Overview
- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Modbury Hospital – Modbury
- Salary: $121,537 – $126,970 p.a. (pro rata) – RN3
- Ongoing Full-Time or Part-Time (Multiple Positions)
- Temporary Full-Time or Part-Time, up to 30 June 2025
About You:
We are seeking dedicated, compassionate and experienced Registered Nurses with experience and skills in emergency or geriatric care to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community. There are multiple positions available, which will rotate through the OPERA service and working within the community, supporting consumers on discharge from OPERA. This team will work closely with our Geriatrics In the Home (GITH) service. This position will be vital in establishing a strong multi-disciplinary team within this new service which will be providing high-quality care in a rapid assessment and planning environment. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.
To succeed in this role, you must have a genuine passion for improving the lives of older adults. Exceptional communication skills, critical thinking abilities, and a commitment to person-centred care are essential.
About the Role:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking Nurse Consultant’s to join the new Older Person’s Emergency Referral and Assessment (OPERA) team.
The Older Person’s Emergency Referral and Assessment (OPERA) Service is a multi-disciplinary, geriatrician led service designed to improve access to comprehensive assessment and care planning for older or frail people in the North. OPERA will improve access and flow through the emergency department and hospital system via ED avoidance for in-scope patients and reducing the number of patients admitted to in-hospital beds from RACF and patients aged >65 years or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders >50 years.
As a Nurse Consultant in OPERA, you will be at the forefront of delivering exceptional care to older persons presenting to the emergency department. Your expertise will be instrumental in conducting comprehensive assessments, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring seamless transitions of care. With your exceptional clinical skills and compassionate approach, you will empower our patients and their families, fostering dignity and autonomy throughout their healthcare journey.
In this rewarding position, you will have the opportunity to:
- Utilise your advanced nursing knowledge and clinical expertise to provide high-quality care tailored to the unique needs of older persons.
- Collaborate with a dynamic multidisciplinary team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
- Engage in ongoing professional development, staying abreast of the latest evidence-based practices and industry advancements.
- Contribute to the education and mentorship of nursing staff, ensuring the highest standards of care are upheld.
To be eligible for this position, 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.
About Adelaide:
Adelaide has recently been recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes, earning a delightful nod from the Wall Street Journal as being possibly the coolest city in Australia. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities”, Adelaide is a culinary playground with a delicious mix of fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour down under cycling, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (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.
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.
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 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.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 880834
Enquiries:
Office of Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care
Phone: (08) 7321 4232
E-mail: Health.NALHNACRPCRecruitment@sa.gov.au
Role Description:
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
For further information and to apply visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref: 880834