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• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Clare Health Service, Kara House
• Registered and Enrolled Nurses
• Salary: RN/M1 - $77,824 p.a. to $106,187 p.a. (pro rata)* | ENC/END - $66,552 p.a. to $77,824 p.a. (pro rata)*
• Eligibility Open to Everyone 

Kara House — a rewarding nursing career in the heart of the Clare Valley

WHERE YOU'LL BE AND WHAT YOU'LL DO

Kara House is nestled in the heart of the Clare Valley, a region where time slows and every day invites you to relax, explore, and enjoy life’s simple pleasures. Surrounded by rolling vineyards and breathtaking landscapes, the Clare Valley is renowned for its world-class wines, rich heritage, and warm country hospitality. Whether you’re a wine enthusiast, history lover, or simply seeking a peaceful lifestyle, this region offers an exceptional quality of life.

Kara House is a 25-bed Residential Aged Care Facility, located in a separate building on the grounds of Clare Hospital. The facility is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, and Direct Care Workers, working collaboratively to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.

We are proud of our dedicated team of compassionate, caring, and highly skilled professionals. Our staff and volunteers play a vital role in supporting the health, wellbeing, and independence of our residents—providing companionship, encouragement, and meaningful engagement. We strongly value connections with family, friends, and the local community, recognising the important role these relationships play in enhancing quality of life.

Working at Kara House means being part of a supportive and inclusive team that values compassion, dignity, and excellence in care.

WHO ARE WE AND WHAT WE OFFER?

The Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN) supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe in their work environment encouraging all people to use their talents and be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

A career in the YNLHN can be very rewarding and comes with great lifestyle benefits. Not to mention your choice of scenery from farm to ocean, vineyards, and the Southern Flinders Ranges.

At YNLHN we offer opportunities to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us in the following ways:

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) and meal entertainment expenses  click here more information.
• Access to professional development opportunities, enabling staff to build skills across a diverse range of services while contributing to high-quality, person-centred care for the community.
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to use that we employ people with the utmost integrity and commitment to provide a service to the highest possible standard to all visitors.  To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake.  These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include:

• Registration or eligibility for enrolment as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
• Undergo employment screening and meet immunisation requirements.

Please contact us, if you have any queries.  For further information please see: Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy and details in the application to help guide you.

NEED TO RELOCATE?

Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility.  See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

At YNLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQIA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

HELP IS HERE!

Please apply online and complete the required documentation (Job ref: 933271), or reach out to

Vanessa Watson
CenSTaR Administration Officer
Phone: 0468 810 489
E-mail: vanessa.watson@sa.gov.au 

DON'T HESITATE! Applications close on Tuesday, 21 April 2026 at 11.55PM (Central Australian Standard Time)

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR NETWORK

Stay connected with our Network! Click here to find out more about working with Yorke and Northern Location Health Network or watch our video here:  Work with us - Yorke and Northern LHN

ATTACHMENTS

Clare Kara House Fact Sheet.pdf

933271 Clare Kara House Registered Nurse Role Description.pdf

RN Job Capacity Statement.pdf

933271 Clare Kara House Enrolled Nurse Cert Dip Role Description.pdf

EN Job Capacity Statement.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines