final.pdf

About Loxton Factsheet.pdf

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