Advanced Nurse Consultant SALHN Perioperative Services

Job no: 937152
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Medical, Nursing/Midwifery, Public Health
  • Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Perioperative Services
  • Salary $137,464.00 - $143,282.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) RN/M4 | Fulltime – Ongoing

Join our Team in  Surgery and Perioperative Medicine!

The Perioperative Advanced Nurse Consultant provides specialised clinical expertise for Operating Theatre patients, requiring minimum three years post-registration experience. This role involves responsibility for the Quality, Safety and Risk Portfolios within Perioperative Services at SALHN consistent with the National Safety and Quality Health Care Standards.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Perioperative Nursing Director this role is involved in leading, managing, overseeing and advising on nursing clinical practice addressing inconsistencies between practice and policy.

Duties for the role will include:

  • Overseeing the development and monitoring the suite of procedures, protocols and staff information sheets relating to perioperative services in accordance with evidence based best practice underpinned by ACORN and other relevant Standards.
  • Creation and maintenance of the perioperative audit schedule working with NUM’s and Clinical Nurses to ensure that the PDSA cycle is effective.
  • Being a risk champion, facilitating identified risks to progress to the SALHN Risk Register and ongoing maintenance
  • Maintains close collaborative working relationships with all level 3 and level 4 Nurses.
  • Maintains cooperative and productive working relationships within all members of the health care team.

About you:

  • Strong leadership, communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
  • Experience leading teams and influencing safe, high-quality clinical practice.
  • Experience leading complex projects, change and service improvement initiatives.
  • Demonstrated capability in governance, risk management, audit and quality improvement.
  • Ability to educate, coach and mentor staff across clinical settings.
  • Strong collaborative skills and commitment to patient centred care and continuous improvement.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Katie Morgan, Advanced Nurse Manager Perioperative Services, 0466014716, Kathryn.Morgan@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 13th May 2026

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  • 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: 937152

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Categories

SA Health

Locations

Metropolitan South Australia

Work type

Local Health Network / Business