Clinical Nurse - Transition Care Program (TCP)
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SA Health's Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking a Clinical Nurse to join the Transition Care Program (TCP) in the Adelaide Metro Northern region. This is a temporary part-time contract of 32 hours per week, up to 25 June 2027, based in Elizabeth South 5112, RN/M2C level with salary range AU$92,731–AU$117,215 per year plus superannuation.
You will conduct comprehensive assessments, develop individualised care plans aligned with TCP goals, coordinate with allied health and community
Qualifications
- Experience in aged care, community, or rehabilitation nursing.
- Understanding TCP goals and eligibility.
- Ability to work autonomously across dispersed teams.
- Strong communication with clients, families, and colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop care plans aligned with TCP goals.
- Coordinate with allied health and community providers for smooth transitions.
- Monitor health status and escalate per NALHN protocols.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation per SA Health standards.
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Job description
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Job no: 954951
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery
- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network –ELIZABETH SOUTH SA 5112
- Salary: $92,731 - $117,215 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits - RN/M2C
- Temporary Part-Time - 32 hours per week up to 25 June 2027
An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Clinical Nurse within the Transition Care Program.
The Transition Care Program (TCP) at Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) exists to help older South Australians regain independence after a hospital stay — and the Clinical Nurses who make that possible are central to its success. If you bring genuine skill in geriatric care and community care coordination and want to contribute to meaningful, time-limited goals with real people, this part-time contract role offers exactly that kind of work.
To find out more about what NALHN TCP offers - please visit Northern Adelaide Geriatric Service (NAGS) | SA Health and watch the videos in the 'At Home' and 'In A Residential Aged Care Home' sections of the website.
Based within the NALHN Modern Primary Health Care unit and covering the Adelaide Metro Northern region, you will work closely with community providers to coordinate goal-oriented clinical care for TCP clients in their homes and community settings. This is a part-time, short-term contract position through to 25 June 2027.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop individualised care plans aligned with TCP goals
- Coordinate with allied health, community providers and the broader TCP multidisciplinary team to support smooth care transitions
- Monitor and respond to changes in client health status, escalating appropriately within NALHN protocols
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with SA Health standards and legislative requirements
- Demonstrated experience in aged care, community, or rehabilitation nursing contexts
- Sound understanding of the goals and eligibility criteria of the Transition Care Program
- Confidence working autonomously in community settings with a dispersed team
- Strong communication skills across clients, families, and multidisciplinary colleagues
- Current driver's licence and willingness to travel across the Adelaide Metro Northern region
To be eligible for this position, you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.
You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high- quality health services within modern facilities.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.
Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.
With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.
With over 7,000 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.
Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.
Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.
Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.
Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.
Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
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.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for aged care sector screening - apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Job Ref: 954951
Office of Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care
Phone: (08) 7321 4232
E-mail: Health.NALHNACRPCRecruitment@sa.gov.au
20 November 2026 - 11.55PM
954951 - Clinical Nurse, Transition Care Program - ACRPC - RN_MC2 - Role Description.pdf
Advertised: 06 Nov 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 20 Nov 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
As a Clinical Nurse, you will conduct comprehensive assessments, develop individualised care plans, and provide care coordination aligned with TCP goals
As a Clinical Nurse, you will conduct comprehensive assessments, develop individualised care plans, and provide care coordination aligned with TCP goals
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