Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
Salary: $125,183 - $130,779 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN3
Ongoing Full-Time
About the Role Join the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Nurse Unit Manager where you will lead our dedicated team providing exceptional paediatric care.
This position offers the chance to shape the future of children's healthcare whilst advancing your nursing leadership career.
In this role, you will:
Manage daily operations of a busy children's ward, ensuring safe, quality patient care
Lead and mentor a dedicated team
Collaborate with medical staff, allied health professionals and families
Oversee clinical governance, quality improvement initiatives and staff development
Manage budgets, resources and staffing requirements
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 You To thrive in this role you will possess proven leadership experience, demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills and have a commitment to quality improvement and patient safety.
About Us The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia. 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.
Benefits of working at NALHN From salary packaging to adaptable 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 Check for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.
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: 918046 Enquiries Jo Lawlor Nurse Manager Phone: (08) 8182 9415 Email: joanne.lawlor@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date 7 November 2025 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information 918046 - Nurse Unit Manager - Children's Ward - RN3 - role description.pdf
For further information and to apply visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref: 918046
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