Nurse Manager

Job no: 906789
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide CBD
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery
  • Women's and Children's Health Network, Nursing & Midwifery and Consumer Experience, Child & Family Health Service (CaFHS), Adelaide 5000
  • Classification - RN/M3 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 3 - $125,183.00 to $130,779.00 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
  • Full time - Ongoing Permanent 

 

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the CaFHS team as a Nurse Manager, where you will be responsible for:

  • Providing expert support to Regional Team Managers, Nurse Unit Manager and Co-Directors in key areas including staffing, HR, finance, service flow, and risk management
  • Contributing to safe, effective nursing/midwifery practice aligned with policies, accreditation standards, and clinical governance
  • Accepting accountability for nursing management outcomes and promoting a positive, safe workplace culture
  • Delivering management support across programs, services, portfolios, or projects to enhance client outcomes
  • Overseeing CaFHS health services, including workforce planning, operational leadership, staff management, and WHS responsibilities

 

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • 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; or
  • Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse and Midwife by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
  • Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving conflict resolution and negotiation
  • Registered Nurse and or Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience.
  • Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice

 

What WCHN Can Offer You

  • Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
  • Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year. Click here more information
  • Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
  • Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
  • Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
  • Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

 

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

  • specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
  • state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
  • community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
  • specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

 

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

 

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

 

Want to know more about WCHN opportunities?  Click Here to discover how you can Realise your Potential and join one of the many teams at the Women’s and Children’s Network to make positive change in our community.

 

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

 

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

 

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

 

Other Important 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.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

 

Enquiries

Nicole Branch, Interim Director Operations, Phone: 0466 860 536, E-mail: nicole.branch@sa.gov.au 

 

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 8th July – 11:55pm

 

Useful Links

Download File RN3 - Nurse Manager - CaFHS - Role Description June 2025.pdf

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Categories

SA Health

Locations

Metropolitan South Australia

Work type

Local Health Network / Business