• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Wallaroo Hospital and Health Service
• Salary $125,183 - $130,779 p.a RN/M3
• Temporary full time contract (6 September 2025 - 12 September 2026)

Are you a highly skilled Registered Nurse with a passion for supporting older people to live with dignity, independence and quality care? We’re looking for a Nurse Practitioner Candidate (NP/NPC) to join Wallaroo Hospital and Health Service and provide expert leadership in the field of Geriatric Medicine.

This is a unique opportunity to deliver advanced clinical care while developing your scope as a future Nurse Practitioner. You’ll work with autonomy, lead clinical decisions, contribute to service design, and mentor others in a multidisciplinary team focused on hospital avoidance and positive ageing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver expert, person-centred geriatric care and discharge planning

• Contribute to clinical leadership, research and service improvement

• Support clinical protocols, governance and quality initiatives

• Undertake a Nurse Practitioner Master’s program or equivalent

What We’re Looking For:

• Registered Nurse with relevant postgrad qualifications in Geriatric Nursing

• At least 3 years post-registration experience

• A compassionate, collaborative leader with strong communication and problem-solving skills

• Committed to professional growth and evidence-based practice

If you're ready to take the next step in advanced nursing practice, apply now and help lead the future of healthy ageing in regional SA.

About our Region

A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network

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Applicant 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.

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.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

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: 904307.

Enquiries

Sue Watkins
Director of Nursing Wallaroo Hospital
Phone: 8823 0200
E-mail: susan.watkins@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

17 June 2025 - 11.55PM

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information

Attachments

904307 Nurse Practitioner Candidate Geriatric Medicine Role Description.pdf

JCS+Nurse+Consultant+final.pdf