- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
- Salary: $125,183 - $130,779 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN3
- Temporary Part-Time – working 16 hours per week, up to 30 June 2026
About the Role
Join the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network in a career-defining leadership role where your expertise will directly influence the future of renal care in the north. We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse with Renal experience to support the redevelopment and growth of renal services in our growing network. This is a rare opportunity to shape service design, guide complex change, and ensure patients receive the highest standard of care during a major transformation.
As the Nurse Manager – Renal Project Manager, you will support and drive planning, coordinating and delivering of the expansion of renal services in the north. Your leadership will be central to ensuring a smooth, safe and patient‑centred transition while supporting the broader division in delivering high‑quality, evidence‑based care.
You will also contribute to the ongoing development of renal services, fostering innovation and continuous improvement across the network.
Key Responsibilities:
- providing management support
- contributing to a specialised portfolio aligned with service redevelopment priorities
- coordinating and managing projects, programs and research initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and service delivery
- collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to strengthen clinical outcomes and operational performance
- implementing and monitoring quality assurance programs to ensure compliance with standards and best practice
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 who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
About You:
To thrive in this role, you will bring strong leadership capability, with well‑developed communication, problem‑solving, negotiation and conflict‑resolution skills. Your ability to prioritise, stay organised and meet deadlines supports you in navigating the demands of a complex healthcare environment. You will have the ability to be creative, flexible and innovative in your approach, with experience leading consumer engagement and driving meaningful change in clinical or service redesign settings.
Extensive knowledge regarding the needs of the renal community, renal clinical care standards and renal care models.
Combined with your dedication, compassion and motivation to guide a major service transition, these strengths will set you up for success in this role.
Join a progressive, highly driven team where your leadership will help shape the future of renal care for our community.
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 you 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: 928132
Enquiries:
Bek Lamb
Nursing Director, Division of Medicine
Phone: (08) 8282 0248
E-mail: rebekah.lamb@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
20 February 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
928132 - Nurse Manager - Renal Project Manager - RN3 - role description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
