• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
• Based on Kangaroo Island Health Services in our Maternity Department 
• Salary:  $103,353 - $110,497 p.a (pro rata) + 35% Midwifery Caseload allowance + Zone Allowance + leave loading + superannuation + salary sacrifice benefits
• Temporary Part Time contract working 64 hours per fortnight, up to 12 months

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

This is a unique opportunity to hold a 12-month role with the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Network as an Associate Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager in our Midwifery Group Practice!  Join the Nursing & Midwifery Leadership Team as an Associate Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager in our Maternity Group Practice, ensuring that mothers, mothers to be and families using our services receive the best care, every time.  Provide clinical expertise to support the team to achieve great results for our consumers by providing best practice in health care to our community and visitors.  When a job becomes a lifestyle, this is a unique opportunity to work alongside the Kangaroo Island community whilst enjoying the picturesque environment and opportunities to step out and be a tourist in your own workplace!

WHO ARE WE?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas.  Kanagaroo Island is 11 km’s from the mainland (Cape Jervis) and is accessible by Ferry or Air.  Want to see what it looks like?  Check out what is available to see and do here.  A gentle pace, at a breathtaking place.  Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVVqG4Vqab8

We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, their families, and community.  Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness.  We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.

YOUR WORK LOCATION IS AS SPECIAL AS THE JOB YOU WILL DO

Here at Kangaroo Island, you will be just a short trip from the mainland by ferry or flight.  You will experience a unique blend of natural beauty, wildlife encounters, and local experiences.  We are abundant with wildlife, on land and in our seas.  Enjoy the dramatic coastline and pristine beaches, with great food and wine where everyone is treated like a local.  Click here to find out what you can do on your days off.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Have you ever wanted to give back to the community and provide them with exceptional care close to their home?

• Do you have a passion for caring for others, and ensuring your clients and consumers receive the best care possible across our whole service?
• Are you ready to move away from the hustle and bustle of the big city and find a peaceful place to live and work with nature and a lifestyle you always dreamed of at your doorstep?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions  – then read on….

WHAT DO WE STAND FOR?

At BHFLHN our values underpin everything we do and the way we behave every day.  We also look for people who align to our values and we believe that our passion must be yours to be a success, our values are Trust, Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Kindness

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

• You will have the ability to demonstrate exceptional clinical skills and have an innate ability to communicate with care with your team, consumers and their families
• You will balance the requirements of best practice clinical governance whilst maintaining a focus and balancing consumer needs and wants
• Your will have the ability to demonstrate kindness and empathy in all your interactions with teammates and consumers and their families
• You would have formed a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, particularly supporting Aboriginal consumers, their family and kin

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us.  We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards.  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 the following:

• You will need to be immunised. You can refer to the SA Health Immunisation Policy here. Further information is in the application for to help guide you. 
• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.
• You will be required to hold registration with AHPRA to practice as a Registered Nurse within our organisation.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in.  At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.  We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you. 

NEED TO RELOCATE?

At Barossa Hills Fleurieu we offer you financial support to relocate if you need to move.  See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health.   Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at: https://movetomore.com.au/

HELP IS HERE!

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (Job ref: 907342), or reach out to Em Thornton, Nursing and Midwifery Admin Coordinator, Phone: 0479173058, E-mail: emily.thornton@sa.gov.au

Besides speaking to Em, more information is offered via our Applicant Checklist BHFLHN Applicant Checklist.pdf.  Please also click here for our Australian applicant guideline or if you are an international candidate click here for our International applicant guidelines

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DON’T HESITATE!  Applications Close on 28 July 2025 at 11.55PM

More Information:

907342 RN2A Associate Nurse Midwife Unit Manager - Role Description.pdf

Applicant Information - BHFLHN Sites in SA.pdf