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• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Snowtown Hospital
• Registered Nurses
• Salary RN/M1 - $77,824 p.a. to $106,187 p.a. (pro rata)*
• Eligibility Open to Everyone

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

Snowtown Hospital - where community connection meets
rewarding rural nursing careers

WHERE YOU'LL BE AND WHAT YOU'LL DO

Snowtown is a peaceful and welcoming town in South Australia’s Mid North, located just 150 kilometres from Adelaide. Positioned along the main road and rail routes linking Adelaide and Perth, the town is surrounded by the scenic Barunga Gap and Hummocks Ranges, offering a beautiful rural setting with easy accessibility.

The town boasts excellent community facilities, including sporting and recreation grounds, a community swimming pool, school and childcare services. Snowtown is also conveniently located near the world-renowned Clare Valley wine region and within easy reach of the township of Clare and the stunning beaches of the Copper Coast, providing a fantastic balance of lifestyle and convenience.

Snowtown Hospital delivers a range of essential healthcare services in a modern, welcoming environment. The service includes:

• 3 acute beds and 5 MPS aged care beds within the hospital building
• 19 aged care beds in the recently refurbished Lumeah Home
• All rooms are single with private ensuites

Services provided include:

• 24-hour accident and emergency care
• Acute inpatient services
• Palliative care
• Residential aged care
• Visiting General Practitioner and Allied Health services

Snowtown Hospital is highly regarded for its warm, supportive culture and commitment to delivering high-quality healthcare to both the local community and visitors. You will be welcomed into a friendly, collaborative team dedicated to planning and delivering compassionate care to acute patients, aged care residents, and emergency presentations.

Nursing at Snowtown offers the opportunity to work across all areas of the service in a supportive and flexible environment, providing excellent exposure and professional development.

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: 933297), 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

Snowtown Fact Sheet.pdf

933297 Snowtown Registered Nurse Role Description.pdf

RN Job Capacity Statement.pdf

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