• Women's and Children's Health Network, Surgical Services, North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary

• Classification - RN/M1 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 1 - $74,831 to $ 102,103 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full time (Part Time positions available and to be negotiated) - Ongoing Permanent

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Surgical Services team as a Registered Nurse where you will be responsible for:

• Providing nursing and/or midwifery services across a range of health service settings
• Developing from novice to proficient practitioner through continuous professional development and experience
• Accepting accountability for own standards of care and for tasks delegated to others
• Delivering nursing services in primary, secondary, tertiary, or quaternary care settings
• Being accountable and responsible for delivering quality care to clients/patients and their families
• Collaborating with other health professionals and working in partnership with women, children, youth, families, and external agencies to ensure optimal health outcomes
• Providing education and information to clients and families
• Offering support, guidance, and education to students, nurses, and other health professionals

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• 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
• Effective communication skills including, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Ability to be, creative, innovative and flexible when approaching issues within a healthcare setting.
• Demonstrated commitment to providing consumer/client and family centred care.
• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• 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 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.)
• Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important 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.

Want 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.

Enquiries

Jordana Thomson

Position: Interim Nurse Manager - Surgical Services

Phone: 8161 9977

E-mail: [email protected]

Application Closing Date: 4/7/2025 – 11:55pm

Useful Links

RN1 - SSSU Registered Nurse - Role Description - 905492.pdf