Noarlunga PACU - Clinical/Registered Nurse

PACU Clinical /Registered Nurse – Noarlunga | Temporary Part-Time Contract | Join a Skilled Perioperative Team

Temporary Part-time PACU Clinical/Registered Nurse role at Noarlunga Health Service within SALHN, contract until June 2027.

About the role: 

Employees classified at this level provide nursing services in health service settings. Employees working within this level develop from novice practitioners to a proficient level of professional practice. They consolidate knowledge and skills and develop in capability through continuous professional development and experience. 

Duties for the role will include:

• Assess individual patient/client needs, plan, implement and/or coordinate appropriate service delivery from a range of accepted options including other disciplines or agencies.
• Provide direct person-centred nursing care and/or individual case management to patients/clients on a shift-by-shift basis in a defined clinical area with increasing autonomy over time.
• Plan and coordinate services with other disciplines or agencies in providing individual health care needs.
• Provide ward/team leader/coordination as required on a shift-by-shift basis. (A team leader is a RN assigned responsibility for supporting staff and coordinating patient/client care).
• Contribute to procedures for effectively dealing with people exhibiting challenging behaviours.
• Provide proficient, person centred, clinical nursing/midwifery care and/or individual case management to patients/clients in PACU and OTS

About you:

• 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
• Effective communication skills including, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated competence in Anaesthetic and/or PACU nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Minimum 3 years demonstrated clinical experience in stage 1 PACU (Clinical position)
• current ALS trained

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Haylee Logan, Nurse Unit Manager - Noarlunga Hospital Ph:04•••••629 

••••@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 19th of August 2026

Attachments:

• Registered Nurse ANAES PACU Role Description 
• Clinical Nurse PACU ANAES Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• 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: 947284