Registered Nurse - Acute

SA Health; Gumeracha; On-site; AUD 78,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Health’s Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network is seeking dedicated Registered Nurses to join the team at Gumeracha Hospital. You will deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing care, assess and coordinate care, and contribute to safe practice with increasing autonomy in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment.

You will also contribute to leadership, education and quality improvement, mentoring staff and students while developing your own professional capability.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current practicing certificate and eligibility to work in an acute hospital setting.
• Experience in leadership, education and continuous improvement is desirable.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to patient safety and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing care in an acute hospital setting.
• Assess, plan and coordinate care to meet individual patient needs with increasing autonomy.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and effective service delivery.
• Provide leadership, support and mentoring to staff and students while strengthening professional capability.

Job description

Job Description

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
• Gumeracha Hospital
• Salary: RN/M1 $77,824 to $106,187 p.a. (adjusted to hours worked)
• Ongoing/Permanent, multiple roles

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

We are offering an excellent opportunity for dedicated Registered Nurses to join the team at Gumeracha Hospital to provide high-quality, person-centred nursing care in a collaborative clinical environment. You will assess, plan and coordinate care, work with multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to safe, effective practice with increasing autonomy.

You will also support service delivery through leadership, education and continuous improvement. This includes mentoring staff and students, contributing to health education, and participating in quality and research activities while developing your own professional capability.

WHO ARE WE?

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

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

• Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care in a fast-paced acute hospital setting?
• Do you have the clinical judgement and confidence to assess, plan and coordinate care with increasing autonomy?
• Can you effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve the best outcomes for patients and families?
• Are you committed to continuous improvement, patient safety and evidence-based practice?
• Do you enjoy supporting and mentoring colleagues and students while continuing to grow your own professional capability?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions – then read on….

WHAT DO WE STAND FOR?

At BHFLHN our values underpin everything we do and the way we behave every day. We also look for people who align to our values and we believe that our passion must be yours to be a success, our values are Trust, Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Kindness.

WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK

Gumeracha is set in the beautiful Torrens Valley region, surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, orchards and farmland and Strathalbyn is just 50 minutes from Adelaide. Unearth the quaint, country-style markets, boutique shops and beautiful heritage buildings in the historic main streets, enjoy brunch at one of the many cafes and restaurants or stroll through the picturesque parklands on the banks of the River Angas.

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

You will……….

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing care in an acute hospital setting
• Assess, plan and coordinate care to meet individual patient/client needs
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and effective service delivery
• Contribute to patient safety, quality improvement and evidence-based practice
• Provide leadership, support and mentoring to staff and students while strengthening your own professional capability

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to be immunised. Please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy. Further information is in the application for to help guide you.
• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to be immunised. Please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy. Further information is in the application for to help guide you.
• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

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

NEED TO RELOCATE?

Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at: https://movetomore.com.au/

HELP IS HERE!

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 942094) or reach out to Lizzie Bartel, Nurse Manager on phone: [phone] or email: [e-mail]

DON’T HESITATE!

Applications Close on 22 October 2026 at 11:55PM

Eligibility:

Open to Everyone

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