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• Central Adelaide Local Health Network
• Salary: RN/M3 - $125,183.00- $130,779.00 p.a. + Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Sefton Park SA, 5083
• Full Time, Contracted Role up to 30 June 2027 

About the Role

As the Nurse Unit Manager – Geriatric in the Home (GITH)/Integrated Care (IC) Geriatric Services, you will lead a dynamic and evolving service delivering restorative, patient-centred care to people aged over 65 across CALHN. Drawing on your consolidated clinical experience, you will provide expert nursing support and ensure high-quality intervention within a model designed to keep older adults safe, supported and well-connected across acute, sub-acute and community settings. Your leadership will help shape a service that promotes independence, reduces unnecessary hospital presentations and enhances quality of life for older clients.

In this pivotal management role, you will coordinate multidisciplinary team activities, oversee patient care pathways and maintain strong partnerships with both Government and Non-Government providers to ensure seamless, non-duplicated service delivery for clients with complex needs. You will manage the operations of an off-site location, ensuring a safe and effective environment for staff and clients, while driving positive team culture, professional accountability and consistent, high-quality care. Your commitment to excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement will be central to the success of this growing service.

About You

You are an experienced and forward-thinking nursing leader who brings strong clinical capability, proven management experience and a commitment to delivering safe, person-centred care. You excel in complex environments, guiding teams through change, supporting professional growth and improving models of care to enhance outcomes for older adults. Your leadership style is collaborative, inclusive and grounded in high-level communication, problem-solving and negotiation skills, enabling you to work effectively across multidisciplinary settings.

Key Requirements

• Professional registration & clinical expertise
  Registered Nurse/Midwife with current (or eligible) practising certificate, at least three years’ post-registration experience and demonstrated competence in the relevant clinical specialty.

• Leadership, management & change capability
  Experience leading teams, supervising staff and students, facilitating change management, fostering staff development, and promoting consumer engagement initiatives.

• Person-centred care & service improvement
  Ability to review, enhance and innovate models of care, ensuring they are responsive to the needs of clients and families, and aligned with contemporary nursing and health care standards.

• Regulatory, safety & sector knowledge
  Strong understanding of legislation, industrial agreements, competency standards, National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, hospital-avoidance strategies and the complexities of caring for clients with complex physical and mental health needs.

About CALHN

At Central Adelaide (CALHN), we’re shaping the future of health through excellence in clinical care, research, and innovation. As South Australia’s largest health network, we deliver exceptional, safe and connected healthcare—for our patients, our community, and our people.

With more than 17,000 dedicated employees, every day at CALHN presents an opportunity to make a real impact—not because it’s expected, but because our values guide us to be our best.

Join us and be part of a team that’s driven by a commitment to a seamless safe and connected experience for all.

Find out more about our stories , our network, and the opportunities to be part of CALHN.

Benefit of Joining CALHN

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

• Salary Benefits: Enjoy flexible salary packaging options, including up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (such as mortgage, rent, utilities and groceries) plus an additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses.
• Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family, plus an annual voluntary flu vaccination to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: 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.
• Employee Recognition: Join a workplace where our people are celebrated through awards for innovation, collaboration, and outstanding contributions to health.
• Career Opportunities: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer 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, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.                                                                                                                                         

Application Information:

• Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.

Job ref: 923346

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Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Friday 9^th January 2026

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information

 923346 NUM IC Geriatrics RD.pdf

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