Clinical Nurse

**Job no**: 909334
**Work type**: Part time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Western
**Categories**: Nursing/Midwifery
- **Central Adelaide Local Health Network**:

- **The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville**:

- **Salary RN-2A $87,416 - $110,497 p.a. (pro rata) + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits**:

- **Temporary up to 9/1/26 and part-time working 32 hours per week**

**About the role**

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the CALHN Diabetes Education Service as a Clinical Nurse, Diabetes Education. Start and stretch your career with us by consolidating experience, further study and developing from competent to proficient practitioner. We are not just a hospital but a single service with multiple sites and providers of holistic care. We provide the opportunity to develop a career as an experienced diabetes expert.
The role is patient facing, educating patients with all types of diabetes to assist them in their daily self-management in and out of hospital.

**The CN Diabetes Education**:

- Is responsible and accountable for providing nursing services and the provision of quality patient centred care to adults (with their carers) with type 1, type 2, type 3C, LADA, steroid induced, post-transplant, and cystic fibrosis related diabetes mellitus.
- Works with other specialties include renal, cardiology, cardio thoracic surgery, surgery, haematology, oncology, respiratory, vascular, podiatry, and islet cell transplants
- Works in partnership with the person with diabetes (and significant others) and in collaboration with other health professionals to ensure maximum health outcomes, using patient-centred model of care
- Accepts accountability for their own practice standards and responsibility for activities delegated to others, as well as the guidance and development of less experienced staff
- Consolidates knowledge and skills, and develops capacity through experience and continuous professional development
- Works to actively seek, assess, implement, and evaluate quality improvement activities
- Practices within agreed evidence-based practice standards and integrates advanced clinical knowledge; demonstrates the necessary competency to provide care relevant to each patient’s needs and agreed patient care outcomes
- Works with and develops in the use of information technology (IT) for successful use of software programs with the patient, to assist the management of insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring

**About You**

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Clinical Nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and supporting the development of others. To be successful in this role, you will have:

- **Qualifications & Experience** - Current registration or eligibility with the Nursing Board of Australia, with at least 3 years of post-registration experience.
- **Clinical Expertise** - Proven competence in acute/subacute care and diabetes management, along with experience mentoring and guiding less experienced staff.
- **Skills & Abilities** - Strong communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and work independently.
- **Knowledge & Leadership** - A solid understanding of healthcare legislation, quality improvement systems, and contemporary nursing practices.

**About CALHN**

At Central Adelaide (CALHN), we’re shaping the future of health through excellence in clinical care, research, and innovation. As South Australia’s largest health network, we deliver exceptional, safe and connected healthcare—for our patients, our community, and our people.

With more than 17,000 dedicated employees, every day at CALHN presents an opportunity to make a real impact—not because it’s expected, but because our values guide us to be our best.

Join us and be part of a team that’s driven by a commitment to a seamless safe and connected experience for all.

Find out more about our stories, our network, and the opportunities to be part of CALHN

**Benefit of Joining CALHN**

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

- **Salary Attractions**: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
- **Annual Leave**: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
- **Flexible Work Arrangements**: 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.
- **Health and Fitness Benefits**: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
- **Career Opportunities**: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites.
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