Job no: 912522
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide CBD
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide CBD
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery
- Women's and Children's Health Network, Surgical Services, Sedation Service, Kaurna Land, North Adelaide 5006
- Salary
- Classification- RN/M2C- Clinical Nurse/ Midwife LV2- $87,416.00 to $110,497.00 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
- Part Time - multiple positions available (FTE negotiable)
About the Opportunity
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Surgical Services team as a Clinical Nurse - Sedation Service , where you will be responsible for:
- Delivering expert, person-centred nursing care to paediatric patients ensuring safety, comfort, and positive healthcare experiences.
- Collaborating closely with the multidisciplinary team, including Nurse Consultant and Anaesthetic Consultants, to coordinate timely and effective care interventions.
- Supporting clinical governance by contributing to the development and implementation of best-practice sedation protocols, procedures, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Providing leadership and clinical teaching to colleagues, students, and less experienced staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
- Assisting in service planning, problem-solving, and change management to enhance sedation service delivery within the Women’s and Children’s Health Network.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Registered (or eligible) Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, holding (or eligible to hold) a current practicing certificate.
- Current Paediatric Life Support certificate. (or willingness to complete WCHN Paediatric Intermediate Life Support program).
- Minimum of 3 years post-registration experience with demonstrated clinical competence in the relevant area of nursing practice.
- Proven leadership skills, including strong communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution abilities.
- Experience in developing clinical policies, procedures, and managing service-related projects.
- Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams, prioritise workloads, support consumer engagement, and lead change initiatives.
What WCHN Can Offer You
- Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
- 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 for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program
About Us
The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:
- specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
- state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
- community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
- specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.
Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.
Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.
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Special Conditions
To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.
Immunisation Requirements Checklist
Applicant Documents Checklist
Application Instructions
You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to ing 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.
Other Important Information
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Want 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.
Enquiries
Rebecca Dunn - Interim Advanced Divisional Nursing Director Surgical Services, Phone: (08) 8161 7270, Email:[email protected]
Application Closing Date: Sunday 7th September – 11:55pm
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Advertised: 25 Aug 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 07 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
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