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• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Maitland Hospital
• Base Salary: ENC/END $66,552 to $77,824 p.a. + super + salary sacrifice benefits + allowances applicable per EBA
• Employment: Ongoing Full Time Contract
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Maitland Hospital - Your Care. Your Compassion. Your Future.

About the Role

Looking for a rewarding nursing career where your skills truly make a difference? As an Enrolled Nurse, you'll work under the guidance of a Registered Nurse to deliver safe, compassionate and high-quality care across a variety of healthcare settings.

You'll play an important role in supporting patients throughout their care journey by implementing nursing care plans, assisting with both general and specialised nursing procedures, and working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to achieve the best possible outcomes.

This role offers the opportunity to develop your clinical skills while planning and prioritising your own workload, exercising sound judgement within your scope of practice, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation. You'll also be encouraged to continue building your professional expertise through ongoing education and post-enrolment learning, ensuring you remain current and confident in your practice.

Essential Criteria

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we employ people with the utmost integrity and commitment to providing a service to the highest possible standard to all visitors. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include:

• Registration or eligibility for enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse (ENC/END) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
• At least one year of work experience as an Enrolled Nurse (desirable).
• Undergo employment screening and meet immunisation requirements.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Ability to prioritise workload, recognise and report changes in clinical condition.
• Ability to provide person-centred care.

Please contact us, if you have any queries. Further information please see: Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy and in the application to help guide you.

946993 Enrolled Nurse Cert Dip Role Description.pdf

Enrolled Nurse Job Capacity Statement.pdf

Maitland Hospital Services

All services are conveniently located under one roof, delivering both acute and aged care, including Transitional Care Services. The hospital’s Renal dialysis Unit operates as a satellite service with four chairs, supporting up to eight clients, three days per week.

Maitland Hospital provides 24/7 Emergency Department services, ensuring timely care for the local community. Medical coverage is supported by locum doctors and advanced telehealth services, including:

• MedSTAR
• SA Virtual Emergency Service (SAVES)
• SA Virtual Care Service (SAVCS)

This integrated model ensures high-quality care is delivered close to home.

Nurses work across acute medical, aged care, and emergency services, providing comprehensive care to all patients presenting to the hospital.

Where is Maitland?

Located in the centre of the Yorke Peninsula, Maitland is surrounded by picturesque farming landscapes and offers the perfect base for a relaxed coastal lifestyle. Just a short drive in any direction brings you to beautiful beaches ideal for swimming, fishing, coastal walks, and unwinding by the sea.

Maitland also provides easy access to national parks and popular surf beaches, making it an ideal location for those who enjoy outdoor living, nature, and a strong sense of community. Whether you’re seeking tranquillity or adventure, Maitland offers the best of both worlds.

Maitland Fact Sheet.pdf

About Us

The Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN) supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe in their work environment encouraging all people to use their talents and be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

A career in the YNLHN can be very rewarding and comes with great lifestyles benefits. Not to mention your choice of scenery from farm to ocean, vineyards, and the Southern Flinders Ranges.

AT YNLHN we offer opportunities to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us in the following ways:

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) and meal entertainment expenses Click here more information.
• Access to professional development opportunities, enabling staff to build skills across a diverse range of services while contributing to high-quality, person-centred care for the community.
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.

Stay connected with our Network! Click here to find out more about working with Yorke and Northern Local Health Network or watch our clips here: Work with us - Yorke and Northern LHN.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

At YNLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQIA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

Application Information

Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health.

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information or view Australian applicant guidelines. Job Ref: 946993

If you have any enquiries, please reach out to:

Vanessa Watson
Position: CenSTaR Administration Officer
Phone: 0468 810 489
E-mail: vanessa.watson@sa.gov.au 

DON'T HESITATE! Applications Close on Sunday, 23rd August 2026 at 11:55PM