- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals – Elizabeth Vale and Modbury
- Salary (plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits):
- ENC $66,552 - $74,914 p.a. (pro rata)
- END $69,096 - $77,824 p.a. (pro rata)
- Ongoing Full-Time and Part-Time (Multiple Positions)
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as an Enrolled Nurse within our theatre teams, where precision, teamwork, and patient safety come together in a fast‑paced and rewarding environment.
As an Enrolled Nurse specialising in perioperative services, you will work side‑by‑side with skilled surgeons, anaesthetists and theatre staff, playing a vital role in delivering exceptional surgical care. Your attention to detail, clinical skill, and calm professionalism will directly support optimal patient outcomes across a broad range of procedures.
The Lyell McEwin Hospital features a comprehensive perioperative suite including:
- Theatre holding bay
- 9 operating theatres
- 1 procedure room
- 18 bay recovery unit
We perform high acuity and complex surgeries including, but not limited to, liver resections, major colorectal and upper GI surgery, major urology surgery, complex caesarean sections, bariatric surgery, major and trauma orthopaedics.
Additional procedures performed include gynaecology, plastics, ENT, paediatric, dental, ECT, gastroscopies and colonoscopies.
The perioperative suite at the Modbury Hospital offers a dynamic, high-throughput environment, and contains:
- 4 operating theatres
- 2 procedure rooms
- 11 bay recovery unit
Surgical services include elective surgeries such as Orthopaedics including Arthroplasties, Urology, General surgery, Plastic surgery, Breast surgery, Gynaecology, ENT, Ophthalmology and Gastroenterology.
Across both sites, you will work in state‑of‑the‑art facilities, supported by advanced surgical technologies with access to a large ICU and HDU.
To be eligible for this position, you must be registered or eligible for registration as an enrolled nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate. In order to administer medicines, must have completed a Board-approved program of study which includes an administration of medicines unit.
About You:
In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.
Apply now and become part of a team that's shaping the future of surgical care in South Australia.
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 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.
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.
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 (National Police Certificate) 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. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
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: 928333
Enquiries:
Nurse Manager
Division of Surgical Specialties and Anaesthetics
Phone: (08) 8182 9313
E-mail: Health.DSSANurseManager@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
15 May 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
928333 - Enrolled Nurse - Theatre (Multiple Positions) - ENC_END - role description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
