• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Kimba Hospital
• Salary: RN/M3 $125,183 to $130,779 p.a.  + Superannuation + leave Loading & Salary Sacrifice
• Permanent Full Time position
• Eligibility Open to Everyone 

About the Opportunity

Join SA Health as a Nurse Unit Manager at Kimba Multi-Purpose Service in the Eyre and Western region. This full-time, ongoing position offers an exceptional opportunity to lead nursing excellence in a supportive rural healthcare environment where your clinical expertise directly impacts community wellbeing.

As our Nurse Unit Manager, you will coordinate patient care delivery while providing essential line management and leadership to nursing, midwifery, and multidisciplinary teams. Your clinical knowledge and experience will guide quality patient outcomes and foster a positive work culture that prioritises excellence in healthcare delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate nursing and multidisciplinary team activities
• Ensure continuity and quality of patient care delivery
• Accept accountability for nursing practices and patient outcomes
• Address inconsistencies between practice and policy
• Develop team performance and maintain high professional standards

Applications close in one week. Take this opportunity to advance your nursing career while contributing to the health and wellbeing of the Eyre Peninsula community.

Apply now to become part of our dedicated healthcare team at SA Health.

Please refer to the Job Pack for Essential Qualifications.

About Us

With its ancient outback landscapes, boutique vineyards, oyster farms and Australia’s best-kept-secret surf coast, Eyre and Far North will inspire and energise you.

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is responsible for the planning and delivery of hospital and health services over 337,626 square kilometres, taking in the Eyre Peninsula, western part of South Australia and north to Coober Pedy.  We are one of the largest LHNs by area in Australia and communities include Ceduna, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Cowell, Cummins, Elliston, Kimba, Oodnadatta, Port Lincoln, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay and Wudinna.

Services include acute care, medical, accident and emergency, surgery, birthing and midwifery, specialist consultancy, renal dialysis, chemotherapy, transfusions, rehabilitation, residential and community aged care, respite care, transitional care packages, Aboriginal health, mental health, allied health, community health, community nursing, palliative care, community home support packages and home modifications.

Click here to learn more about living and working in Eyre and Far North Local Health Network.

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Why Join Us

• Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of Eyre & Far North means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, will have access to flexible working hours and be part of an inter-professional approach to holistic health care.
• Job security and inclusions: in addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation, leave loading and allowances), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is. 
• Relocation reimbursement of up to $15,000 may be available to people relocating for this opportunity. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment where your contributions are valued and recognised.

Applicant Information

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) 
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
• 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: 919922

Enquiries

Kylie Hass
Position: EO/DON
Phone: 86 272 400
E-mail: kylie.hass@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

31 October 2025 - 1 week close - 11.55PM

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

Attachments

 919922 - RN3A - Nurse Midwife Unit Manager - Kimba - Role Description.pdf

 JCS+Registered+Midwife+final.pdf