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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Nursing & Midwifery & Consumer Experience, 5290 Mount Gambier
• Salary – RN/M3 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 3, $130,190 to $136,010 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Permanent Part time (0.73 FTE) ongoing position available

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

The Nurse Consultant is responsible for providing advanced clinical nursing leadership within CaFHS to support improved health and wellbeing outcomes for children and families. The role involves mentoring staff, coordinating and evaluating programs, and ensuring safe, evidence-based, and high-quality care across services.

Key duties of the role

• Provide expert clinical nursing care using evidence-based assessment, decision-making, and interventions to support safe, person- and family-centred care and improved outcomes.
• Contribute to the development of, implementation of, and monitoring of corporate policies and processes and lead in their area of expertise
• Contribute clinical expertise to learning environments, which may include individual/team capability development and/or clinical teaching
• Apply clinical research and evidence-based practice to monitor, evaluate, and improve service delivery, clinical practice, and client outcomes.
• Provide leadership and direction, acts a role model, mentor, consultant and resource person.

Skills and Experience

• Registered Nurse and/or Midwife with AHPRA and eligibility to hold a current practising certificate.
• Minimum 3 years post-registration experience in nursing and/or midwifery practice.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical leadership, team coordination, and supervision of students, ENs, and junior clinicians.
• Experience in providing care to children and families with complex needs, including mental health, DV, substance use, and trauma.

Enquiries can be directed to

Robyn Saunders

Clinical Nurse

0484529014

robyn.saunders@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• RN3 - Nurse Consultant - Nursing & Midwifery & Consumer Experience - Role Desciption - 934595.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

If you would like further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Thursday 02 July 2026 11:55PM