• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
• Salary: $121,537 - $126,970 p.a. – RN3 – Ongoing Full-Time

About the Role:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking a dedicated and skilled Nurse Consultant to join their team within the Division of Medicine. This position offers an unparalleled opportunity to contribute to exceptional patient care and shape the future of healthcare delivery.

As a Nurse Consultant in Ward 1B (General Medicine), you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the highest standards of nursing practice and patient-centred care. Your expertise and leadership will guide and inspire a team of passionate professionals, fostering an environment of continuous learning and growth.

In this rewarding role, you will:

• Provide expert clinical guidance and support to nursing staff, ensuring adherence to best practices and evidence-based care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement innovative strategies that enhance patient outcomes.
• Identify and address educational needs, facilitating professional development opportunities for nursing staff.
• Contribute to policy development, quality improvement initiatives, and research projects to drive positive change within the organisation.

To be eligible for this position, you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.

About You:

Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Registered Nurse looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

To excel in this position, you must possess a deep understanding of contemporary nursing practices, exceptional interpersonal skills, and a commitment to continuous professional development.

About Adelaide:

Adelaide has recently been recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes, earning a delightful nod from the Wall Street Journal as being possibly the coolest city in Australia. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities”, Adelaide is a culinary playground with a delicious mix of fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour down under cycling, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 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:

Lyell McEwin Hospital – The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, 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.

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.

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(s):

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• 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 (direct 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: 880754

Enquiries:

Bek Lamb

Nursing Director

Phone: (08) 8282 0248

E-mail: rebekah.lamb@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

11 October 2024 – 11.55PM

Role Description:

 880754 - Nurse Consultant - Ward 1B (General Medicine) - RN3 - role description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.