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About Yorke and Northern Local Health Network

Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN) provide services to 75,000 residents in the Mid North, Clare Valley, Gilbert Valley, Yorke Peninsula, and Port Pirie region of South Australia. There are 16 hospitals, eight Commonwealth funded residential aged care facilities, a medical practice, mental health clinics, Aboriginal Health service clinics, and Country Health Connect (Community Health) providing outreach services to the community.

Find out more about the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network.

Program information 

Participants in the YNLHN TPPP can expect a program that offers support and opportunities in developing nursing and midwifery practice of the highest quality.

The YNLHN TPPP includes:

  • Registered Nurses (RNs) — two six-month rotations including opportunity to nominate specialty areas of preference for consideration. Specialty areas include Acute Care, Aged Care, Community Health, Emergency, Mental Health, Perioperative, and Renal Services.
  • Midwives — The opportunity to focus on the skill development in all areas of midwifery care, across the spectrum of pregnancy and birth and the postnatal and neonatal period. Midwifery Group Practice is a five-site practice providing care for approximately 600 birthing parents and families in the region annually. YNLHN have led the way in development of the award-winning Midwifery Group Practice Model.
  • Supernumerary days to support your immersion into our sites, giving you the opportunity to become familiar with staff and ways of working specific to the area of practice.
  • Orientation undertaken as a group over three days in one of the larger Hub sites, encouraging networking and team development with the Nursing and Midwifery Education Team, and peer networking between TPPP participants in YNLHN.
  • Structured professional development program encompassing a minimum of five TPPP study days, Advanced Life Support Education, and Emergency Nursing and Midwifery education.
  • A permanent Nursing and Midwifery Education Team tasked with supporting TPPP participants, EN Cadets, and students on placement.
  • Assigned preceptors for support.
  • Weekly networking and debriefing opportunities as a team, and additional Education Team support as needed.

Temporary contracted positions for TPPP in YNLHN are 0.84 full time equivalent (FRT) (8 shifts per fortnight). Changes to this can be discussed with the Nursing and Midwifery Education Team, plus YNLHN have utilised a program called ShiftMatch – allowing staff to pick up additional shifts as they are available over the network.

YNLHN also have a partnership with Central Queensland University, supporting TPPP RNs to undertake an optional Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing.

Key benefits

As part of the YNLHN TPPP you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, will have access to flexible working hours and be part of an interprofessional approach to holistic health care.

The YNLHN TPPP is dedicated to:

  • supporting newly graduated transitioning nurses and midwives across YNLHN.
  • recognising the unique nature of working regionally and rurally.
  • focusing on skill development relevant to these areas of nursing and midwifery.
  • using evidence-based curriculum to further develop a strong and high-quality nursing and midwifery workforce.
  • offering unique opportunities specific to YNLHN.

YNLHN are very proud to offer a robust and well-rounded TPPP experience to all applicants and boast a high retention rate of TPPPs who have completed the program over the past four years, into permanent positions in YNLHN using our unique Centralised Staffing and Recruitment Team (CenSTaR).

Importantly, YNLHN want to see you succeed and grow into your nursing or midwifery career and are prepared to support you in undertaking this development.

A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges.

Hear from our staff about the benefits of working for the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network and living in the region.

Site locations and specialty rotations

See the site locations and specialty rotations for registered nurses (PDF 445KB) available through the YNLHN TPPP.

Midwife TPPP

Applicants will be asked to identify preferred base hospital in the Network – Wallaroo, Clare or Port Pirie.

Intake dates

  • January 2025
  • July 2025

If you are accepted into the July intake and are eager to commence work earlier, please contact the Nursing and Midwifery Education Team to discuss options regarding this.

Further information

For any further information about undertaking a TPPP at YNLHN please contact Karen Orchard, Advanced Nurse Educator, by emailing health.ynlhnnmeducationteam@sa.gov.au or calling 0481 067 054 (direct line) or 0481 067 050 (team phone).