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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Barmera
• RN/M2A | Part Time Contract 0.84 FTE | Temporary (up to 2 July 2026)
• Salary: $103,353 - $110,497 p.a (pro rata)
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join Our Team as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Lead and Support Excellence in Acute Care

Make a meaningful impact by providing expert nursing care while supporting and leading your team in delivering high-quality, person-centred services. This role offers the opportunity to consolidate your clinical expertise, develop leadership skills, and contribute to a culture of excellence in acute care.

About the Role:

As an Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) – Acute Services, you will provide nursing and/or midwifery care across a variety of health service settings, developing from competent to proficient practice. You will accept accountability for your own standards of care, delegate appropriately, and support the guidance and development of less experienced staff.

You will provide support to the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager (NUM/MUM) in the leadership and management of nurses and midwives within your ward, unit, or service. This includes undertaking a portfolio that:

• Promotes continuity and consistency of care in collaboration with other ANUMs and the NUM/MUM.
• Assists in the implementation of practice changes and service improvements.
• Supports ward/unit/service management responsibilities, including performance management, recruitment, staffing, leave management, rostering, work allocation, attendance monitoring, and financial/supplies planning.

Your role will enable you to develop as a clinical leader while shaping the delivery of high-quality acute care services and fostering a positive, supportive environment for your team.

What We’re Looking For:

• 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 practicing certificate.
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience or currently classified as a Clinical Nurse/Midwife.
• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice.
• Experience in the supervision of student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
• Looking for a change in scenery? – Nursing & Midwifery

Applicant Information

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.

This is a part time vacancy, working 64 hours per fortnight and salary will be adjusted according to actual hours worked.

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:

• 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

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: 924399

Enquiries

Megan Del Zoppo
Acting Nurse Unit Manager
Phone: 8588 0545
E-mail: Megan.Delzoppo@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Thursday 25th December 2025 - 11.55 PM

Attachments

924399 RN/M2A Role Description.pdf

About Barmera Workforce Factsheet.pdf

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