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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Network Operations Centre, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – RN/M3, $130,190.00 - $136,010.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time (0.74FTE), 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

The Nurse Manager provides direct clinical oversight to the permanent pool and AIN’s/AIM’s and holds an educational portfolio across the Network Operations Centre. The Nurse Manager assesses the skills and competencies of the permanent pool staff and AIN’s/AIM’s and supports increasing their knowledge and versatility through education and development activities.

Key duties of the role

• Integrate contemporary information and evidence with personal experience to support decision making, innovative thinking, and objective analysis.
• Maintain productive working relationships and manage conflict resolution.
• Ensure mechanisms are in place to support ongoing education where work and learning are integrated.
• Change local processes and practices in accordance with emerging management needs, evaluation results, and imminent systems problems.
• Contribute to the development of, implementation of, and monitoring of corporate policies and processes.

Skills and Experience

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse/Midwife 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.
• Demonstrated experience in management and leadership roles.
• Demonstrated ability in the leadership and facilitation of change management.
• Effective leadership skills, including highly developed skills in communication and problem solving.

Enquiries can be directed to

Beth Schell

Acting Advanced Nursing Director

8161 8390

Beth.Schell@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:

• RNM3 - Nurse Manager - Role Description - 933354.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

If you would like 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 27 July 2026 at 11:55pm