- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
- Salary: $130,190 - $136,010 per annum, plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN/RM3
- Ongoing Full-Time
Lead the future of renal care in Adelaide’s north
This is a rare opportunity to take on a foundational leadership role as the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) of the brand-new Playford Satellite Dialysis Unit—a major investment transforming renal services across the northern suburbs.
As NUM, you won’t just manage a service—you will shape its culture, lead its people, and influence the future of dialysis care delivery within a growing and diverse community.
About the new Playford Satellite Dialysis Unit
A $12 million, purpose-built facility, the Playford Satellite Dialysis Unit represents a significant expansion of renal services in the north:
- Expanding from a 9-chair service to a 30-chair unit
- Supporting 84 additional patients to access life-saving dialysis treatment
- Featuring:
- 26 open treatment bays
- 4 private treatment rooms
- Dedicated staff and support areas
- Designed with a dementia-friendly layout, ensuring ease of navigation and patient comfort
This new facility is part of broader investment in the Lyell McEwin Hospital precinct, including significant increases in inpatient capacity—reflecting rapid growth and demand in the region.
About the Role:
As Nurse Unit Manager, you will provide pivotal leadership and coordination of care delivery within the dialysis unit.
You will be responsible for:
- Leading and managing a multidisciplinary team, fostering a positive, high-performing culture
- Ensuring delivery of safe, high-quality, person-centred care
- Driving clinical excellence, innovation and continuous improvement
- Collaborating with nephrologists and allied health professionals
- Managing workforce, rostering, resources and service performance
- Embedding evidence-based practice, quality and safety systems
- Leading change and shaping models of care to meet growing service demand
You will be accountable for patient outcomes, team performance and service delivery, ensuring alignment with SA Health standards and best practice frameworks.
About You:
You are a confident clinical leader with a passion for delivering outstanding patient care and building high-performing teams.
You will demonstrate:
- Registration (or eligibility) for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate
- Strong leadership, communication and decision-making skills
- Experience managing teams and delivering high-quality clinical services
- A commitment to person- and family-centred care
- Proven ability to lead change, innovation and service improvement
- Experience in quality, safety and risk management frameworks
- A collaborative, values-driven leadership style
You will also bring the ability to mentor, coach and develop staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence.
You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‑quality health services within modern facilities.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.
About Adelaide:
Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:
Lyell McEwin Hospital – The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and outpatient services.
Modbury Hospital – A general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.
Mental Health - The Division of Mental Health provides a comprehensive range of public mental health services for youth, adults and older people in northern Adelaide. Services are provided through community health centres and hospitals, and to consumers in their own homes.
Forensic Mental Health - A statewide service that operates as part of the Division of Mental Health for forensic patients and prisoners.
Community Sites - Elizabeth GP Plus, Modbury GP Plus and Gilles Plains GP Plus Super Clinics providing community based care.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
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 you 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.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Check(s):
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 933367
Enquiries:
Renee Wellington
Clinical Project Manager
Phone: 0403 235 543
E-mail: reneejade.wellington@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
5 June 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
933367 - Nurse Unit Manager Playford Satellite Dialysis Unit - Role Description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
