Nurse Consultant

Job no: 912584

Work type: Full time

Location: Adelaide Metro Southern

Categories: Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care, Nursing/Midwifery

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Across Multiple sites - Noarlunga Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre, Repat Hospital
  
  Division of Rehabilitation, Aged Care and Palliative Care (DivRAP)
• Salary $125, $130, Pro Rata) RN3 | Full time ongoing contract

Join SALHN today and contribute to our mission of providing the highest standard of care to palliative patients

Make a profound difference in the lives of patients and families during life's most challenging journey. As our Nurse Consultant - Palliative Care with Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, you will provide clinical leadership and expert guidance whilst delivering compassionate, person-centred care to patients with life-limiting conditions. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to shape palliative care standards, mentor nursing teams, and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary professionals to ensure dignity, comfort, and quality of life for those in your care. Join Southern Adelaide Local Health Network and lead transformative healthcare that honours both patients and their loved ones during their most vulnerable moments.

About the role:

• Undertake the nursing care role with a significant degree of independent clinical decision making in the area of personal expertise
• Mentor and educate nursing staff and other healthcare professionals in palliative care best practices
• Develop and implement evidence-based palliative care protocols and clinical guidelines
• Collaborate with highly trained multidisciplinary teams to streamline care processes
• Contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of corporate policies and processes, and lead with your expertise.

About you:

• Providing confident and compassionate clinical leadership during complex and challenging situations to ensure the highest standard of patient care
• Provide skilled emotional support and communication skills for sensitive conversations with patients and families
• Offering experienced clinical leadership combined with mentoring abilities to guide and develop nursing staff within a palliative care setting
• Demonstrated competence in palliative care nursing practice in accordance with the relevant palliative care standard

Why SALHN?

• Develop and grow professionally: You will be offered opportunities for ongoing education tailored to individual disciplines and tailored to your needs as an individual – leading to more relevant and effective outcomes.
• Work Local: Enjoy the benefits of spending less time travelling to work every day and gain a strong sense of purpose and fulfilment from directly contributing to the health and wellbeing of your local community.
• Join a supportive team: Increase your job satisfaction by working in a friendly, collaborative team with access to approachable, flexible, and supportive colleagues and managers who respect and value your contribution, expertise and knowledge.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Philippa Jones - Operational Nursing Director, ,

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Thursday 4th September 2025

Attachments:

• Role Description

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• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.

• 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 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: 912584

Advertised: 21 Aug 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 04 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time