Meet our clinicians

Getting to know you

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network offers an amazing range of opportunities for health professionals to grow careers, expand their knowledge and experience a lifestyle that many have never dreamed of.

How do we know that - because that's what our people say, so we'll let them do the talking.

Meet Portia Bradley - Registered Nurse

“Working as a rural and remote generalist we are lucky to be involved in the whole spectrum of life; from neonatal to palliative care."

Portia is a Registered Nurse (RN) at Streaky Bay Hospital, who fell in love with rural and remote nursing after completing a compulsory rural placement.

“I learnt that a nurse’s scope of practice really can be extended, and I was exposed to the adrenaline rush of emergency nursing.”

For her graduate year, she applied for the Eyre and Far North Local Health Network’s Transition to Professional Practice Program (TPPP), hoping to find somewhere with plenty of beaches, and found herself in Streaky Bay.

A keen surfer, Portia makes the most of Streaky Bay’s coastal lifestyle, often taking to the water before or after work but her real passion is nursing.

Portia immediately embraced her early career nursing and the Streaky Bay community, and just over a year after starting, she was awarded the South Australian Nursing and Midwifery Excellence in Practice Award in the Early Career Nurse category.

“I finished my graduate year of nursing in February 2023 and started a Graduate Diploma of Emergency Nursing, completed advanced scope training and mentor programs.

“It was a challenging but extremely rewarding year, and I can proudly say I’m one of the youngest nurses in Australia with an X-ray licence.”

Meet Dr Abby Moore - Rural Generalist

“The best part of working rural is the job satisfaction from practicing true ‘cradle to grave’ medicine. You hold responsibility at each step of the patient’s journey and get to see a real impact from your efforts.”

Dr Abby Moore grew up in Tanunda and studied medicine at the University of Adelaide with rural rotations in Whyalla Port Lincoln and Ceduna, followed by an intern year in Townsville before joining the Eyre and Far North Local Health Network as a Resident Medical Officer.

She loves the variety of rural practice and encourages trainees to give rural generalism a go.

“No matter your interests, rural generalism allows you the flexibility to tailor your lifestyle and genuinely enjoy your day-to-day work.

“The best part of working rural is the job satisfaction from practicing true ‘cradle to grave’ medicine. You hold responsibility at each step of the patient’s journey and get to see a real impact from your efforts.”

She says getting involved in the community makes life more enjoyable and your connections more meaningful.

“I love playing netball and exploring out in nature. I enjoy surfing and squidding as an absolute novice when I get the chance and try to keep up with weekly sunrise swims at the shark net with friends.”

Meet Kasey Sullivan - Ceduna Hospital Midwifery Unit Manager

"I was accepted into a Bachelor of Midwifery, not really knowing if that was the right path for me. My first placement at CDHS sealed the deal, and I never wanted to leave."

Kasey is a Registered Midwife (RM) at the Ceduna District Health Service (CDHS), who arrived in town as an 18-year-old with no real idea what direction she would go.

During her training, she undertook many placements in Port Lincoln, Ceduna, and the Women's and Children's Hospital.

She quickly realised that remote midwifery was her passion and that the experiences she gained in the regional sites were exponentially more than those in the city.

"It was always my dream to return to Ceduna to work as a midwife. The type of work is so unique, and the experiences I had as a student ensured that I knew it was where I wanted to be."

Kasey has worked in Ceduna as a midwife since 2016 and is now the Midwifery Unit Manager.

Being able to support women and their families in all stages of their pregnancy, birth and postpartum brings so much satisfaction to her daily life.

Work and life blend together seamlessly, and this work-life balance ensures that her favourite pastimes are able to be enjoyed with her family.

"Working in Ceduna has brought me many opportunities that I truly believe are not available elsewhere. I can hand on heart say that I wake up each morning excited to go to work, and I truly could not imagine working anywhere else."

Meet Liv Papadopoulos - Dietitian

Olivia (Liv) grew up in the western suburbs of Adelaide living a city life.

After starting her health career as a Dietitian in the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN), Liv applied for a short-term contact at the Port Lincoln Hospital.

Starting at the Eyre and Far North Local Health Network in 2021, she quickly fell in love with rural generalist work and the Eyre and Far North lifestyle.

With a new found a sense of adventure; Liv can often be found travelling in her 4WD, camping along the coast, going for morning walks down by the foreshore, or swims in the local ocean pool.

Liv briefly returned to Adelaide to work in a metropolitan hospital, but soon realised how much she missed the Eyre lifestyle and local community.

With the extended scope of practice as a rural generalist and wide variety of clinical cases, the continuity of care with her patients, close-knit allied health team and network of medical and nursing staff are close to her heart.

It wasn't long before she was drawn back to the Eyre Peninsula, and she has been here ever since! 

When she's not working at the Port Lincoln Hospital or visiting neighbouring towns and communities, you'll find her out and about at local coffee shops and cafes, nearby wineries, or local sporting matches.

With a wide variety of local markets and embarking on adventures with friends, Liv is certainly making the most of what the Eyre Peninsula has to offer; often with her borrowed kelpie co-pilot by her side!