Job Reference: 931612
Location: Barmera, Berri, Lameroo, Murray Bridge, VARIOUS
Job Status: Temporary, Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network - Multiple Locations
- Salary:
- RN/M2C | $90,913 - $114,917 per annum
- RN/M2A | $107,487 - $114,917 per annum
- RN/M3 | $130,190 - $136,010 per annum
*You will be able to select the position you're applying to, location and job status preference upon completing the application form*
Senior Nursing Opportunities
Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network
multiple opportunities available, temporary and ongoing
About the Roles
The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN) is seeking experienced and senior nurses to join a variety of leadership and specialised clinical roles across multiple sites in the Murray and Mallee region. These opportunities provide the chance to lead teams, influence service delivery, and provide expert, high-quality care while developing professional and leadership skills.
In the role of Clinical Nurse - Stomal Therapy (RN/M2C), you will deliver specialised nursing care for patients with stomas, manage a defined caseload, provide expert clinical advice, and act as a professional resource to colleagues while ensuring best-practice care for your patients.
In the role of Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Continence Advisor (RN/M2A), you will deliver specialised continence nursing and/or midwifery care, manage a defined caseload, provide expert clinical advice, and act as a professional resource to colleagues while ensuring best-practice care for your patients.
In the role of Associate Nurse Unit Manager (RN/M2A), you will deliver nursing and/or midwifery care, provide leadership and support to colleagues, manage a portfolio of responsibilities, and act as a professional resource while ensuring best-practice, patient-centred care.
In the role of Nurse Unit Manager (RN/M3), you will coordinate and lead nursing, midwifery, and/or multidisciplinary team activities, manage patient care delivery, provide expert clinical guidance, and act as a professional resource to colleagues while ensuring high-quality, patient-centred care.
In the role of Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager - Aged Care (RN/M3), you will lead aged care nursing teams to deliver high-quality, person-centred care, overseeing service delivery, implementing practice improvements, and supporting the professional development of staff to achieve positive outcomes for residents.
Looking for a change in scenery? – Nursing & Midwifery
Looking for a change in scenery? – Aged Care Nursing
Key Responsibilities:
RN/M2C
- Provide proficient, person-centred clinical care, monitor care plans, and oversee nursing within the team/unit.
- Assist Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager in management, clinical, and education activities; plan and coordinate multidisciplinary services; support change management.
- Participate in clinical teaching, mentor students and less experienced staff, and support professional development portfolios.
- Engage in clinical audits, trials, or evaluative research; apply evidence-based knowledge to improve patient outcomes.
- Provide leadership on shift, promote continuity of care, and act as a professional resource within the team.
RN/M2A
- Deliver proficient, person-centred clinical care in the ED and oversee patient flow and team activities.
- Assist Unit Manager in management, planning, and coordination of services, support change management and problem resolution.
- Participate in clinical teaching and mentoring; foster a learning culture and maintain professional portfolios.
- Contribute to clinical audits, quality improvement projects, or research to enhance care outcomes.
- Provide shift-by-shift leadership, act as a resource, and manage assigned portfolio responsibilities.
RN/M3
- Provide expert clinical care and lead multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity and quality of patient/client care.
- Lead implementation of policies, risk management, quality improvement, and resource management; coordinate local operational processes.
- Maintain a professional practice portfolio; develop team capability, coach staff, and support student placements.
- Monitor and evaluate research to improve practice; implement evidence-based improvements to service delivery.
- Provide professional leadership, mentorship, and act as a role model, lead service improvement, education, and competency frameworks.
About Our Sites
Barmera Health Service
Barmera is situated approximately 220 kilometres north-east of Adelaide. Barmera has 18 acute beds, and 80 residential aged care beds.
- RN3A - Nurse Unit Manager - Aged Care - Ongoing - 1.0FTE
Lameroo District Health Service
Located approximately 200 kilometres south-east of Adelaide and approximately 130 kilometres east of Murray Bridge, Lameroo has 8 acute beds and 16 residential aged care beds.
- RN3A – Nurse Unit Manager – Ongoing – 1FTE
Loxton Hospital Complex
Loxton is situated approximately 263 kilometres north-east of Adelaide. Loxton has 22 acute beds and 58 residential aged care beds.
- RN2A – Associate Nurse Unit Manager – Aged Care – Ongoing -1FTE
Community and Allied Health
Incorporates two main centres; one in Murray Bridge and one in Berri, with other satellite sites located in the Mallee (Lameroo, Pinnaroo, Karoonda), Coorong (Meningie, Tintinara, Coonalpyn), and the Riverland (Barmera, Loxton, Waikerie, Renmark). Services provided include Allied Health, Community Nursing and Community based Aged Care Services, such as Community Home Support Program and the Support at Home Program and NDIS services.
- RN2C - Clinical Nurse - Stomal Therapy - Ongoing - 0.84FTE - (Location negotiable within region)
- RN2A – A/NUM – Continence Advisor – Ongoing – 0.21FTE (Barmera)
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.
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.
Applicants may be eligible to access salary sacrifice benefits. To learn more about salary packaging, please watch this short video.
Relocation support may be available for eligible applicants; further information can be found via SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
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: 928874
For international applicant, please refer to International applicant guidelines by SA Health for generalised information.
Application Closing Date
Sunday 8th March 2026 - 11:55 PM
Enquiries
RMCLHN Recruitment
E-mail: Health.RMCLHNRecruitment@sa.gov.au
Attachments
928874 RN/M2C Clinical Nurse - Stomal Therapy Role Description
928874 RN/M2A Associate Nurse Unit Manager Continence Advisor
928874 RN/M2A Associate Nurse Unit Manager Role Description
928874 RN/M3 Nurse Unit Manager Role Description
928874 RN/M3 Nurse Midwife Unit Manager - Aged Care Role Description
JCS+RegisteredNurse+final.pdf
