Nurse Consultant - Geriatric Outreach Services

SA Health
Job reference: 947273
Location: 5253 - MURRAY BRIDGE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Murray Bridge
• RN/M3 | Registered Nurse/Midwife Level 3 | $130,190.00 to $136,010.00 p.a.
• Full time | Ongoing Permanent
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

About the Role:

Join the Riverland Mallee Coorong LHN as a Nurse Consultant and make a meaningful difference to patient care across community, residential aged care, specialist geriatric clinics and LHN service sites. Using your clinical expertise and strong leadership skills, you’ll provide high-quality assessment and care, support and guide nursing teams, and lead projects that drive service improvements and better patient outcomes—all while working with a high level of autonomy and professional responsibility.

What We're Looking For:

Essential Criteria 

• Registered Nurse with at least 3 years’ post-registration experience and current AHPRA registration.
• Strong clinical expertise and demonstrated competence in the relevant area of practice.
• Effective leadership, communication, problem-solving, negotiation and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to lead teams, support staff development, manage change and work collaboratively across disciplines.
• Knowledge of healthcare legislation, standards, quality improvement and contemporary nursing practice.

Desired Criteria 

• Tertiary qualifications in nursing or a related human services discipline.
• Experience in aged care, clinical leadership, quality improvement and multidisciplinary care.
• Knowledge of the South Australian health system, community services and hospital avoidance strategies.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support
• Join RMCLHN's Aged Care Nursing Team (video)

Applicant Information

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 have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

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

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

Job ref: 947273

Enquiries

Susan Ziersch
Nurse ConsultantPhone: 85952936E-mail: *************@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

03 September 2026 - 11.55PM

Attachments

RN3A - Nurse Consultant GOS - Role Description.pdf

About Murray Bridge Factsheet.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines

Applications close: 03/09/2026 11:55 PM

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.