Registered Nurse/Midwife

SA Health; Kapunda; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 108,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary benefits package up to $9,010 F

Meal Entertainment expenses up to $2,{

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

SA Health Kapunda Hospital is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to provide high-quality, patient-centred care in a fast-paced acute setting. You will assess, plan and coordinate care with increasing autonomy, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and effective service delivery.

The role supports leadership, education and continuous improvement, mentoring staff and students, and contributing to quality and research activities while developing your professional

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse in Australia.
• Experience in acute hospital care preferred.
• Ability to assess, plan and coordinate care with autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing care in an acute hospital setting.
• Assess, plan and coordinate care to meet patient needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe service delivery.
• Contribute to patient safety, quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to staff and students.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Patient assessment

Care coordination

Mentoring staff

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network Kapunda Hospital Salary: RN/M1 $79,381 to $108,311 p.a. (adjusted to hours worked) Part Time, Multiple Ongoing and Temporary opportunities available

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

We are offering an excellent opportunity for a dedicated Registered Nurse to join the team at Kapunda 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.

Kapunda is a historic town located in South Australia’s picturesque Barossa region, approximately 80 kilometres north of Adelaide. Known as Australia’s oldest mining town, Kapunda has a rich heritage rooted in copper mining and colonial history. Today, it’s a thriving rural community that blends charming country living with access to modern amenities. Surrounded by rolling hills and vineyards, Kapunda offers a relaxed lifestyle, strong community spirit, and close proximity to the renowned food and wine culture of the Barossa Valley.

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?

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

• 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?

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

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.

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: 950588) or reach out to Deb Trotta, Nurse Unit Manager Kapunda Hospital on phone: [phone] or email: [emailprotected]. To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the Applicant Checklist BHFLHN Applicant Checklist.pdf . Stay connected with our Network! Follow us on LinkedIn to stay informed about exciting job opportunities and updates on us and what our employees are doing.

DON’T HESITATE!

Applications Close on 18 November 2026 at 11:55PM Eligibility: Open to Everyone Please note: If you have recently applied for this role, thank you, your application has been received and will be considered. There is no need to submit another application.