- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Playford Satellite Dialysis Unit – ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112
- Salary: $77,824 - $106,187 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN1
- Salary: $90,913 - $114,917 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN2C
- Ongoing Full-Time and Part-Time (Multiple Positions)
About the Role:
The brand new Playford Satellite Dialysis Unit, part of the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing service dedicated to delivering exceptional care closer to home. You’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality renal care whilst building trusted and meaningful relationships with patients through ongoing dialysis treatment, supporting them to maintain their health, independence and quality of life in their local community.
As a Clinical or Registered Nurse within the Lyell McEwin Health Service's satellite dialysis program, you'll work alongside a committed multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, patient-centred haemodialysis care. Multiple ongoing full-time positions are available. Key responsibilities include:
What You'll Be Doing
- Delivering safe, patient-centred haemodialysis treatment across multiple chairs in a satellite dialysis setting
- Monitoring patients throughout treatment, recognising and responding to complications with clinical confidence
- Collaborating with nephrologists, allied health professionals and the broader NALHN renal team to support individualised care plans
- Contributing to a culture of continuous quality improvement within the unit
What You'll Bring
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Experience in haemodialysis, renal nursing, or a related acute or chronic care specialty
- Demonstrated ability to manage patient deterioration and respond effectively in a dialysis environment
- Strong interpersonal skills, with a commitment to culturally safe and person-centred care
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team while exercising sound independent clinical judgement
- Alignment with SA Health's values of integrity, respect, and delivering care that keeps patients at the centre
To be eligible for this position, you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
About You:
In this role, you will have the opportunity to continually expand your clinical knowledge and expertise through ongoing professional development and education, enabling you to translate evidence-based learning directly into practice. We are seeking a motivated nurse who is passionate about lifelong learning, eager to further upskill within the renal specialty, and committed to pursuing ongoing education to enhance patient outcomes and advance their professional growth.
You will thrive in a collaborative and supportive environment where strong communication, teamwork, and relationship-building skills are highly valued. We are looking for someone who will be confident in navigating complex clinical situations, engaging in challenging conversations with empathy and professionalism, and working effectively with a diverse range of patients, families, and multidisciplinary team members.
We are looking for someone who can confidently balance competing priorities, think critically to solve problems, and demonstrate resilience in a dynamic healthcare setting. A commitment to fostering a positive learning culture is essential, with the ability to mentor and support junior registered nurses, enrolled nurses, and nursing students, helping to develop the next generation of healthcare professionals.
By joining our team, you will become part of a growing and forward-thinking Local Health Network dedicated to delivering contemporary, innovative, and high-quality healthcare within modern facilities. This is a rewarding opportunity to work alongside passionate and dedicated professionals who are committed to excellence, continuous improvement, and achieving the best possible outcomes for our community.
If you are ready to take the next step in your career, further develop your expertise in renal nursing, contribute to exceptional patient care, and play an active role in supporting and mentoring others, we encourage you to apply today.
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:
NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.
Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, 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 Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.
Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.
Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.
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):
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: 933376
Enquiries:
Natasha Crick
Nurse Manager
Phone: 0432 758 565
E-mail: natasha.crick@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
17 July 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
933376 - Registered Nurse - RN1 - Playford Satellite Dialysis Unit - Role Description.pdf
933376 - Clinical Nurse - RN2C - Playford Satellite Dialysis Unit - Role Description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further
