Overview
- Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network – Community Health Nursing, Kangaroo Island
- Salary: RN/M2C $84,870 to $107,279 p.a. (pro-rata)
- Temporary Part-time position working 30.4 hours per week up to 30 June 2025
Overview
You will provide advanced nursing services which are predominantly clinical in nature in a variety of health service settings within the Kangaroo Island community. Assessing individual patient needs, you will plan, implement or coordinate appropriate service delivery from a range of accepted options. You will also provide health education, counselling and rehabilitation programs to improve the health outcomes of individual patients or groups. It is expected that you will provide support and guidance to newer or less experienced staff, Enrolled Nurses, student nurses and other workers providing basic nursing care. You will accept accountability for your own practice standards, activities delegated to others, and for the guidance and development of less experienced staff. Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network 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.
You will be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, and hold or be eligible to hold a current practicing certificate. With demonstrated competence in community nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards, you will have effective communication skills, including problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills. With the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and prioritise workloads, you will be creative, innovative and flexible when approaching issues within a community healthcare setting.
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.
In addition to the annual salary package we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading.
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.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 866366
Enquiries
Name: Matthew Conaghty
Title: Program Manager KI
Phone: 08 8553 4231
E-mail:Matthew.Conaghty@sa.gov.au
Attachments
JCS+Registered+Midwife+final.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
For further information and to apply visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref: 866366