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• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Maitland Hospital and Health Services
• 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

*+ 12% Superannuation + Leave Loading + Salary Sacrifice Benefits + Allowances (where applicable)

Maitland Hospital — a rewarding nursing career in the heart of the Yorke Peninsula

WHERE YOU'LL BE AND WHAT YOU'LL DO

Maitland - located in the centre of the Yorke Peninsula, Maitland is surrounded by picturesque farming landscapes and offers the perfect base for a relaxed coastal lifestyle. Just a short drive in any direction brings you to beautiful beaches ideal for swimming, fishing, coastal walks, and unwinding by the sea.

Maitland also provides easy access to national parks and popular surf beaches, making it an ideal location for those who enjoy outdoor living, nature, and a strong sense of community. Whether you’re seeking tranquillity or adventure, Maitland offers the best of both worlds.

Maitland Hospital Services

All services are conveniently located under one roof, delivering both acute and aged care, including Transitional Care Services. The hospital’s Renal Dialysis Unit operates as a satellite service with four chairs, supporting up to eight clients, three days per week.
Maitland Hospital provides 24/7 Emergency Department services, ensuring timely care for the local community. Medical coverage is supported by locum doctors and advanced telehealth services, including:

• MedSTAR
  
• SA Virtual Emergency Service (SAVES)
  
• SA Virtual Care Service (SAVCS)
  

This integrated model ensures high-quality care is delivered close to home.

Maitland Hospital offers a dynamic and supportive nursing environment where staff are encouraged to work at the top of their scope. Our multi-skilled team supports continuous professional development and the opportunity to build advanced clinical skills across a diverse range of areas, including:

• Renal Dialysis
• Radiology
  
• Palliative care
  
• Infection control
  
• Emergency nursing
  
• Advanced clinical skills such as suturing and plastering
  

Nurses work across acute medical, aged care, and emergency services, providing comprehensive care to all patients presenting to the hospital.

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 lifestyles 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 us that we employ people with the utmost integrity and commitment to providing 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. Further information please see: Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy and 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 refer to the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 933277), or reach out to

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

DON'T HESITATE! Applications Close on Tuesday 21st April 2026 at 11:55PM

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR NETWORK

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

ATTACHMENTS

Maitland Fact Sheet.pdf

933277 Maitland Registered Nurse Role Description.pdf

RN Job Capacity Statement.pdf

933277 Maitland Enrolled Nurse Cert Dip Role Description.pdf

EN Job Capacity Statement.pdf

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