Nurse Consultant - Epilepsy Nurse
Job no: 922945
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery
- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
- Salary: $125,183 - $130,779 per annum, plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN3
- Temporary Full-Time – up to 12 months
About the Role:
The Nurse Consultant – Epilepsy Nurse is an expert clinical role responsible for leading and delivering specialised nursing care for patients with epilepsy across inpatient and outpatient settings. Working with a high degree of autonomy, the Nurse Consultant will:
- Conduct nurse-led epilepsy clinics, including assessment and management of first seizures and ongoing care for known patients.
- Act as a single point of contact for patients, families, and GPs, reducing unnecessary hospital visits and improving continuity of care.
- Provide rapid assessment and intervention for patients presenting with breakthrough seizures in the Emergency Department to facilitate early discharge and avoid admission.
- Develop and adjust treatment plans for both inpatients and outpatients, and coordinate investigations as required.
- Deliver education and consultation services to nursing, medical, and allied health staff, as well as caregivers, to promote best practice in epilepsy management.
- Lead the coordination of pre-surgical workup for patients being considered for epilepsy surgery.
- Support epilepsy services for the SA Intellectual Disability Health Service.
- Contribute to workforce development through education and training for undergraduate and registered nurses.
- Participate in research, quality improvement initiatives, and service redesign to ensure evidence-based care.
This role requires advanced clinical knowledge, leadership skills, and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. It offers an exciting opportunity to shape epilepsy care within NALHN and make a meaningful difference to patients and their families.
About You:
You are an experienced and highly skilled Registered Nurse with a passion for improving outcomes for people living with epilepsy. You bring advanced clinical knowledge, leadership capability, and a commitment to evidence-based practice. You thrive in a role that combines autonomy with collaboration and are confident in making complex clinical decisions within a multidisciplinary team environment.
To succeed in this role, you will have:
- Current registration 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.
- At least three years of post-registration experience, with demonstrated expertise in neurology or epilepsy care.
- Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills, including the ability to develop and adjust treatment plans.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with patients, families, GPs, and health professionals.
- Proven ability to lead education initiatives and mentor nursing staff.
- A commitment to continuous learning, research, and quality improvement.
- Highly developed organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage competing demands.
Desirable attributes include postgraduate qualifications in a relevant specialty, experience in coordinating complex care pathways (such as epilepsy surgery workup), and familiarity with quality improvement methodologies.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
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.
Mental Health - The Division of Mental Health provides a comprehensive range of public mental health services for youth, adults and older people in northern Adelaide. Services are provided through community health centres and hospitals, and to consumers in their own homes.
Forensic Mental Health - A statewide service that operates as part of the Division of Mental Health for forensic patients and prisoners.
Community Sites - Elizabeth GP Plus, Modbury GP Plus and Gilles Plains GP Plus Super Clinics providing community based 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.
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
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.
Checks:
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for vulnerable person-related employment – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
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: 922945
Enquiries:
Justine Grant
Nursing Director
Phone: (08) 8182 9483
E-mail: Justine.Grant@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
30 January 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
922945 - RN3 - Nurse Consultant - Epilepsy Nurse - Role Description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
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