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• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Wallaroo
• Salary - RN/M3 - $130,190 to $136,010 p.a. (pro rata) + 12% super + leave loading + salary sacrifice benefits
• Part Time Contract 0.7FTE (temporary up to 31 December 2026)
• Eligibility Open to Everyone

Lead Change. Improve Outcomes. Transform Stroke Care.

Lead and coordinate high-quality stroke care across hospital and community settings, improving patient outcomes through clinical leadership, education and service development.

About the Role

As the Stroke Nurse Coordinator, you will provide expert clinical leadership and consultancy in stroke management across the network.  Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you'll drive best-practice care, strengthen service coordination, and support improved outcomes for stroke patients in regional communities.  

You will play a key role in developing stroke services, delivering education, monitoring performance, and leading quality improvement initiatives aligned with national stroke targets.

What We're Looking For

• Registered (or eligible) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, with a current practising certificate
• Minimum 3 years post-registration experience
• Demonstrated clinical competence (stroke experience desirable) and commitment to evidence-based, person and family centred care
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence practice and lead change
• Experience working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and building partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
• Commitment to culturally respectful care, including experience working with Aboriginal consumers and communities
• Proven experience in quality improvement, audits, project implementation, and supporting staff or students, with proficiency in Microsoft Office

Please refer to the Role Description below for more detailed information on the role.

About Us

A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network

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Applicant Information

In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is click here.  For information about the eligibility for the Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.

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 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.

Check(s)

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (general employment)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information. Job ref: 933555.

Enquiries

Sue Watkins
Director of Nursing Wallaroo
Phone: 8823 0200
E-mail: susan.watkins@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

10 April 2026 - 11.55PM

Attachments

933555 RN3 Stroke Coordinator Role Description.pdf

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