Registered Nurse / Midwife / Mental Health Nurse - Casual Pool 2026 - 2027
Job no: 927525
Work type: Casual
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery
- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
- Salary: $39.25 - $53.56 per hour + 25% loading plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN1/MW1
- Casual, up to 31 March 2027
About the Role:
Are you a committed and compassionate Registered Nurse, Midwife, or Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for flexible casual opportunities? The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is seeking skilled and motivated clinicians to join our dynamic nursing workforce.
As a valued member of NALHN, you will contribute to our mission of delivering high‑quality, person‑centred healthcare to our diverse community. These casual positions offer the opportunity to work across a variety of clinical settings, enabling you to broaden your experience, strengthen your clinical capability, and make a meaningful impact on patient care.
In this role, you will provide safe, evidence‑based and culturally responsive care, collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams, and actively support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and service delivery.
To be eligible for this position as a Registered Nurse, 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.
To be eligible for this position as a Registered Midwife, you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
To be eligible for this position as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, 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. Must be enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice.
About You:
In this role, you will bring a high level of professionalism, adaptability and clinical competence to every shift. Your strengths include: excellent communication and interpersonal skills; strong clinical judgement and critical-thinking ability; effective time-management skills; resilience and emotional intelligence; a collaborative approach; commitment to professional development; cultural awareness and sensitivity and sound documentation and digital literacy skills.
If you are passionate about delivering exceptional care and want the flexibility and variety that casual work provides, we welcome your application. Become part of a dedicated team committed to supporting patients, families and the broader community.
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.
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 you 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.
Check(s):
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – 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: 927525
Enquiries:
Heather Cooper
Nurse Manager
Phone: (08) 8282 0757
E-mail: heather.cooper@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
1 May 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
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