Paediatric Emergency Nurses

SA Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 77,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

SA Health’s Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Bedford Park Emergency Department is seeking an experienced Emergency Nurse with paediatric expertise. You’ll join a dynamic multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced unit delivering high-quality, person- and family-centred care across all ages.

This role focuses on assessing patient needs, providing safe, evidence-based care, responding to deterioration, and contributing to a culture of learning and improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience working clinically in a paediatric emergency department or 1 year experience working in an acute paediatric area.
• Effective communication skills including problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and prioritise workload.
• Demonstrated competence in emergency nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards.

Responsibilities

• Assess individual patient needs, plan, implement and coordinate appropriate service delivery.
• Participate in quality improvement activities to enhance patient safety and safe work practices.
• Provide direct person-centred nursing care on a shift by shift basis in a defined clinical area.

Skills

Paediatric ED

Teamwork

Communication

Clinical assessment

Job description

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Bedford Park – Emergency Department
• Salary $77,824.00 - $106,187.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) RN1
• Salary $90,913.00 - $114,917.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) RN2C
• Multiple Temporary Part-time and Full-time 12 Month Contracts

Make a difference where every moment matters.

Join the Emergency Departmentand be part of a dynamic team delivering high-quality, person- and family-centred care to patients across all stages of life.

This is an opportunity to build and strengthen your emergency nursing skills in a fast-paced environment, working alongside a multidisciplinary team where no two shifts are the same. You’ll assess patient needs, provide safe and evidence-based care, respond to clinical deterioration, and contribute to a supportive culture of learning and continuous improvement.

If you’re an experienced emergency nurse with a passion for paediatric care, teamwork and making a real difference to patients and families, we’d love to hear from you.

About the role:

• Assess individual patient/client needs, plan, implement and/or coordinate appropriate service delivery from a range of accepted options including other disciplines or agencies.
• Participate in quality improvement activities that contribute to patient/client safety, risk minimisation and safe work activities within the practice setting.
• Provide direct person centred nursing/midwifery care and/or individual case management to patients/clients on a shift by shift basis in a defined clinical area with increasing autonomy over time.

About you:

• Minimum of 1 year experience working clinically in a paediatric emergency department or 1 year experience working in clinically in an acute paediatric area.
• Effective communication skills including, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and prioritise workload.
• Demonstrated competence in emergency nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact:

James Paterson, Paediatric Emergency Nurse Consultant, [e-mail]

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm 18 October 2026 Sunday

Attachments:

• Registered Nurse - ED Paediatric Role Description
• Clinical Nurse - ED Paediatric Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 952340