Community Palliative Care Services

• Central Adelaide Local Health Network
• Royal Adelaide Hospital & The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• RN3 Salary -$125,183 - $130,779pa (Pro Rata) + Super + Salary Packaging
• Permanent, Part-time contract - 0.95FTE

About the Role

Join our compassionate and dedicated Palliative Care team, where your expertise will make a profound difference in the lives of patients and their families. As Nurse Consultant, you'll provide advanced clinical nursing expertise and leadership in the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care. You'll play a key role in supporting patients with complex needs, ensuring comfort, dignity and compassion are at the heart of every interaction across a variety of clinical settings.

In this rewarding role, you'll use your clinical knowledge to guide, support and mentor nursing teams, while leading projects and programs that enhance patient outcomes and service delivery. With a high level of autonomy and professional accountability, you'll shape the delivery of specialist palliative care through expert consultation, coordination and innovation — helping to ensure that every patient and family receives the best possible care and support during life's most challenging moments.

About You

You're a compassionate and experienced nursing professional who brings both clinical expertise and emotional resilience to palliative care. With a strong commitment to person-centred care, you lead with empathy, professionalism and a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of patients and their families. You're confident working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and are passionate about fostering continuous improvement and supporting others to grow.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Current registration (or eligibility) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, holding a current practising certificate
• Proven experience as a Registered Nurse with at least 3 years post-registration, ideally within palliative or specialist care
• Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to guide and support teams through change
• Sound knowledge of palliative care philosophy, quality improvement systems, and contemporary healthcare 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.

Benefits of Joining CALHN

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

• Salary Benefits: Enjoy flexible salary packaging options, including up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (such as mortgage, rent, utilities and groceries) plus an additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses.

• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.

• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family, plus an annual voluntary flu vaccination to support your wellbeing.

• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.

• 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.

• Employee Recognition: Join a workplace where our people are celebrated through awards for innovation, collaboration, and outstanding contributions to health.

• Career Opportunities: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer 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, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

Application Information:

• Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required

• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description

• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.

Job ref: 920716

Enquiries to:

Amanda Beshara

Position: Nurse Unit Manager, Community Palliative Care Unit

Phone:

E-mail: 

Application Closing Date

11:55pm Thursday, 4th December 2025

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information

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