SA Health
Job reference: 945061
Location: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Women's and Children's Health Network, Surgical
Services, North Adelaide (5006)
- Salary - Classification - RN/M2A - Associate
Nursing/Midwifery Unit Manager LV2 - $107,487 to $114,917 + 12%
Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
- Part Time 0.84 FTE, Ongoing Permanent
About WCHN
Join the Women's and Children's Health Network (WCHN), South
Australia's leading provider of care for women, babies, children
and young people. We're shaping the future of healthcare through
compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the
heart of everything we do.
What WCHN Can Offer You
- Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each
FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities,
groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal
entertainment expenses.
- 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 to and from the Women's and
Children's Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff
(excludes network community sites).
- Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance
Program.
- Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to
eligibility.
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for further information.
About the role
Provides perioperative nursing care in Instrument and
Circulating Nurse roles, supporting Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Surgery services on a seven-day rotating roster. Assists with
managing the clinical needs of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
surgical lists while ensuring safe, high-quality, person-centred
perioperative patient care.
Key duties of the role
- Provides clinical leadership and oversees the delivery of
safe, person-centred nursing care, ensuring quality patient
outcomes and effective patient flow.
- Supports the Nurse Unit Manager with operational
management, workforce coordination, resource allocation,
budgeting, and service planning.
- Leads and fosters a positive team culture focused on
collaboration, customer service, safety, learning, and
continuous improvement.
- Supports staff development through clinical teaching,
mentoring, supervision, and facilitating professional learning
opportunities.
- Contributes to quality improvement, research, clinical
auditing, change management, and evidence-based practice
initiatives.
Skills and Experience
- Registered Nurse eligible for registration with the Nursing
and Midwifery Board of Australia, holding or eligible to hold a
current practising certificate.
- Demonstrated experience in perioperative scrub/scout
nursing, delivering safe, high-quality care aligned with
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
- Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, conflict
resolution, and teamwork skills, with experience supporting
students and less experienced nurses.
- Proven ability to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines, and
work effectively with minimal supervision in a dynamic
healthcare environment.
- Sound knowledge of healthcare legislation, professional
standards, quality improvement, risk management, work health
and safety, and person- and family-centred care
principles.
Enquiries can be directed to
Kate Hanly
Position: Nursing Director - Theatres
Phone: 81617260
E-mail: Kate.Hanly@sa.gov.au
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To learn more about this role — including key selection
criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please
refer to the attached role description and the document checklists
below:
If you would like 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.
Application Closing Date: Sunday 16 August 2026 11:55
PM
Applications close: 16/08/2026 11:45 PM
Flexibility Statement
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.
Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Periop Obstetrics and Gynaecology WCH
