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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Surgical Services, Recovery & Anaesthetics, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – RN/M3 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 3, $130,190 to $136,010 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time - Permanent Ongoing

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

The Nurse Educator – Rogerson Theatre (Recovery & Anaesthetics) uses their clinical knowledge and experience to provide services to Recovery & Anaesthetics nurses in areas such as the provision of learning experiences, educational materials, knowledge access systems, co-ordination, planning of professional development and evaluation of specific educational programmes. 

Key duties of the role

• Contributes to competency development and the evaluation of education and professional development programs while ensuring culturally sensitive services for patients and their families
• Plan, coordinate and provide education support for change processes, risk management practices and service improvement activities within the organisation’s professional practice, education and administrative frameworks
• Ensure mechanisms are in place to support ongoing education where work and learning are integrated
• Contribute specific expertise to monitor and evaluate research activities in order to improve nursing or midwifery practice and service delivery
• Provides leadership and direction, acts a role model, mentor, consultant and resource person

Skills and Experience

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate
• Ability to prepare and undertake presentations of a high standard in a range of educational setting to both community and professional groups
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience
• Demonstrated competence in peri-operative nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards.
• Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation

Enquiries can be directed to

Kate Hanly

Nursing Service Director - Theatres

kate.hanly@sa.gov.au

8161 8303

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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:

• RN3A0 - Nurse Educator - Recovery Anaesthetics - Role Description - 953339.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: Tuesday 27 October 2026 11:55PM