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• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
• Salary: $74,831 - $102,103 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN1
• Ongoing Full-Time (Multiple Positions)

About the Role:

Joining the nursing team at Lyell McEwin Hospital, you will enter a fast-paced, highly supportive clinical environment. With the opportunity to work across both the Coronary Care Unit and the Cardiac Stepdown Unit, you will care for patients requiring high-acuity treatment, pre- and post-procedural management, and ongoing support for chronic cardiac conditions. As an integral member of our highly skilled cardiac team, you will take accountability for delivering high-quality, person-centred care.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Assess individual patient/client needs, plan, implement and/or coordinate appropriate service delivery from a range of accepted options including other disciplines or agencies.
• Provide direct person-centred nursing/midwifery care and/or individual case management to patients/clients on a shift by shift basis in a defined clinical area with increasing autonomy over time.
• Plan and coordinate services with other disciplines or agencies in providing individual health care needs.
• Participate in quality improvement activities that contribute to patient/client safety, risk minimisation and safe work activities within the practice setting.
• Provide ward/team leader/coordination as required on a shift-by-shift basis. (A team leader is a RN assigned responsibility for supporting staff and coordinating patient/client care).
• Contribute to procedures for effectively dealing with people exhibiting challenging behaviours.

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:

As a Registered Nurse in the Cardiac Unit, you will have the opportunity to work across both the Coronary Care Unit and the Cardiac Stepdown Unit. In this position, you will undertake a structured progression toward advanced professional practice. Within this niche team there are multiple opportunities for development through all aspects of cardiology, participating with interventional procedures including angiography and electrophysiology procedures.

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: 927989

Enquiries:

Kellie Trevethan

Nurse Unit Manager

Phone: 0418 678 187

E-mail: kellie.trevethan@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

13 February 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

 927989 - Registered Nurse - Cardiac Unit (Multiple Positions) - RN1 - role description.pdf

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