Registered Nurse – Rehabilitation Inpatient in Adelaide

Modbury Hospital's Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit is where recovery becomes real. If you're a Registered Nurse who finds genuine satisfaction in helping patients rebuild independence and return to the lives they love, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) has multiple short-term contract opportunities waiting for you.

What You'll Be Doing

• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised patient care within a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team.
• Supporting patients through recovery pathways focused on restoring function and maximising independence.
• Accurate clinical documentation and handover in line with NALHN standards and SA Health policy.
• Contributing to a safe ward environment through consistent application of infection control and patient safety protocols.

What You'll Bring

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated experience in an acute, rehabilitation or related inpatient nursing environment.
• Sound understanding of person‑centred care and goal‑directed rehabilitation principles.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Familiarity with SA Health clinical documentation systems or willingness to build this quickly.
• Commitment to the NALHN values of care, respect, and integrity in all patient interactions.

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.

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 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.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

• From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression.
• 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.

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances). 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.