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• Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Woodville
• Salary  RN-3   $125,183 - $130,779 p.a. + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Permanent full-time 

About the Role

As Nurse Unit Manager, you will play a key role in leading and supporting your team to deliver safe, high-quality and compassionate care. Drawing on your clinical knowledge and leadership skills, you will oversee the coordination of patient care, ensuring continuity and excellence across the unit. This role offers the opportunity to guide, mentor and inspire nursing, midwifery and multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaboration and maintaining a strong focus on patient-centred outcomes.

In this position, you will accept accountability for practice standards, team performance and the creation of a positive and supportive workplace culture. With a focus on aligning practice with policy and driving improvement, you will be instrumental in shaping a caring and professional environment that enables patients, clients and staff to thrive. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact while leading by example and contributing to the future of healthcare in your community.

About You

You are a dedicated nursing professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering safe, high-quality, person-centred care. You thrive in a collaborative environment, bringing experience, innovation and a commitment to fostering positive outcomes for patients, families and staff alike.

• Current registration (or eligibility) with the Nursing Board of Australia

• Proven leadership and management experience in nursing and/or midwifery practice

• Strong communication, problem solving and team collaboration skills

• Ability to drive quality improvement, staff development and positive workplace culture

About CALHN

At Central Adelaide (CALHN), we’re shaping the future of health through excellence in clinical care, research, and innovation.  As South Australia’s largest health network, we deliver exceptional, safe and connected healthcare—for our patients, our community, and our people.

With more than 17,000 dedicated employees, every day at CALHN presents an opportunity to make a real impact—not because it’s expected, but because our values guide us to be our best.

Join us and be part of a team that’s driven by a commitment to a seamless safe and connected experience for all.

Find out more about our stories , our network, and the opportunities to be part of CALHN.

Benefit of Joining CALHN

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

• Salary Benefits: Enjoy flexible salary packaging options, including up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (such as mortgage, rent, utilities and groceries) plus an additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses.
• Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family, plus an annual voluntary flu vaccination to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• 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 Recognition: Join a workplace where our people are celebrated through awards for innovation, collaboration, and outstanding contributions to health.
• Career Opportunities: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites.

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: 915588

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Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Friday 3 October 2025

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

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