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• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Riverton Hospital
• Salary  RN/M2A - $107,487 to $114,917 p.a. (pro rata) + 12% super + leave loading + salary sacrifice
• Ongoing Part Time Contract - multiple positions (1.6 FTE available - including 0.4 IPC)
• Eligibility Open to Everyone

Protect patients. Lead change. Advance your career.

Join Riverton Hospital as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager/Infection Control Lead, where you'll contribute to high-quality patient care while leading infection prevention initiatives that support safe, effective healthcare delivery.

About the Role

These permanent part-time opportunities combines two rewarding functions:

Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM)

Support clinical leadership and the delivery of high-quality nursing care, contribute to team coordination, mentor staff, and support day-to-day service delivery and continuous improvement.  Key responsibilities:

Infection Control Lead

Lead the hospital's Infection Control Service, providing advice, monitoring compliance, managing surveillance and audits, coordinating outbreak responses, and delivering education to support best practice infection prevention.

What You'll Bring

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia, with a practising certificate
• Experience in nursing leadership and infection prevention and control
• Postgraduate qualifications in infection control, or willingness to undertake further study
• Strong leadership, communication and education skills
• Commitment to patient safety and continuous improvement

If you're ready to combine nursing leadership with specialist infection control expertise in a role that makes a real impact, we encourage you to apply.

About YNLHN

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 video for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network

Work with us - Yorke and Northern LHN

Applicant Information

Applicants are encouraged to view the role description below for more detailed information on the role.

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:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• 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: 934466

Enquiries

Jack Haines
Acting Executive Officer/Director of Nursing
Phone: (08) 8847 2300
E-mail: jack.haines@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

29 April 2026 - 11.55PM

Attachments

934466 Associate NUM & Infection Control Lead Role Description.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines