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• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Port Pirie
• RN/M3 Salary - $130,190 p.a. to $136,010 p.a. + 12% salary + leave loading + salary sacrifice benefits
• Employment - Permanent Full Time Contract
• Eligibility Open to Everyone 

Lead Care. Inspire Teams. Drive Better Patient Outcomes.

As Nurse Unit Manager, you will lead and coordinate nursing/midwifery and multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centred care.  You will drive clinical excellence, lead daily service delivery, and ensure continuity of care within medical services.

This role is accountable for team performance, aligning practice with policy, and fostering a positive, high-performing culture.  You will use data and evidence-based practice to guide decision-making, improve outcomes, and support innovation in care delivery.

Working closely with senior leadership, you will manage staffing, resources, and risk, while leading quality improvement initiatives and supporting education, mentoring, and professional development across the team.

What we are looking for:

• A current practising certificate registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
• Minimum 3 years post-registration experience as a Nurse and/or Midwife
• Demonstrated experience in leadership or management roles
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage performance
• Strong communication, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
• Experience in quality improvement, risk management and patient safety
• Ability to lead change and improve models of care
• Experience using clinical and administrative systems (e.g Microsoft Office Suite, Sunrise etc)

Ready to lead meaningful change in patient care?  Apply now and take the next step in your leadership career.

About Us:

A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network

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Applicant Information:

In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is click here.  For information about the eligibility for the Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.

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 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.

Check(s)

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information.   Job ref: 932564

Enquiries

Amy Fogarty
Nurse Manager
Phone: 8638 4500
E-mail: amy.fogarty@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

Friday 2 April 2026 - 11.55PM

Attachments

932564 Nurse Midwife Unit Manager - Inpatient Acute Medical Palliative Unit Role Description.pdf

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