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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Nursing & Midwifery & Consumer Experience, Port Lincoln 5606
• Salary – Classification RN/M2C - Clinical Nurse/Midwife LV2, $90,913 to $114,917                                                                       - Classification RN/M1 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 1, $77,824 to $106,187                                                                              + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time (0.63 FTE), Fixed term contract until 25 June 2027

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

Provides nursing and/or midwifery services within Child and Family Health Service (CaFHS), consolidating knowledge and skills through experience and continuous professional development to consolidate from competent to proficient practice. Accepts accountability for their own professional standards of nursing/midwifery care, activities delegated to others, and the guidance and development of less experienced staff. The role remains predominantly clinical in nature, with employees undertaking appropriate portfolio responsibilities aligned with their career development and performance development plan.

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Key duties of the role

• Provide proficient, person centred, clinical nursing/midwifery care and/or individual case management to patients/clients in a defined clinical area;
• Assists and supports the Regional Team Manager or equivalent in management, clinical, and education activities
• Participate in clinical teaching, overseeing learning experience, and goal setting for students, new staff and staff with less experience
• Participate in clinical auditing, clinical trials and/or evaluative research
• Promote continuity and consistency of care in collaboration with the Regional Team Manager or equivalent of the ward/unit/service

Skills and Experience

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with NMBA and holds or is eligible for a current practising certificate.
• Minimum 3 years full-time equivalent post-registration nursing experience.
• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice.
• Experience supervising student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses.
• Demonstrated communication, teamwork, problem-solving and workload prioritisation skills.

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Key duties of the role

• Assesses client needs and coordinates person-centred care with relevant health professionals and agencies.
• Participate in quality improvement activities that contribute to client safety, risk minimisation and safe work activities within the practice setting
• Provide health promotion and education, to clients or groups to improve the health outcomes of individual.
• Participate in evaluative research activities within the practice setting
• Provide, with increasing capacity over time, support and guidance to newer or less experienced staff, including Enrolled Nurses.  

Skills and Experience

• Registered or eligible for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and holds or is eligible for a current practising certificate.
• Relevant nursing and/or midwifery qualifications and registration.
• Demonstrated competence and experience in the relevant area of nursing/midwifery practice.
• Demonstrated ability to provide safe, high-quality, person and family-centred care.
• Effective communication, teamwork, problem-solving and workload prioritisation skills.

Enquiries can be directed to

Nicole Branch

Regional Team Manager

0466 860 536

nicole.branch@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:

• RNM2 - Clinical Nurse - Role Description - 947471.pdf
• RNM1 - Nurse Midwife - Role Description - 947471.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: Sunday 13 September 2026 11:55 PM