Discharge Planner Acute

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network  
• Kapunda Hospital 
• Salary: RN/M2A $107,487 to $114,917 p.a. + penalties  
• Part Time (32 hours per week) until September 2027

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?  

An exciting opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice with leadership responsibilities in a supportive healthcare environment. Working closely with the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager, you will deliver high-quality, person-centred care while helping to lead and support staff, mentor less experienced team members, and drive practice improvements.

You will also contribute to key operational functions including workforce planning, recruitment, rostering, performance development, and service delivery, while further developing your clinical, leadership, and professional capabilities.

WHO ARE WE?  

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas (position based in Victor Harbor). We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.  

WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK  

Kapunda is a historic town located in South Australia’s picturesque Barossa region, approximately 80 kilometres north of Adelaide. Known as Australia’s oldest mining town, Kapunda has a rich heritage rooted in copper mining and colonial history. Today, it’s a thriving rural community that blends charming country living with access to modern amenities. Surrounded by rolling hills and vineyards, Kapunda offers a relaxed lifestyle, strong community spirit, and close proximity to the renowned food and wine culture of the Barossa Valley. Learn more here    

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?  

• A skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse/Midwife committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care and achieving positive patient outcomes.
• A proactive leader who can provide clinical guidance, support team members, and promote continuity and consistency of care.
• An effective communicator with the ability to build strong relationships and mentor students, new staff, and less experienced colleagues.
• A collaborative professional who contributes to quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and service development initiatives.
• An organised and adaptable team player who can support operational activities such as staffing, rostering, workforce planning, and change management.

If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on…  

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?  

You will……….  

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing/midwifery care, ensuring safe and effective outcomes for patients, clients, and their families.
• Oversee and coordinate patient admissions and discharges, working closely with patients, families, multidisciplinary teams, and external healthcare providers to achieve safe, timely, and appropriate discharge planning.
• Provide clinical leadership and support to the team, promoting continuity of care and fostering a positive and collaborative workplace culture.
• Mentor, coach, and support the development of students, new staff, and less experienced colleagues to build capability and confidence.
• Contribute to quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and change initiatives that enhance patient care and service delivery.
• Work closely with the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager to support workforce planning, rostering, recruitment, and the efficient day-to-day operations of the ward, unit, or service.

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?  

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:  

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information  
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.  
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.  
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.  

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?  

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:  

• You will need to be immunised. Please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy. Further information is in the application for to help guide you.   
• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.  

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION  

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.   

NEED TO RELOCATE?  

Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at: https://movetomore.com.au/  

HELP IS HERE!  

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 946835), or reach out to Deb Trotta, Nurse Unit Manager Phone: 8566 0200 or via E-mail: debbie.trotta@sa.gov.au .

To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the Applicant Checklist BHFLHN Applicant Checklist.pdf. Please also click here for our Australian applicant guidelines  

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DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on 18 September 2026 11:55PM  

Eligibility: Open to Everyone  

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