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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Paediatric Medicine, Kaurna Country, North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary
  • Classification - RN/M5.1 - Registered Nursing/Midwifery LV 5.1 - $144,064 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time (0.8 FTE), Term Contract (temporary up to 4 Dec 2026)

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• 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 to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

Provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for Nurse Consultants within the Paediatric Medicine Division, ensuring governance, practice standards, and continuous improvement of nursing services in alignment with organisational and divisional goals.

Key duties of the role

• Build a culture which is patient/client centered and where patient/client engagement is encouraged;
• Developing and implementing strategies for effective patient flow both inpatients and outpatients.
• Develop, and encourage a learning environment by mentoring and promoting team development and individual capacity building
• Integrate contemporary information and research evidence with personal knowledge and experience to support executive level decision making.
• Responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative and nursing and midwifery practices, including processes, tools and strategies aligned with operational plans and strategic direction.

Skills and Experience

• 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 5 years post registration experience.
• Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a service including resource management.
• Demonstrated flexibility, innovation and creativity which can be applied to the hospital setting, particularly in regards to the provision of nursing services.

Enquiries can be directed to

Jai Kaur

Position: Advanced Divisional Nursing Director, Division of Paediatric Medicine

Phone: 0466 479 797

E-mail: Jaipreet.Kaur@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• RN5.1 - N Director Clincial Projects - Paed Med - 920017.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

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.

Application Closing Date: Monday 24 November 2025 - 11:55PM

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