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Key Responsibilities

Providing evidence-based assessment, diagnosis, and management of urological conditions across inpatient and outpatient settings.

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Nurse PractitionerHealthcare Clinical

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
Salary: $137,464 - $143,282 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN4

Ongoing Full-Time

About the Role

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NALHN operates one of South Australia's busiest public health services, and its Urology team is recruiting for a Specialist Nurse Practitioner to step into a rewarding full-time, ongoing role. This pre-existing role will allow the successful candidate to operate to the full scope of their practice. Please note, NALHN will consider applications form current Nurse Practitioner candidates who have completed a substantial portion of the required components of their approved Masters of Nurse Practitioner course with experience in Urological Nursing.

What You'll Be Doing

Working within the Urology service at NALHN, you will deliver advanced, autonomous clinical care to a diverse patient population across the Adelaide Metro Northern region. Your key responsibilities will include:

Providing evidence-based assessment, diagnosis, and management of urological conditions across inpatient and outpatient settings. This includes:
- Independently performing scheduled diagnostic and surveillance flexi cystoscopy lists and associated required follow up on pathology and cytology
- performing trial of void assessments, education patients to perform intermittent self-catheterisation and/or drainage, performing supra pubic catheter changes, post Botox installation reviews, bladder instillations clinics including BCG
Leading clinical quality initiatives and contributing to service improvement within the urology unit
Providing expert clinical urology advice to community nurses, general practitioners, patients and relatives to facilitate hospital avoidance where possible
Prescribing medications and initiating referrals within your endorsed scope of practice
Mentoring and supporting nursing staff to build team capability and advance urology nursing practice standards

What You Bring

Current AHPRA registration as a Nurse Practitioner with an endorsed scope relevant to this role
Demonstrated clinical experience in urology or a closely related specialty
Proven ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team in a complex public health environment
Strong skills in clinical assessment, diagnostics, and advanced care planning
Commitment to SA Health's safety and quality frameworks, including the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights
Effective communication skills tailored to patients, families, and specialist colleagues

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 with the notation of Nurse Practitioner.
For NP Candidate only, currently enrolled in an approved Masters of Nurse Practitioner course, specialising in the speciality of Urology.

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‑quality health services within modern facilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

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.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

With over 7,500 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.

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.

What We Offer

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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.

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.

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: 950064

Elaine Roberts, Nursing Director

Email: elaine.roberts@sa.gov.au

Phone: 0477 736 522

23 October 2026 – 11.55PM

Download File 950064 - Nurse Practitioner Candidate -RN3 - Surgical Specialties & Anaesthesia - Role Description.pdf