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• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Port Broughton Hospital
• 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)

Port Broughton Hospital – coastal living meets meaningful nursing careers

WHERE YOU'LL BE AND WHAT YOU'LL DO

Port Broughton Hospital is a 14-bed acute facility providing 24/7 Emergency Department services, ensuring timely, high-quality care for the local community. The hospital maintains a strong partnership with the adjacent medical practice, delivering comprehensive medical support to both inpatients and emergency presentations.

Services Provided

Port Broughton Hospital offers a broad range of services, including:

• Emergency care
• General medical services
• Transitional Care Program (TCP)
• Palliative care
• Medical imaging
• Outpatient services

Why Choose Port Broughton?

Port Broughton offers a unique opportunity to combine a rewarding healthcare career with a relaxed coastal lifestyle. Nurses enjoy the chance to build a diverse skill set while working in a close-knit, community-focused environment.

Key Highlights

Professional Growth - Work across emergency, transitional, and palliative care, with strong support for skill development through mentorship, training, and exposure to diverse clinical presentations.

Work–Life Balance - Enjoy flexibility, a supportive team culture, and the benefits of coastal living—helping you maintain a healthy balance between work and personal life.

Community Connection - Make a meaningful impact beyond individual patient care by contributing to health promotion and community wellbeing initiatives.

Scenic Coastal Lifestyle - Take advantage of Port Broughton’s beautiful beaches, fishing, local wineries, and nearby regional shopping—perfect for unwinding after a rewarding shift.

Supportive Team Environment - Work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team where open communication and mutual support enhance job satisfaction and patient outcomes.

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: 933289), 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

Port Broughton Fact Sheet.pdf

933289 Port Broughton Registered Nurse Role Description.pdf

RN Job Capacity Statement.pdf

933289 Port Broughton Enrolled Nurse Cert Dip Role Description.pdf

EN Job Capacity Statement.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines