Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Emergency Department

SA Health; Barossa; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Meal Entertainment expenses

Fitness Passport

Leave provisions

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

SA Health in Barossa seeks an Associate Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager for the Emergency Department to lead and mentor nursing and midwifery staff while ensuring high-quality, patient-centred care in a fast-paced setting. You will support continuity of care and patient flow, collaborating with the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager to drive practice improvement.

You will contribute to education, staff development, and change management initiatives, advancing professional growth and delivering safe,

Qualifications

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing/midwifery care.
• Provide day-to-day clinical leadership and oversee care delivery.
• Support Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager in clinical, operational activities.
• Contribute to education and mentoring of students and staff.
• Participate in quality improvement, audits and research to enhance outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing/midwifery care, including admissions and discharges coordination.
• Provide day-to-day clinical leadership, overseeing care delivery and patient flow.
• Support the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager in clinical, operational and change management activities.
• Contribute to education and mentoring by supporting students and new staff.
• Participate in quality improvement and clinical audits to enhance outcomes.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mentoring

Quality improvement

Patient flow

Change management

Job description

Job no: 953529
Work type: Full time
Location: Barossa
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

As the Associate Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager in the Emergency Department, you will provide high-quality nursing and/or midwifery services that reflect your experience and professional growth from competent to proficient practice. You’ll play a vital leadership role, supporting the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager in guiding and mentoring nursing and midwifery staff, while maintaining accountability for your own practice standards and the supervision of delegated activities.

This position offers an opportunity to strengthen your leadership capabilities while contributing to a fast-paced, supportive team environment that values professional growth and high standards of care.

WHO ARE WE?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas (position based in Victor Harbor). We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.

WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK

From heritage streets to riverside walks, boutique shopping and relaxed café moments, Gawler invites you to slow down, wander a little further, stay a little longer and discover the stories around every corner. Just 43 km north of Adelaide and on the edge of the renowned Barossa Valley, Gawler blends historic charm with vibrant local culture. Planned in 1839 by William Light, the town is rich in character, with grand stone buildings, historic pubs and beautifully preserved streets. Visit Gawler here.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Are you committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care and strive for excellent patient outcomes every day?
• Are you keen to showcase your clinical leadership skills to support a collaborative, high-performing team?
• Are you passionate about mentoring and developing others, fostering a strong culture of learning and continuous professional growth ?
• Are you willing to drive improvement by engaging in quality, safety, and evidence-based practice initiatives?
• Are you committed to contribute to efficient service delivery, including patient flow, care coordination, and problem-solving within the clinical setting?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on…

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing/midwifery care, including assessment, care planning, and coordination of admissions and discharges
• Provide day-to-day clinical leadership, overseeing care delivery within the team and supporting safe, effective patient flow
• Support the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager in clinical, operational, and change management activities
• Contribute to education and mentoring by supporting students, new staff, and ongoing professional development within the team
• Participate in quality improvement, clinical audits, and research activities to enhance patient outcomes and service delivery

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

• 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 generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
• Health and Fitness Benefits:Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 953529), or reach out to Rachael Kirkbride, Nurse Unit Manager on Phone: [phone] or via E-mail: [e-mail]

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DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on 10 November 2026 at 11:55PM

Advertised: 27 Oct 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 10 Nov 2026 11:55 PM Cen. Australia Daylight Time