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• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
• Salary: $125,183 - $130,779 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN3
• Ongoing Full-Time 

About the Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Diabetes Education Service - Nurse Consultant to join our dedicated team within Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. You will provide advanced clinical leadership, education, and consultancy in the management of diabetes across acute and primary care settings.

As an expert practitioner, you will play a pivotal role in supporting both patients and clinicians to achieve optimal outcomes through evidence-based practice, innovation, and service improvement.

You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to coordinate complex care, deliver structured diabetes education, and promote self-management strategies that empower individuals and families affected by diabetes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical assessment, management, and consultation for people with complex diabetes needs.
• Lead and deliver structured diabetes education outpatient clinics.
• Facilitate professional education and mentoring for nursing and allied health staff to build workforce capability in diabetes management.
• Lead and participate in quality improvement, clinical audit, and research activities to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes.
• Contribute to policy development, clinical governance, and strategic planning for diabetes services within the NALHN.
• Foster collaborative partnerships across hospital, community, and primary care settings to improve continuity of care.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

In this role, you will drive quality improvement initiatives, provide clinical guidance to nursing teams and ensure the highest standards of patient care.

To be eligible for this position, you must be 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.

About You:

In this role your expertise will contribute to NALHN's mission of providing safe, sustainable and accessible healthcare for all South Australians.

Ready to advance your nursing career? Join our team and be part of something meaningful.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

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.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Check(s):

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

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: 920631

Enquiries:

Cathy Thiry

Position: Nurse Manager
Phone: 0432758565
E-mail: catharine.thiry@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

12 December 2025 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

 920631 Diabetes Nurse Consultant RN3 Role Description .pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.