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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Paediatric Medicine, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – RN/M2C, $90,913.00 - $114,917.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time (0.53FTE), Temporary (fixed term) contract up until 25 December 2026

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 ‘Working with Wisdom’ (WwW) mentoring and coaching model takes advantage of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that experienced nurses have developed during their career. The model enables experienced nurses and emerging leaders to support, mentor, and educate the incoming generation of TPPP and early career nurses, allowing the accumulated knowledge, skills, and attributes of the experienced nurse to be transferred to the TPPP and early career nurses.

The WwW Clinical Nurse will provide the point of clinical care support to early career nurses with face to face, on ground, and virtual support, including development of an agreed plan for communication and supervision to promote reflective practice and problem solving, and evidence-based capability development through experiential learning.  The Clinical Nurse provides support to the Nurse Educators, Nurse Unit Managers, and Nurse Managers in the provision of a clinical support service to TPPPs and early career nurses.

Key duties of the role

• Support and assist staff in the provision of proficient, person centred, clinical nursing care and/or individual case management to patients.
• Support staff in patient/client care planning, monitoring and healthcare delivery to ensure appropriate care outcomes are achieved.
• Oversee the provision of TPPP and early career nursing care, and support nursing staff in healthcare delivery as part of the dedicated “Working with Wisdom” mentoring and coaching model.
• Plan and coordinate services including those from other disciplines to support TPPP and early career nursing development.
• Participate in point of clinical care clinical teaching, overseeing learning experience, and goal setting for TPPP and early career nursing.

Skills and Experience

• 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.
• Registered Nurse with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience.
• Experience in the leadership and direction of student nurses, enrolled TPPPs and early career nurses and midwives.
• Demonstrated effective communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated supportive, constructive, and respectful approach to support of the student, junior and new staff member.

Enquiries can be directed to

Jasmin Zheng

Administration Coordinator – Nursing

Health.PaedMedNursingAdmin@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:

• RN2C - Clinical Nurse Working with Wisdom - Role Description - 936719.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: Tuesday 2 June 2026 at 11:55pm