Registered Nurse - Cardiac Unit (Multiple Vacancies)

SA Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Salary packaging option

Job summary

SA Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Cardiac Unit at Lyell McEwin Hospital in Adelaide’s north. This role offers ongoing full-time vacancies within a dynamic, patient-centred cardiac care team.

You will deliver high-quality nursing care, participate in complex interventional procedures and be supported by mentorship and professional development to grow in advanced cardiac practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in an acute cardiac, coronary care or acute care settings.
• Experience with interpreting ECGs and responding to cardiac monitoring changes.
• Strong clinical assessment skills.
• Commitment to person-centred care consistent with SA Health's values.
• Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights and weekends, in a public hospital.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based nursing care to patients across a range of cardiac conditions.
• Support afterhours procedures in the Cardiovascular Interventional Suite with training provided.
• Assess patient needs and coordinate service delivery with other disciplines.
• Participate in quality improvement activities to enhance patient safety and care.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to continuous unit improvement.

Skills

Experience in acute cardiac settings

ECG interpretation

Clinical assessment skills

Person-centred care

Ability to work rotating shifts

Job description

Registered Nurse - Cardiac Unit (Multiple Vacancies)

Job no: 952893
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112
• Salary: $79,381 - $108,311 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN/M1
• Ongoing Full-Time (Multiple Positions)

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Registered Nurse within the Cardiac Unit.

Lyell McEwin Hospital is one of South Australia's busiest acute public hospitals, serving a rapidly growing community across Adelaide's northern suburbs. Join our growing nursing team as we embark on an exciting new chapter in our Cardiac Unit. With a strong focus on building our nursing workforce and supporting professional growth, this is an excellent opportunity to become part of a collaborative and supportive team committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred cardiac care. In this position, you will undertake a structured progression towards advanced professional practice in cardiac nursing. The unit offers a wide range of opportunities to develop clinical knowledge and skills across all aspects of cardiac care. You will benefit from ongoing professional development, mentorship and support from experienced senior clinicians, as well as unique backfill opportunities to broaden your clinical experience. You will also have the opportunity to participate in a range of interventional cardiac procedures, including coronary angiography and electrophysiology procedures, supporting your growth and development as a skilled and confident cardiac nurse.

With multiple ongoing, full-time vacancies now available, this is a real opportunity to plant roots in a team that takes clinical excellence seriously.

What You'll Be Doing

Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, you will deliver evidence-based nursing care to patients across a range of cardiac conditions, from acute coronary syndromes to post-procedural monitoring. Day to day, your responsibilities will include:

• Provide evidenced based care to high acuity cardiology patients including STEMI’s, patients requiring Non-Invasive Ventilation, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps and patients with acute arrythmias.
• Contribute to afterhours procedures in the Cardiovascular Interventional Suite with appropriate training provided.
• Assess individual patient/client needs, plan, implement and 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.
• Mentoring less experienced staff and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement on the unit.

What You Bring

• Experience in an acute cardiac, coronary care or acute care settings.
• Experience with interpreting ECGs and responding to cardiac monitoring changes
• Strong clinical assessment skills.
• Commitment to person-centred care consistent with SA Health's Care, Respect and Integrity values
• Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights and weekends, within a public hospital environment

About You:

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

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.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in 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.

With over 7,000 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health 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 – 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)

Enquiries:

Sally Wilson

Management Facilitator

Phone: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Application Closing Date:

13 November 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

952893 - Registered Nurse - Cardiac Unit - RN1 - Role Description.pdf

Advertised:

30 Oct 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

Applications close: 13 Nov 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time