Kate Hill Ward - Nurse Unit Manager

SA Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 133,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Fitness Passport

Free public transport for SA Healthmet

Employee Assistance Program

Relocation assistance

Job summary

SA Health’s Women’s and Children’s Health Network in North Adelaide is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager for the Kate Hill Ward to provide clinical and operational leadership, drive service delivery, and model patient- and family-centred care.

You will lead a collaborative nursing team delivering surgical care, oversee patient flow, implement quality improvement, and mentor staff while guiding changes to meet emerging service needs.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia registration or eligibility.
• At least 3 years post registration experience as a nurse or midwife.
• Experience in management and leadership roles.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, problem solving and negotiation skills.
• Ability to foster staff development and a positive workplace culture.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and coordination to ensure quality patient care and efficient flow.
• Implement and coordinate processes for quality improvement within span of control.
• Lead, mentor and coach team members as a role model and resource person.
• Develop a learning environment and support staff capability development.
• Drive changes to local processes to meet emerging service needs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Conflict resolution

Negotiation

Mentoring

Coaching

Job description

• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Surgical Services, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – RN/M3, $132,794.00 - $138,730.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time, 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.

About the role

Lead our collaborative nursing team delivering surgical care at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. As the Kate Hill Ward - Nurse Unit Manager, you will provide clinical and operational leadership, oversee service delivery, and model patient and family centred care. As Nurse Unit Manager, you will drive outstanding outcomes for our patients and their families.

Key duties of the role

• Provide pivotal leadership and co-ordination to achieve continuity and quality of patient care and outcomes and efficient patient flow.
• Implement and co-ordinate within span of control, processes for quality improvement and continuity.
• Provide leadership and direction, act as a role model, mentor, consultant, and resource person.
• Develop and maintain a learning environment, taking a coaching approach to team development, individual capability development and performance development.
• Change local processes and practices in accordance with emerging service needs, care evaluation results, and imminent systems problems.

Skills and Experience

• 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
• Registered Nurse and or Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience.
• Experience in management and leadership roles.
• Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to foster a workplace environment that develops staff potential.

Enquiries can be directed to

Emma Goodes

Nursing Director - Operations, Surgical Services

[e-mail]

0478 260 764

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:

• RN3 - Nurse Unit Manager - Surgical Wards - Role Description - 955534.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Monday 16 November 2026 at 11:55pm