Registered / Clinical Nurse Emergency Department

I Work For Sa; Mount Barker; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $9,010 FBT year

Meal Entertainment expenses up to $2,?

Generous leave provisions

Employee Assistance Program

Health and Fitness Benefits

Job summary

SA Health is recruiting Registered/Clinical Nurses for the Mount Barker Hospital Emergency Department. Roles include RN/M1 and RN/M2C on short-term and long-term contracts, with a competitive salary package.

Work in a dynamic ED environment, delivering high-quality nursing care, leading patient flow, and mentoring students and junior staff while driving service improvements and clinical excellence.

Qualifications

• Registered/Clinical Nurse with current registration.
• Ability to make quick decisions in emergencies.
• Accountability for nursing practice and delegated tasks.
• Commitment to professional development.
• Willingness to mentor less experienced staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality emergency nursing care in a fast-paced ED setting.
• Lead clinical team to maintain smooth patient flow and outcomes.
• Mentor, teach and supervise students and junior staff.
• Drive service improvements and evidence-based practice.
• Engage in research and knowledge sharing to enhance patient care.

Skills

Nursing

Emergency care

Leadership

Mentoring

Patient safety

Job description

Registered / Clinical Nurse Emergency Department

Registered / Clinical Nurse Emergency Department

SA Health
Job reference: 953348
Location: 5251 - MOUNT BARKER
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Location: Mount Barker Hospital
• RN/M1 $79,381 to $108,311 perannum
• RN/M2C $92,731 to $117,215 perannum
• Multiple roles available, Short Term and Long Termcontracts

This position is multi-classed as eitherRN/M1 or RN/M2C and the appointment classification will bedetermined by qualifications and experience.

WHAT ARE WEOFFERING?

Join our dynamic Emergency Department team and make areal difference. In this rewarding role, you will deliverhigh-quality emergency nursing/midwifery care within a fast-pacedclinical environment, providing timely assessment, intervention andcare coordination to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.Working closely with a multidisciplinary team, you will play a keyrole in ensuring safe, efficient patient flow while respondingconfidently to changing clinical priorities.

Beyond direct patient care, you will contribute to serviceimprovement, clinical leadership and quality initiatives, whilesupporting the development of students and junior staff throughmentoring, teaching and supervision. This is an excellentopportunity for a skilled clinician to combine hands-on emergencycare with leadership, education and innovation in a supportive andcollaborative environment.

WHO AREWE?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offersopportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda,wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. We prideourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers,residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensurethat you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent,collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this bymaintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported bysystems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of ourstaff and those we serve.

WHERE AND HOW YOU WILLWORK

Mount Barker, located 40 minutes from Adelaide in the AdelaideHills, is a perfect blend of natural beauty, local heritage, andgourmet food. Key highlights include hiking the panoramic MountBarker Summit, exploring the picturesque Laratinga Wetlands , riding the historic Steam Ranger HeritageRailway, and visiting local wineries and the Saturday farmers'market. Visit Mt Baker here.

WHO ARE WE LOOKINGFOR?

• Are you a Registered/Clinical Nurse committed to deliveringhigh-quality nursing care?
• Do you enjoy working in a challenging environment, makingquick decisions to support quality care to those most inneed?
• Do you demonstrate accountability for your own nursingpractice and delegated activities?
• Are you motivated to continue developing your knowledge andskills through professional development and experience?
• Are you confident supporting and guiding less experiencedstaff in their development?

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

HOW WILL YOUCONTRIBUTE?

• Provide exceptional, patient-focused care and make a realdifference every day.
• Lead and inspire your team, ensuring smooth patient flowand high-quality outcomes.
• Mentor, teach, and support students and colleagues to growtheir skills and confidence.
• Drive service improvements and problem-solving, helpingshape better care delivery.
• Engage in research and evidence-based practice to enhancepatient care and clinical excellence.

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU INRETURN?

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

• Salary package a range of benefits (including livingexpenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries)up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainmentexpenses each FBT year more information
• Access to generous leave provisions and professionaldevelopment opportunities.
• Support for you and your family via our free EmployeeAssistance Program.
• Health and Fitness Benefits:Access to FitnessPassport, a discounted workplace health and fitness programavailable to BHFLHN staff and their families.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TOKNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we onlyemploy people with the upmost integrity and commitment to servingthe South Australian community and its visitors to the highestpossible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment thereare a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These aredetailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include thefollowing:

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

OUR COMMITMENT TODIVERSITY & INCLUSION

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

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below(job ref: 953348), or reach out to Sheree Gale, Associate NurseUnit Manager on Phone: [phone] or via E-mail: [e-mail]

Applications Close on 20 November 2026 at 11:55PM

Flexibility Statement
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.