CHC l Registered Nurse - Naracoorte

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Benefits offered by this job

12% Superannuation

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Salary Sacrifice

Job summary

Limestone Coast Local Health Network invites applications for a part-time Registered Nurse – Community Health Nurse position in Naracoorte, SA. The role focuses on high-quality, person-centred care across community and home-based settings.

You will assess client needs, coordinate care and work within a multidisciplinary team to support health outcomes and independence. Applicants should be registered or eligible with the NMBA and willing to obtain necessary checks.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMBA registration or eligibility
• Commitment to consumer- and family-centred care
• Ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team

Responsibilities

• Assess and prioritise client needs in community settings
• Plan, coordinate and deliver nursing care and interventions
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support client safety and health outcomes
• Contribute to health promotion, quality improvement and education

Skills

Clinical nursing

Autonomy

Communication

Cultural awareness

Education

Nursing registration with NMBA

Job description

Job no: 950969
Work type: Part time
Location: South East
Categories: Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care, Nursing/Midwifery

Registered Nurse – Community Health Nurse

• Ongoing | Part-Time – 0.4 FTE.
• 12% Superannuation | Leave Loading | Salary Sacrifice
• Location: Naracoorte, SA 5271

About The Role

As a Community Health Nurse, you will provide high-quality, person-centred nursing care to clients across community-based settings within Country Health Connect. Working with increasing autonomy, you will assess individual needs, plan and coordinate care, deliver nursing interventions and connect clients with other health professionals and services to support positive health outcomes.

You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team while maintaining accountability for your own clinical practice and contributing to client safety, health promotion and quality improvement.

This is a rewarding opportunity to provide responsive, evidence-based nursing care that supports people to maintain their health, wellbeing and independence within their community.

About You

You are a compassionate and capable Registered Nurse with strong clinical knowledge, sound assessment and decision-making skills, and a commitment to providing person-centred care. You are confident working autonomously when required while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams to support the diverse and sometimes complex needs of clients in the community.

To succeed in the Community Health Nurse role, you will:

• Be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practising certificate.
• Demonstrate competence in relevant nursing practice and a commitment to delivering safe, evidence-based, consumer and family-centred care.
• Bring effective communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills, with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate the ability to assess and prioritise client needs, manage your workload and work autonomously when required in community-based settings.
• Demonstrate an understanding of culturally appropriate care, including the ability to engage respectfully with Aboriginal consumers and communities and a willingness to further develop your cultural knowledge and capability.

Qualifications relevant to Community Health Nursing, Wound Care, Primary Health Care, Health Promotion, Public Health, Chronic Disease Self-Management or Immunisations, along with previous experience in a community health setting, are desirable.

About Country Health Connect

Country Health Connect provides community-based health services that support people to maintain their health, wellbeing and independence within their own homes and communities.

As part of the Community Nursing team, you will work with clients across different ages, backgrounds and levels of complexity, providing safe clinical services in community and home-based environments. You will collaborate with other health professionals, disciplines and external agencies to assess individual needs, coordinate appropriate services and support continuity of care.

The role also provides opportunities to contribute to health promotion and education, quality improvement, evidence-based practice and the development of less experienced staff and students.

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 1,800 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?

• Make a meaningful difference as a trusted and valued part of the community.
• Enjoy relaxed, affordable living with access to beaches, national parks and outdoor adventure.
• Be part of a supportive, inclusive and collaborative team culture.
• Access professional development, education and flexible working options.
• Benefit from salary packaging and wellbeing initiatives.
• Live midway between Adelaide and Melbourne, with the best of regional and city life.

Conditions of Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position.
• A current Working With Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Department of Human Services is required.

A current NDIS Worker Screening Check is required.

A current South Australian Driver’s Licence is required.

The successful applicant may be required to work at other Country Health Connect sites across the Limestone Coast and may be required to participate in an on-call roster.

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A

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 a disability and other diversity groups. 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 contact Lisa Sutcliffe, Acting Regional Manager Community Nursing on 08 8721 1320 or email [e-mail] and quote Requisition #950969.

Applications to be submitted before 11:59pm (ACDT) Sunday 11th October 2026

Advertised: 28 Sep 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 11 Oct 2026 11:55 PM Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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