Clinical Nurse - Surgical Short Stay Unit
Job no: 928986Work type: Full timeLocation: Adelaide CBDCategories: Nursing/Midwifery
* Women's and Children's Health Network, Surgical Short Stay Unit (SSSU), North Adelaide (5006)
* Salary – Classification - RN/M2C - Clinical Nurse/Midwife LV2 - $90,913 to $114,917 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
* Full Time and Part Time positions available, Ongoing/Permanent position
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.
About the role
Provides nursing and/or midwifery services across diverse settings, applying consolidated experience and developing from competent to proficient practice. Accountable for own standards, delegated activities and supporting less experienced staff. Predominantly clinical, with negotiated portfolio responsibilities aligned to development plans.
Key duties of the role
* Provide proficient, person-centred, clinical nursing/midwifery care and/or individual case management to patients/clients in a defined clinical area
* Assist and support the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager or equivalent in management, clinical, and education activities
* Participate in clinical auditing, clinical trials and/or evaluative research
* Act as a resource person within an area based on knowledge, experience and skills
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 practising certificate
* Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience
* Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice
* Effective communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
Contact
Rebecca BewlexPosition: Nurse Manager Surgical ServicesPhone: 81619977E-mail: rebecca.bewlex@sa.gov.au
EEO Statement
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part‐time.
Application Closing Date
Tuesday 5 May 2026 at 11:55pm
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