Registered Nurse/Midwife

I Work For Sa; Port Pirie; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Fitness Passport

Public transport to hospital

Employee Assistance Program

Relocation assistance negotiable

Job summary

SA Health's Women’s and Children’s Health Network (CaFHS) in Port Pirie is seeking a Registered Nurse/Midwife for a fixed-term contract (8 months). You will provide direct nursing/midwifery care within CaFHS, developing from novice to proficient with ongoing professional development.

The role offers a comprehensive salary package including 12% superannuation, salary sacrifice benefits, and relocation support may be negotiated. Open to eligible applicants with current practicing certificate.

Qualifications

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse and/or Midwife with a current practising certificate.
• Experience delivering high-quality, safe patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct person-centred nursing/midwifery care to clients with increasing autonomy.
• Participate in quality improvement activities that support client safety and safe work practices.
• Provide child health checks, health promotion and education to clients or groups.
• Support and guidance to newer or less experienced staff.

Skills

Nursing/midwifery skills

Clinical assessment

Communication

Teamwork

Workload prioritisation

Education

Nursing/Midwifery registration

Job description

SA Health
Job reference: 953670
Location: 5540 - PORT PIRIE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Women's and Children’s Health Network, Child and Family Health Service (CaFHS), Port Pirie, Clare, Kadina


• Salary – RN/M1 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 1, $79,381 to $108,311 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits


• Full Time/Part Time, fixed term contract – 8 Months

About WCHN

Join the Women's and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We're shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence - with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.


• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)


• Free public transport to and from the Women's and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).


• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.


• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility.

About the role

Nursing/midwifery employees at this level provide services within the Child and Family Health Service (CaFHS), developing from novice to proficient practitioners through experience and continuous professional development while consolidating their knowledge and skills and accepting accountability for their own standards of care and delegated activities.

Key duties of the role

• Provide direct person-centred nursing/midwifery care to clients in a defined team with increasing autonomy over time.


• Participate in quality improvement activities that contribute to client safety, risk minimisation and safe work activities within the practice setting.


• Provide child health and development checks, health promotion and education, to clients or groups to improve the health and development outcomes of individuals.


• Use foundation theoretical knowledge and evidenced based guidelines to achieve positive client care outcomes.


• Provide, with increasing capacity over time, support and guidance to newer or less experienced staff, including Enrolled Nurses.

Skills and Experience

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse and/or Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, with a current practising certificate.


• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing/midwifery practice in accordance with professional standards.


• Proven experience in delivering high-quality, safe care consistent with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.


• Demonstrated communication, problem-solving, teamwork and workload prioritisation skills.


• Knowledge of relevant legislation, professional standards, quality improvement systems and person- and family-centred care principles.

Want to learn more about career opportunities at WCHN?

To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Thursday 12 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.