• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Paediatric Emergency Department, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – RN/M3, $132,794.00 - $138,730.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time (0.84FTE), Temporary (fixed-term) contract up until March 2027

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

The Nurse Practitioner Candidate is engaged in a programme of clinical training and professional development that extends and expands their scope of practice for authorisation as a Nurse Practitioner with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Nurse Practitioner Candidates accept accountability for the outcomes of Nursing practice for a specific client group and for addressing inconsistencies between practice and policy.

The Nurse Practitioner Candidate is required to meet ongoing clinical training requirements of the candidacy, demonstrating progress within the candidacy programme toward authorisation, consistent with the programme guidelines and through evaluation and feedback of their identified clinical supervisory panel.

Key duties of the role

• Keep professionally up to date with relevant research, technological advances, and models of care.
• Provide comprehensive assessment of health status including history and physical examination.
• Initiate and interpret diagnostic pathology and radiology under supervision as required.
• Initiate interventional therapies, medications, and use of health appliances or equipment and admit and discharge from services under supervision as required.
• Contribute expert nursing assessment and advice to local clinical teams.

Skills and Experience

• Registered 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.
• Post Graduate qualifications in Emergency Nursing.
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience.
• Demonstrated advanced level of nursing practice.
• Demonstrated ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Enquiries can be directed to

Meeghan Johnson

Nursing Services Director - Paediatric Emergency Department

Meeghan.Johnson@sa.gov.au

8161 6650

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• RN3 - Nurse Practitioner Candidate - PED - Role Description - 954511.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

If you would like further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 29 November 2026 at 11:55pm