SA Health
Job reference: 910703
Location: 5290 - MOUNT GAMBIER
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Limestone Coast Local Health Network, Mount Gambier & Districts Health Service
• Salary: $74,831 - $102,103 p.a. (pro-rata) - RN/RM1 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Ongoing and Temporary (Full Time and Part Time) and Casual vacancies available
• Resource Pool - County Location - Supportive Team - Flexibility

Overview

The Registered Nurse/Midwife Resource Pool is an excellent career opportunity to work in the largest regional health facility in South Australia. To be part of the Resource Pool, Nurses cover shift shortfalls across all wards as required providing a wide range of clinical experience, working over 7 days and inclusive of night duty.  A combination of full and part-time, and casual positions available with flexibility to support work-life balance.

Enjoying a wonderful country location, you will be able to work closely with a multidisciplinary team of health care providers, to achieve health outcomes for a range of inpatients and outpatients of Mt Gambier Hospital and its surrounding communities.

Joining our supportive team within a friendly and welcoming country environment, you will assist with the provision of professional high quality direct nursing/midwifery care aimed at improving patient health outcomes. Assessing individual patient needs, you will plan, implement or coordinate appropriate service delivery from a range of accepted options. 

You will also provide health education, counselling and rehabilitation programs to improve the health outcomes of individual patients or groups. Consolidating your knowledge and skills, you will develop in capability through continuous professional development and experience and maintain cooperative and productive working relationships with all members of the health care team. 

About You

• You will be registered or eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse/Midwife by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, and hold or be eligible to hold a current practicing certificate.
• With prior experience in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice, you will have effective communication skills including, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• With the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and prioritise workloads, you will be creative, innovative and flexible when approaching issues within a rural healthcare setting.

Why Join Us?

• Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of the Limestone Coast Local Health Network means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, will have access to flexible working hours and be part of an inter-professional approach to holistic health care.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment where your ideas are valued.
• Job security and financial incentives: in addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is. 
• Relocation reimbursement of up to $13,000 may be available to people relocating for this opportunity. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.

The Region

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network provides a wide range of health care services to residents within the Limestone Coast region, which is situated in the southeastern part of South Australia and extending all the way to the Victorian border.

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network is surrounded by a world class wine region, outdoor adventures, and some of South Australia's best coastline, offering a work-life balance like no other.

Your lifestyle

• Relaxed and affordable lifestyle
• Access to safe beaches, excellent recreational fishing, sailing and surf
• Outstanding National Parks and great sporting and recreational facilities
• Well-serviced with educational facilities, including TAFE and University campuses
• Plenty of social activities including sporting clubs, music groups and great food and beverage experiences
• Conveniently located approximately halfway between two major cities: Melbourne and Adelaide

Find out more about working with the Limestone Coast Local Health Network at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/workatLCLHN   

Applicant Information

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients) 

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as diverse community groups and ages including, LGBTQI+, people living with a disability and other diversity groups.  The LCLHN recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and consumers in being an employer of choice.

For more information about the role please refer to the role description provided below. Job ref: 910703

Application Closing Date

25 July 2026 - 12 months - 11:55PM

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information.

Attachments

 910703 - LCLHN - Role Description RN01 Reg Nurse Resource Pool MGDHS.pdf

JCS+RN+final.pdf

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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.