Job no: 949104
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery

- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112
- Salary: $130,190 - $136,010 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN3A
- Salary: $137,464 - $143,282 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN4A

- Ongoing Part-Time – 32 hours per week

About the Role:

Lyell McEwin Hospital is one of South Australia's busiest tertiary referral centres, and its vascular service is growing to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding northern Adelaide community. If you're a credentialled Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Practitioner Candidate or working towards Nurse Practitioner, with a strong vascular foundation and a commitment to delivering expert, patient-centred care, this part‑time ongoing role offers genuine clinical scope within a well-supported multidisciplinary team.

Your Role in Our Vascular Service

Working within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN), you will function at an advanced practice level across the full vascular patient journey — from initial assessment through to post‑procedural follow‑up. Key responsibilities include:

- Conducting independent clinical assessments, ordering and interpreting diagnostic investigations, and initiating treatment within your endorsed scope of practice
- Managing complex vascular caseloads in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including wound assessment and chronic limb‑threatening ischaemia
- Collaborating with vascular surgeons, allied health professionals, and referring GPs to coordinate seamless continuity of care
- Contributing to service improvement,



evidence‑based protocol development, and education for nursing and junior medical staff
- Provide psychosocial support, advocacy, and education for patients and their families.

What You Bring

- Current registration as a Nurse Practitioner with AHPRA, with an endorsement relevant to vascular or surgical practice
- Demonstrated clinical experience in vascular nursing at an advanced or nurse practitioner level
- Competency in vascular assessment skills including ankle‑brachial index measurement and wound classification
- Proven ability to manage autonomous caseloads and make independent clinical decisions within a defined scope
- Strong communication skills for engaging with patients, families, and a broad clinical team across NALHN sites
- Understanding of SA Health policies, credentialling frameworks, and relevant legislative requirements

About You:

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 workplace 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.

About Adelaide:

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.

About Us:

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.

NALHNserves over400,000 peoplein 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 l

📌 Vascular Nurse Practitioner (Adelaide)
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