Registered / Clinical Nurse (RN1/2) - Geriatrics and Evaluation Management Unit (Multiple Positions)

Palliative Care SA; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 79,000 - 117,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Salary Sacrifice benefits

Job summary

Palliative Care SA is seeking Registered Nurses for the Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) Unit in Adelaide. This role involves comprehensive assessment, care planning, and delivering evidence-based nursing interventions to support older adults through complex health needs and safe discharge.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care and positive patient journeys.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration in Australia (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia).
• Eligible for registration or currently registered in RN1/RN2C level.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive assessment and care planning for older adults in GEM Unit.
• Deliver evidence-based nursing interventions to promote independence and safe discharge.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide coordinated, high-quality care.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Job description

Registered / Clinical Nurse (RN1/2) - Geriatrics and Evaluation Management Unit (Multiple Positions)

Job no: 947984

Work type: Full time, Part time

Location: Adelaide Metro Northern

Categories: Nursing/Midwifery

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Modbury Hospital – MODBURY SA 5092
• Temporary and Ongoing Full-Time/Part-Time positions (Multiple Positions)
• Temporary Full-Time/Part-Time positions up to 10 September 2027 (Multiple Positions)
• Salary: $79,381 - $108,311 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN1
• Salary: $92,731 - $117,215 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN2C

About the Role:

Step into a rewarding nursing role where your expertise truly transforms lives. Our Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) Unit is seeking dedicated Registered Nurses who are passionate about delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care to older adults. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team committed to supporting patients through complex health needs, functional decline, and recovery.

As a Registered or Clinical Nurse in our GEM Unit, you will play a vital role in comprehensive assessment, care planning, and evidence‑based interventions that promote independence, wellbeing, and safe discharge outcomes. You will work closely with medical, nursing, and allied health professionals to deliver coordinated care that enhances quality of life and supports positive patient journeys.

This role offers the chance to build meaningful connections with patients and families, contribute to continuous service improvement, and develop your skills within a supportive and forward‑thinking team.

Appointment to the role will be at the RN1 or RN2C classification, dependent on the level of experience.

To be eligible for this position, you mustbe 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.

About You:

In this role, you will bring a strong blend of clinical capability, professional judgement, and collaborative skill. Your communication, problem‑solving, conflict‑resolution, and negotiation abilities enable you to navigate complex situations with confidence and clarity. You work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to a cohesive and supportive care environment. Your ability to prioritise competing demands and meet deadlines ensures patients receive timely, high‑quality care, while your creativity, flexibility, and innovative thinking help you respond effectively to challenges in the clinical setting.

If you’re ready to make a genuine impact and grow your career in a specialised and fulfilling area of nursing, we’d love to welcome you to our GEM team.

About Adelaide:

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.

About Us:

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.

NALHNserves over400,000 peoplein 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.

Withover 7,500employees, NALHNemphasisesquality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, andequitablehealth outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

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.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

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.

Check(s):

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate)for vulnerable person-related employment 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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 947984

Enquiries:

Office Aged Care, Rehabilitation & Palliative Care

Phone: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Application Closing Date:

13 November 2026– 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

947984 - Registered Nurse - RN1 - Aged Care Rehabilitation & Palliative Care - Role Description.pdf

947984 - Clinical Nurse - RN2C - Aged Care Rehabilitation & Palliative Care - Role Description.pdf