Nurse Consultant - Infection Control
SA Health
Job reference: 940288 Location: 5290 - MOUNT GAMBIER Job status: Ongoing Eligibility: Open to Everyone
• Ongoing | Part-Time | 7.5 Hours Per Week (.2 FTE) (Flexible days) About The Role An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Nurse Consultant - Infection Control to provide expert clinical leadership and specialist advice across Country Health Connect. In this role, you will lead the development, implementation and evaluation of infection prevention and control programs, ensuring best practice standards are embedded across community health services. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you will provide education, support quality improvement initiatives, manage infection risks and contribute to organisational safety and accreditation requirements. This is an opportunity to use your specialist expertise to influence practice, strengthen infection prevention systems and support safe, high-quality care across the Limestone Coast. About You You are an experienced Registered Nurse with specialist knowledge in infection prevention and control, strong leadership skills and a passion for quality improvement. You enjoy educating and supporting others, driving best practice and influencing positive outcomes across healthcare services. To succeed in this role, you will: • Be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold a current practising certificate. About Community Nursing The Community Nursing team delivers high-quality, person-centred care across a range of community settings throughout the Limestone Coast. Working closely with consumers, families and multidisciplinary teams, the service promotes health, wellbeing and independence through preventative care, education and clinical support. Infection prevention and control plays a critical role in protecting staff, consumers and visitors while supporting the delivery of safe and effective healthcare services. About the Limestone Coast Local Health Network The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) delivers essential health services to more than 67,000 people across South Australia's south-east, while also supporting communities in Western Victoria. With over 1,400 staff and approximately 250 volunteers, LCLHN is a major regional employer committed to safe, high-quality, and community-focused care. Our services extend from the Victorian border to the iconic Limestone Coast, delivering acute, community, and aged care services across a diverse network of sites. Working at LCLHN means being part of an organisation that plays a vital role in the health and wellbeing of its communities. Beyond the work, LCLHN offers an exceptional lifestyle in one of Australia's most liveable regional destinations, where professional impact is matched with genuine work-life balance. Why the Limestone Coast Local Health Network? • Lead infection prevention and control initiatives across community health services. Conditions of Employment • A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion The Limestone Coast Local Health Network is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as diverse community groups and ages including LGBTQI+, people living with disability and other diversity groups. The LCLHN recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and consumers in being an employer of choice. Enquiries For any enquiries, please feel free to contact Lisa Sutcliffe, Acting Regional Manager Community Nursing, on (08) 8721 1320 or email Lisa.Sutcliffe@sa.gov.au and quote role 940288. Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information. Applications to be submitted before 11:59pm (ACST) Tuesday 16th June 2026 940288 RD RN3 Nurse Consultant - Infection Control CHC (Sep 2025).pdf Applications close: 16/06/2026 11:55 PM Flexibility Statement
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