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Step Into Leadership: Associated Nurse Unit Manager - Peritoneal Dialysis 

Lead a specialist Peritoneal Dialysis unit, where you'll manage daily operations while providing life-changing care to patients with kidney disease. This full-time, ongoing position offers the opportunity to mentor nursing staff and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in a supportive healthcare environment. Join SA Health and advance your nursing career while making a meaningful impact on patient outcomes in renal care.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, this role is responsible for managing the daily operations of the Peritoneal Dialysis unit while leading nursing staff to deliver exceptional patient care and treatment outcomes.

Duties for the role will include:

• Ensure the delivery of high quality and safe care consistent with the SALHN Integrated Governance Framework and Consumer Engagement Framework and Plan,
• Provide proficient, person centred, clinical nursing/midwifery care and/or individual case management to patients/clients in a defined clinical area,
• Assists and supports the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager or equivalent in management, clinical, and education activities,
• Participate in clinical teaching, overseeing learning experience, and goal setting for students, new staff and staff with less experience,
• Assist the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager or equivalent to maintain and record monitoring and evaluative research activities in the ward/unit

About you:

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate,
• Effective communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills,
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience,
• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards,
• Experience in the leadership and direction of student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Penelope Clough, Nurse Unit Manager, 0478263418, Penelope.Clough@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 22 February 2026

Attachments:

• Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Peritoneal Dialysis- Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• 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: 929974