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• Women's and Children's Health Network, Women’s and Babies Division, Neonatal Services, Kaurna Land, North Adelaide 5006
• Classification - RN/M2C - $87,416.00 to $110,497.00 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full time - Ongoing Permanent 

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Neonatal Services team as a Clinical Nurse/Midwife, where you will be responsible for:

• Deliver proficient, person-centred nursing and/or midwifery care, including case management and care planning.
• Provide clinical leadership within the team, supporting the patient journey and enhancing patient flow.
• Contribute to education by mentoring students and less experienced staff and fostering a learning culture.
• Participate in research, audits and quality improvement to enhance patient outcomes and service delivery.
• Support the multi-disciplinary team to enhance patient flow across the Neonatal Service.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse/Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate
• Effective communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Ability to be creative, innovative and flexible when approaching issues within the clinical setting.
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience.
• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice.  
• Experience in the leadership and direction of student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses.

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.
• 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.

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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

Kristy Roberts – Interim Nurse / Midwifery Manager, Phone: 8161 7722, E-mail: Kristy.Roberts@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 30 September 2025 – 11:55pm

Useful Links

RNMC2 - Clinical Nurse Midwife - Patient Flow Neonatal Services -Role Description.pdf