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• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Port Pirie
• Salary: RN/M3 - $130,190 to $136,010 p.a.
• Employment Temporary Full Time Contract (up to 2 August 2027)
• Eligibility Open to Everyone

Join Us as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Emergency Department!

About the Role

We’re looking for a dedicated Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) to support our Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) in the fast-paced Emergency Department at PPRHS. In this leadership role, you’ll deliver person-centered clinical care and manage individual cases, while also mentoring less experienced staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Enhance Patient Care: Collaborate with the NUM and fellow ANUMs to ensure seamless care delivery.
• Drive Improvements: Assist in implementing practice changes that enhance patient outcomes.
• Support Management Tasks: Work alongside the NUM on performance evaluations, recruitment, staffing, and financial planning.

If you’re ready to inspire your team and make a meaningful impact in emergency care, we want to hear from you! Join us in making a difference every day!

Port Pirie Regional Health Service - Emergency Department

Port Pirie Emergency Department is a dynamic service which sees over 12,000 people per year inclusive of both adult and paediatric presentations.

Led by a dedicated, highly skilled, values driven leadership team, the department sees patients of varying acuity and is an up-transfer facility for many YNLHN sites. Port Pirie ED is a Code Stroke Thrombolysis centre with 24/7 access to CT and radiology.

The department is staffed and supported by medical officers and senior nurses providing comprehensive, high-quality emergency care to patients.

Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN) is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQA+SB communities, and people living with disability and/or neurodivergence. We support workplace adjustments and welcome you to share any access or support needs during recruitment and employment. Flexible working arrangements, including part-time options, may be available and can be discussed for this role.

A career in YNLHN offers diverse opportunities, strong career development, and the chance to live and work across a unique landscape including farming regions, coastline, vineyards, and the Southern Flinders Ranges. View the video below to learn more about working with us

Work with us - Yorke and Northern LHN

Essential Criteria

• Registration: Must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse/Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, holding a current practicing certificate.
• Experience: A minimum of 3 years of post-registration nursing experience, or currently classified as a Clinical Nurse/Midwife.
• Clinical Competence: Demonstrated ability to provide high-quality, person-centered clinical care in a fast-paced environment.

Application Information

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 Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace. 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

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information. Job ref: 946071

Enquiries

Melissa Pine
EA to Director of Nursing & Midwifery
Phone: 8638 4641
E-mail: melissa.pine@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

11 August 2026 - 11.55PM

Attachments

946071 RNM3 Nurse Midwife Unit Manager ED Role Description.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines