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Transform Lives - Registered Nurse/Enrolled Nurse - High Acuity Surgical Unit

Join Ward 5F at Flinders Medical Centre and become part of South Australia's premier high acuity surgical nursing team, where every shift brings new challenges and opportunities to make a meaningful impact on patient lives. These ongoing fulltime or part time positions offers you the chance to advance your nursing career whilst working with cutting-edge surgical cases in a collaborative, supportive environment. Experience the satisfaction of delivering exceptional patient care as part of SA Health, the state's largest healthcare employer committed to professional development and work-life balance.

The High Acuity Surgical Unit at Flinders Medical Centre is a specialized unit that provides comprehensive care for patients with critical surgical conditions, requiring intensive monitoring and treatment. With a team of highly skilled nurses, this unit is dedicated to delivering exceptional care and ensuring positive patient outcomes.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Ward 5F NUM, some of your duties for the role will include:

• Assess individual patient needs, plan, implement and coordinate appropriate care delivery from a range of accepted options including other disciplines or agencies
• Working with patients and their families where there are multiple complexities and diverse cultural backgrounds
• Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration or other incidents and escalating appropriately
• Provide, with increasing capacity over time, support and guidance to newer or less experienced staff, Enrolled Nurses, student nurses and other workers providing basic nursing care,
• Provide health promotion and education, to patients and carers to improve the health outcomes of individuals

About you:

• ED or ICU experience (Desirable) 
• Recent experience in the provision of surgical nursing care in the acute healthcare setting is essential
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Effective communication skills including, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
• Ability to be, creative, innovative and flexible when approaching issues within a healthcare setting

There are multiple positions available, with two possible appointment classifications. The successful applicants will be appointed in the position appropriate to their skills, qualifications, and experience.

Please note that these positions are multi-classed as either a RNM1 or ENDP1 and classification will be determined by qualifications and experience.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Danielle Ridgway, Adv Nurse Manager, (08) 8204 5303, Danielle.Ridgway@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Thursday 9th April 2026

Attachments:

• EN 5F - Role Description
• RN 5F - Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• 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: 933946