Nurse Consultant Palliative Care

Job no: 920212
Work type: Part time
Location: Far North
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery

- Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network – Whyalla/Port Augusta
- RN/M3 | Part Time 0.84 FTE | Ongoing
- Base Salary Range: $125,183 - $130,779 p.a (pro rata)
- In addition to base salary, this position attracts Superannuation, Leave Loading, Zone Allowance and once off Incidental Payment (conditions apply), Professional Development Allowance, and Salary Sacrificing Benefits (salary packaging ).

Step into a highly autonomous clinical role where your advanced nursing expertise shapes best practice and drives excellence in palliative care across the service

About Us:

The Flinders and Upper North region offers a relaxed lifestyle, breath taking views, endless adventures and friendly and diverse communities. With a short commute to work, you’ll have more time in your day to spend with your family, friends and explore the many attractions of the Flinders and Upper North region. With wide-open spaces, parks and sports and access to many recreational activities, you’ll find something to enjoy outside of work. There is access to public and private schooling, including tertiary education, making it a great place to raise a family.

You will become a part of a supportive and welcoming team and have opportunities to work in a variety of settings whilst working across both discipline specific and multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll also have access to continuing education and development opportunities, allowing you to grow your career, all while working to improve community health outcomes and wellbeing.

Find out more about working with the Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network at: Working at the FUNLHN

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FUNLHN Information Page.pdf

Service:

Allied and Community Health Service

Our Allied and Community Health Teams are multi-disciplinary teams who work together towards the common goal of improving health outcomes of our community members. Services are based in Port Augusta and Whyalla, with regular outreach clinics held in Roxby Downs, Quorn, Hawker, Maree and Leigh Creek. We offer a wide range of centre-based, in-home and community-based services to people of all ages and tailor our services to best meet our client needs. To find out more about the Services at Country Health Connect - Flinders and Upper North Community Health Service | SA Health

About Port Augusta.pdf

About Whyalla.pdf

Relocation and Accommodation Assistance:

- Financial assistance for relocation may be available for eligible applicants for appointments prior to 31 December 2026. Further details regarding this can be found here
- Accommodation support may be available - conditions apply

About the Role:

As the Nurse Consultant – Palliative Care, you will bring advanced clinical knowledge, leadership and independent decision-making to deliver exceptional care for patients with complex palliative needs. Practising at an expert level, you will work both autonomously and collaboratively, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care that supports patients, families and the broader multidisciplinary team. You will provide specialist clinical guidance, lead improvements in practice, and uphold accountability for your clinical decisions, professional advice and delegated care. With an expanded scope of practice endorsed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, this role offers the opportunity to influence service development and drive best-practice palliative care across the Local Health Network.

Looking for a change in scenery? – Nursing

About You:

- 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 with the notation of Nurse Practitioner.
- Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience.
- Demonstrated advanced level of nursing practice in the care and management of Palliative Care
- Experience in developing policies, procedures and models of care in the relevant area of clinical practice.
- Experience in the supervision of student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses.

Please refer to the role description below for more detailed information on the position, responsibilities, and qualifications.

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

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.
- This is a part time vacancy, working 64 hours per fortnight and salary will be adjusted according to actual hours worked.
- 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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
- SA Health Services are required to implement theAddressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.Job Ref: 920212

Want To Know More?Contact:

Shalon Chamberlain - Team Leader, 8668 7804, shalon.chamberlain@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Monday 22nd December 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments:

920212 RN/M3 Role Description.pdf

JCS+RegisteredNurse+Community+final.pdf

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Advertised: 08 Dec 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 22 Dec 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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