- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – People & Culture – Elizabeth South
- Salary: $71,589- $76,033 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – ASO3
- Ongoing Full-Time
About the Role:
Are you ready to take your recruitment career to the next level and make a real impact in healthcare?
We’re excited to offer a newly created opportunity for a passionate and driven Recruitment Officer to join our People & Culture team supporting recruitment across our entire local health network, including Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals. This is your chance to play a vital role in shaping the workforce that delivers essential health services to more than 400,000 South Australians within the northern suburbs.
You will partner with hiring managers to develop and execute compelling job advertisements and attraction strategies, ensuring roles are positioned effectively to attract high-quality candidates. This includes coordinating internal and external job advertising across multiple platforms to maximise reach and visibility, while providing advice on recruitment best practice and ensuring compliance with SA Health policies and relevant enterprise agreements.
You will contribute to the continuous improvement of recruitment processes and the overall candidate experience across the network. The role also involves providing guidance and troubleshooting support to hiring managers on the effective use of the PageUp system, helping to streamline recruitment activities and address any system-related challenges.
In addition, the position supports international recruitment efforts, including coordinating visa applications and liaising with the Department of Home Affairs.
About You:
We’re looking for someone who is:
- An organised, detail-oriented problem solver who thrives under pressure
- A strong communicator with a passion for customer service, who can build rapport quickly with hiring managers and other external agencies
- Able to manage competing priorities and meet tight timeframes without compromising accuracy
- Experienced in recruitment, HR administration, or talent acquisition
- Confident using systems like PageUp or similar platforms
- Knowledgeable about attraction strategies and visa processes
You’ll also bring a collaborative mindset, sound judgement, and the ability to manage sensitive information with professionalism.
You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‑quality health services within modern facilities.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.
With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.
With over 7,000 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:
NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.
Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.
Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.
Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.
Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.
Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
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 you 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.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Check:
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)
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: 941127
Enquiries:
Vicki Nagy
A/Director Organisational Capability and Learning
Phone: 0403 149 261
E-mail: vicki.nagy@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
19 June 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
941127 - Recruitment Officer - ASO3 - Role Description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
