Nurse Consultant - Diabetes Chronic Disease Management

• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Division of Paediatric Medicine, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – RN/M3 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 3, $130,190 to $136,010 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time - Permanent Ongoing

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

The Nurse Consultant Diabetes provides clinical nursing expertise and direct expert care for children and adolescents with diabetes, as well as their families. They provide clinical leadership to multidisciplinary staff within the diabetes and endocrine department as well as across the WCHN. The person who through education and experience, is able to effectively ensure and provide quality services to children, and adolescents with diabetes within a multidisciplinary team context.

Key duties of the role

• Provide direct, expert clinical nursing/midwifery care, select and implement different therapeutic interventions, provide individual case management to a defined population of patients/clients and evaluate progress.
• Contribute to the development of, implementation of, and monitoring of corporate policies and processes and lead in their area of expertise
• Contribute specific expertise to monitor and evaluate research activities in order to improve nursing or midwifery practice and service delivery
• Provides leadership and direction, acts a role model, mentor, consultant and resource person

Skills and Experience

• 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.
• Demonstrated ability to foster a workplace environment that develops staff potential.
• Registered Nurse and or Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience.
• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing and or midwifery practice in accordance with the relevant standards.

Enquiries can be directed to

Emily Brigham

Nursing Director - Operations

0466827088

Emily.Brigham@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• RN3 - Nurse Consultant Diabetes - Role Description - 951970.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

If you would like further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Thursday 29 October 2026 11:55PM