Clinical Nurse/Midwife - Diabetes Educator

• Limestone Coast Local Health Network - Country Health Connect, Mount Gambier
• Salary: RN/RM2C $90,913.00-114,917.00 $ (Pro-rata)
• Permanent Part time position working 19 hours per week / 38 hours per fortnight.

As a key member of the multidisciplinary Country Health Connect team, you will provide a comprehensive community and inpatient based Diabetes Program in the Limestone Coast region. You will develop health promoting strategies for people with diabetes, coordinate the Diabetes Program, and liaise with other health professionals within the Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) to ensure the highest quality evidence-based care for clients. This will include undertaking diabetes education and nursing practice and using primary health care strategies for individuals and groups. Monitoring, promoting and fostering a culture centred on client services and a team approach to work practices, you will facilitate staff development, client teaching and nursing research with a focus towards the prevention of and management of diabetes. You will be expected to maintain a close working relationship with the Diabetes Nurse Practitioner and other Diabetes Nurse Educators within the region.

You will be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse and/or Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, and be eligible to hold a current practicing certificate. With demonstrated competence in diabetes nursing in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice, you will have experience in the leadership and direction of student nurses, Enrolled Nurses and less experienced Registered Nurses. Effective communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills will be essential. You will bring the ability to engage with Aboriginal communities and consumers in a culturally appropriate manner and be willing to undertake further training in this manner.

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.

In addition to the annual salary package we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
• 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) 

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

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as diverse community groups and ages including, LGBTQI+, people living with a disability and other diversity groups.  The LCLHN recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and consumers in being an employer of choice.

For more information about the role please refer to the Job Pack provided below. Job ref: 939568

Name: Lisa Sutcliffe

Title: Acting Regional Manager, Community Nursing Programs 

Phone: 8721 1460

E-mail: lisa.sutcliffe@sa.gov.au

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Advertised: 01 Jun 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 01 Nov 2026 11:55 PM Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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