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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Surgical Services, North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary – Classification - RN/M2A - Associate Nursing/Midwifery Unit Manager LV2 - $107,487 to $114,917 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time 0.84 FTE, 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

Provides perioperative nursing care in Instrument and Circulating Nurse roles, supporting Orthopaedic surgical services on a seven-day rotating roster. Delivers safe, high-quality patient care, manages clinical needs for Orthopaedic lists, and supports leadership, staff development, and unit operations.

Key duties of the role

• Provides clinical leadership and oversees the delivery of safe, person-centred nursing care, ensuring quality patient outcomes and effective patient flow.
• Supports the Nurse Unit Manager with operational management, workforce coordination, resource allocation, budgeting, and service planning.
• Leads and fosters a positive team culture focused on collaboration, customer service, safety, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Supports staff development through clinical teaching, mentoring, supervision, and facilitating professional learning opportunities.
• Contributes to quality improvement, research, clinical auditing, change management, and evidence-based practice initiatives.

Skills and Experience

• Registered Nurse eligible for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, holding or eligible to hold a current practising certificate.
• Demonstrated experience in perioperative scrub/scout nursing, delivering safe, high-quality care aligned with National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and teamwork skills, with experience supporting students and less experienced nurses.
• Proven ability to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines, and work effectively with minimal supervision in a dynamic healthcare environment.
• Sound knowledge of healthcare legislation, professional standards, quality improvement, risk management, work health and safety, and person- and family-centred care principles.

Enquiries can be directed to

Kate Hanly

Position: Nursing Director - Theatres

Phone: 81617260

E-mail: Kate.Hanly@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:

• RN2A Associate Nurse Unit Manager (Clincal) - Periop Services Scrub Scout - Role Description.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: Thursday 16^th July 2026 - 11:55PM