Registered Nurse - Rehabilitation Inpatient (Multiple Positions)

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

Job summary

SA Health's Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking Registered Nurses for a Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit at Modbury Hospital on short-term contracts through to 16 July 2027. Roles involve delivering evidence-based nursing care in a busy inpatient setting and contributing to multidisciplinary recovery pathways to maximise independence.

Ideal candidates will be AHPRA-registered with experience in acute or rehabilitation settings, strong communication skills, and familiarity with SA

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• Experience in acute, rehabilitation or related inpatient nursing.
• Understanding of person-centred care and goal-directed rehabilitation principles.
• Strong communication and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.
• Familiarity with SA Health clinical documentation systems or willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care within a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team.
• Support patients through recovery pathways focused on restoring function and independence.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and handover per NALHN and SA Health policy.
• Uphold infection control and patient safety standards in daily ward operations.

Skills

Nursing

Communication

Teamwork

Infection control

Documentation

Job description

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Modbury Hospital – MODBURY SA 5092
• Salary: $79,381 - $108,3117 p.a. – RN1
• Temporary Full-Time/part-Time up to 16 July 2027

About the Role:

Modbury Hospital's Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit is where recovery becomes real. If you're a Registered Nurse who finds genuine satisfaction in helping patients rebuild independence and return to the lives they love, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) has multiple short-term contract opportunities waiting for you.

What You'll Be Doing

Based at Modbury Hospital within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, you'll deliver evidence-based nursing care across a busy inpatient rehabilitation setting. These are full-time, short-term contract positions through to 16 July 2027. Your day-to-day will include:

• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised patient care within a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team
• Supporting patients through recovery pathways focused on restoring function and maximising independence
• Accurate clinical documentation and handover in line with NALHN standards and SA Health policy
• Contributing to a safe ward environment through consistent application of infection control and patient safety protocols

What You'll Bring

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Demonstrated experience in an acute, rehabilitation or related inpatient nursing environment
• Sound understanding of person-centred care and goal-directed rehabilitation principles
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Familiarity with SA Health clinical documentation systems or willingness to build this quickly
• Commitment to the NALHN values of care, respect, and integrity in all patient interactions

To be eligible for this position, you must be 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 practising certificate.

About You:

You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‑quality health services within modern facilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

About Adelaide:

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 7,500 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 screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the . See our 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 in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 947192

Enquiries:

Phone: (08)

E-mail:

Application Closing Date:

13 November 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – for further information.