Job no: 946849
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112
Salary: $130,190 - $136,010 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN3
Ongoing Full-Time
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Capacity Nurse Consultant within the Division of Surgical Specialties and Anaesthesia.
Are you an experienced nursing professional with a passion for improving patient care and hospital efficiency? We are seeking a dynamic Patient Flow Coordinator to join our team and play a pivotal role in managing patient movement across multiple hospitals and wards.
In this role, you will oversee intra- and inter-hospital transfers, identify candidates for the My Home Hospital program, and ensure timely discharges and accurate capacity updates. You will actively participate in key planning meetings, collaborate with clinical teams, the Network of Operations Centre and external facilities, and advocate for the effective use of resources to maintain surgical and medical capacity.
As a senior clinician, you will provide advanced nursing expertise and clinical leadership within your area of practice. Recognised as an expert in your specialty, you will exercise a high degree of autonomy and decision-making while working across diverse clinical settings. Your responsibilities include accountability for nursing practice, patient outcomes, professional advice, and delegation of care, as well as ensuring alignment between practice and policy.
If you are committed to delivering high-quality care, driving efficiency, and leading clinical excellence, we would love to hear from you.
Key Attributes
Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA)
Demonstrated experience in patient flow, discharge coordination, or subacute/disability care settings
Sound understanding of the NDIS framework and how it intersects with acute hospital care in South Australia
Strong communication and negotiation skills when working across complex, multi-agency care environments
Capacity to work both autonomously and as a collaborative member of a multidisciplinary team
Commitment to SA Health's values of care, excellence, innovation and integrity
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 practicing certificate.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 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.
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.
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 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)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 946849
Enquiries:
Elaine Roberts
Nursing Director
Phone: (08) 8182 1229
E-mail: [email protected]
Application Closing Date:
4 September 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
- Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
Advertised: 21 Aug 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 04 Sep 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
