Associate Nurse Educator - Operating Suites (Scrub/Scout)

SA Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 107,000 - 115,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits up to $9,010

Meal entertainment benefits $2,650

Fitness Passport

Free public transport for SA Health

Job summary

Women’s and Children’s Health Network in North Adelaide is seeking a RN/M2A Associate Nursing/Midwifery Unit Manager LV2 for a 0.53 FTE, permanent role. You will provide high-quality nursing or midwifery services and support the Unit Manager with leadership and staff development.

Key duties include education planning, risk assessment, student supervision in placements, and implementing best practice systems to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse and/or Midwife with NMBA registration.
• At least 3 years post-registration experience.
• Demonstrated competence in Scrub/Scout nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing and/or midwifery services across a range of health service settings, with leadership and staff development.
• Contribute to competency improvement, education planning and performance management.
• Identify hazards, assess risks and maintain hazard control measures.
• Support undergraduate and postgraduate students in clinical placements.
• Establish and evaluate systems to ensure best practice and patient outcomes.

Skills

Nurse/Midwife leadership

Education & training

Scrub/Scout nursing

Job description

Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Surgical Services, North Adelaide 5006 • Salary – RN/M2A - Associate Nursing/Midwifery Unit Manager LV2, $107,487 to $114,917 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits • Part Time (0.53 FTE) – Permanent Ongoing

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.

About the role

Provide high-quality nursing and/or midwifery services across a range of health service settings, demonstrating competent to proficient clinical practice and accountability for own practice and delegated activities. Support the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager or equivalent in providing leadership, guidance and development to nursing and midwifery staff. Assist Nurse Educator with service management responsibilities, including practice changes, performance management, education plans, quality improvement.

Key duties of the role

• Contribute to competency improvement and analysis, measurement and evaluation of education and professional development.
• Identifying hazards, assessing risks and implementing, monitoring and maintaining hazard control measures.
• Contribute to the support of undergraduate and post graduate students in clinical placements.
• Establishing, implementing and evaluating systems, which ensure best practice/evidence and patient/client outcomes.
• Provides leadership and direction, acts a role model, mentor, consultant and resource person.

Skills and Experience

Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.

• Ability to prepare and undertake presentations of a high standard in a range of educational setting to both community and professional groups.
• Registered Nurse and/or Midwife with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience
• Demonstrated recent competence in Scrub/Scout nursing.

Enquiries can be directed to Julie Hocking Nurse Manager 81618546 [emailprotected]

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:

• RN2A - Associate Nurse Educator - Operating Suites (Scrub Scout) - Role Description - 950729.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Monday 12 October 2026 11:55PM --> -->