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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Paediatric Emergency Department, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – AHP4, $118,887.00 - $129,427.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time 0.50FTE, Ongoing/Permanent

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

As the Sonographer Educator, you will lead Point of Care Ultrasound education in the Paediatric Emergency Department through hands‑on training, image review, clinician credentialing, and program development. The Sonographer Educator ensures standards are met to a high-quality, robust quality assurance, and strong collaboration to support safe patient care.

Key duties of the role

• Ensure that the POCUS training program meets high standards and credentialing requirements.
• Provide individual scanning sessions to the medical staff.
• Organise POCUS workshops for both medical and nursing staff.
• Develop a robust quality control system for the timely assessment of POCUS.
• Collaborate with teams for potential audits or quality improvement projects.

Skills and Experience

• Sonographer with DMU or equivalent post-graduate ultrasound qualifications.
• Minimum 5 years post-graduate experience, including hospital and emergency department settings.
• Current registration with ASAR as a General or Cardiac Sonographer.
• Proven experience in delivering high quality and safe care.
• Knowledge of standard and complex professional tasks in the application of established Ultrasound work practices and procedures.

Enquiries can be directed to

Jacquie Schutz

Medical Unit Head – Paediatric Emergency Department

Jacquie.Schutz@sa.gov.au

8161 6512

and

Cindy Soon

Paediatric Emergency Consultant

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Clinical Lead

Cindy.Soon@sa.gov.au 

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• AHP4 - Sonographer Educator PED - Role Description - 929455.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

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. Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Monday 9 March 2026 at 11:55pm