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• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
• Salary: $130,190 - $136,010 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN3
• Ongoing Part-Time – working 20 hours per week

About the Role:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician to step into the role of Colonoscopy Triage Nurse Consultant. This pivotal position is ideal for a nurse who is passionate about colonoscopy care and committed to supporting patients and colleagues through expert guidance, education and clinical leadership.

In this advanced practice role, you will provide high‑level clinical leadership across a range of areas to ensure consumers receive timely access to care whilst ensuring the delivery of safe, high‑quality and evidence‑based services.

Key Responsibilities:

• deliver expert nursing consultation and clinical advice
• collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams
• mentor, coach and support nursing staff
• undertake comprehensive patient assessments and triage
• contribute to service development, innovation and quality improvement initiatives

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, with at least 3 years' experience in a relevant area.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will bring a strong foundation of clinical expertise and a passion for improving patient outcomes. Your strengths include:

• highly developed leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
• strong problem‑solving and negotiation abilities
• proven capacity to work both autonomously and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
• excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• a commitment to fostering a positive, supportive workplace culture
• flexibility, creativity and innovation in service delivery
• experience in leading change management and consumer engagement initiatives

If you’re ready to take the next step in your nursing career and play a key role in shaping a service that makes a genuine difference, we encourage you to apply and become part of a team dedicated to excellence in patient care.

About Us:

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

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.

SA Health is 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, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

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: 926649

Enquiries:

Julia Strawbridge

Divisional Director

Phone: (08) 8182 9233

E-mail: julia.strawbridge@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

20 March 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

 926649 - Colonoscopy Triage Nurse Consultant - RN3 - role description.pdf

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