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• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Community and Allied Health
• Position located in Port Lincoln
• Salary: RN/M2C $87,416 - $110,497 p.a. (pro rata) + 12% Superannuation + Leave Loading + Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Ongoing Part Time (16 hours per fortnight)

Are you a skilled nurse looking to make a meaningful impact in the community? Join our team as a Stomal Specialist Nurse in Port Lincoln, where you’ll support individuals managing complex stoma, wound care, and related health needs, helping them to live their best lives at home and in the community.

How You'll Contribute:

As a Stomal Specialist Nurse, you’ll provide expert, person-centred care to individuals living with faecal and urinary diversions, chronic and complex wounds, and related health conditions. In this pivotal clinical role, you will:

• Deliver advanced, person-centred clinical care while providing leadership and oversight within the nursing team to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialised therapeutic interventions and individualised care programs in line with evidence-based practice.
• Empower patients and families through education and self-management support, while mentoring students and less experienced clinicians.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, research activities, and the development of clinical protocols to strengthen service delivery.

As part of the Community and Allied Health team in Port Lincoln, you’ll work within a collaborative and supportive environment that values clinical expertise and professional growth. This role offers the opportunity to practise at an advanced level, develop your specialisation in stoma and complex wound care, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of people across the community.

What we’re looking for

• Do you have current registration (or eligibility) as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and at least three years’ post-registration experience?
• Are you an experienced clinician with demonstrated competence in stomal therapy, complex wound care, and person-centred case management?
• Do you demonstrate strong communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills within a multidisciplinary healthcare team?
• Are you motivated to support education, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice while mentoring students and less experienced nurses?

About Us

With its ancient outback landscapes, boutique vineyards, oyster farms and Australia’s best-kept-secret surf coast, Eyre and Far North will inspire and energise you.

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is responsible for the planning and delivery of hospital and health services over 337,626 square kilometres, taking in the Eyre Peninsula, western part of South Australia and north to Coober Pedy.  We are one of the largest LHNs by area in Australia and communities include Ceduna, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Cowell, Cummins, Elliston, Kimba, Oodnadatta, Port Lincoln, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay and Wudinna.

Services include acute care, medical, accident and emergency, surgery, birthing and midwifery, specialist consultancy, renal dialysis, chemotherapy, transfusions, rehabilitation, residential and community aged care, respite care, transitional care packages, Aboriginal health, mental health, allied health, community health, community nursing, palliative care, community home support packages and home modifications.

Click here to learn more about living and working in Eyre and Far North Local Health Network.

Why Join Us

• Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of Eyre & Far North 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.
• 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
• Wellbeing and counselling support: support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program
• Relocation support: relocation reimbursement of up to $15,000 may be available to people relocating for this opportunity. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
• Employee recognition: supportive and collaborative work environment where your contributions are valued and recognised.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

Applicant 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.

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.

For more information about the role please refer to the role description provided below. Job ref: 892201

Enquiries

Karen Crossman
Clinical Operations Manager-Nursing
Phone: 86261310
E-mail: karen.crossman@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

3 March 2026, 11:55PM

892201 Stomal Specialist Nurse - Role Description.pdf

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