Rural Support Service

16/10/2025

Join us in celebrating Rural Generalists! 💙

Big news: Rural Generalist Medicine has been officially recognised as a new specialist field within General Practice in Australia!

What is a Rural Generalist?
They’re highly skilled GPs who go above and beyond -- providing vital primary and emergency care in community, hospitals, or remote settings, often with advanced training in one or more specialised areas such as emergency medicine, obstetrics, or anaesthetics. Rural Generalists are often the backbone of our rural hospitals, health services and clinics.

Do you know a South Australian Rural Generalist who’s made a difference in your community? Tag them in the comments and share your congratulations on this significant milestone, and your thanks!

We’re proud to support our current and upcoming Rural Generalists through programs and services such as the Rural Generalist Program South Australia, the Single Employer Model, and in partnership with Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network, Limestone Coast Local Health Network, Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, and Yorke and Northern Local Health Network.

Read more at the links in the comments.

13/10/2025

🌟 It’s Allied Health Professions Day! 🌟

🤔 💭 Imagine this: you’re recovering from surgery in a country hospital. A physio helps you take those first shaky steps again. A dietitian and speech pathologist work with you so you can enjoy meals safely and stay strong and healthy at home. A social worker links you with tailored community supports and counselling options for you or your family.

✨That’s the magic of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs). 💙

👍 Across regional South Australia, AHPs are everywhere — in hospitals, community clinics, schools, aged care homes and out on the road in small towns. They’re problem-solvers, innovators, and passionate advocates making sure rural communities get the same high-quality care as anywhere else.

🙌 Today we celebrate YOU — the physios, social workers, occupational therapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists, dietitians, psychologists (and many more!) who make such a difference every single day.

😊 Thank you for your dedication, your kindness and the way you change lives, one person at a time.

📸 Pictured below are a group of proud South Australian AHPs who work for our Rural Support Service and regional Local Health Networks, attending the ‘Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health’ conference in Mildura last year.

10/10/2025

📣 Great news for people with kidney disease - who will be able to continue to access regular dialysis treatment while holidaying on the Limestone Coast later this year.

👍 Thanks to increased funding from SA Health and a new partnership with Kidney Health Australia, the RSS Renal Truck (Mobile Dialysis Unit) pictured above, will be available for holiday dialysis in Robe from Tuesday 24 November to Saturday 13 December.

🚛 Our Renal Truck will be stationed at the Robe Discovery Park, with experienced dialysis nurses treating up to six patients a day - three in the morning and three in the afternoon - Monday to Saturday.

📸 Pictured above (L-R) are dialysis patients: David, Bryan and Arthur, receiving treatment in the Mobile Dialysis Unit whilst holidaying in Wallaroo last year.

👉 Bookings are now open for Robe and can be made online at https://tinyurl.com/2s4ft939 (Bus Booking | Kidney Health Australia) or by phoning 1800 454 363.

Limestone Coast Local Health Network Discovery Parks

12/09/2025

👋 Meet the newest champion for kids’ health across regional SA’s local health networks.

Dr Anthony Chitti (pronounced ‘kitty’) is our new Rural Clinical Advisor in Paediatrics, supporting regional local health networks to provide peer support, professional development, and advice to strengthen links with metro specialists and enhance children’s healthcare in the regions.

He’s a paediatrician at Flinders Medical Centre and Adelaide Paediatrics, and now we’re lucky to have him helping shape services for SA’s country kids too. 💙

Now here’s the fun bit 👇 drop a ‘G’day’ in the comments below and help us give him a warm regional welcome!

07/09/2025

🩺 Tag a nurse who inspired you 💙

Whether it was a colleague, a mentor, or someone who cared for you or your family -- great nurses leave a mark.

As we open applications for the Regional Enrolled Nurse Cadetship Program, we’re celebrating the nurses who inspire others to follow in their footsteps.

💬 Tag a nurse who made a difference in your life -- and tell us why.

Who knows? Your story might be the nudge someone needs to start their own journey into nursing…and if that’s you, we’ll leave the link to apply for our Regional Enrolled Nurse Cadetship Program in the comments below.

17/08/2025

Have you always wondered if nursing is for you? Are you ready to take the next step toward a rewarding career as an Enrolled Nurse?

If you live in regional or rural South Australia and dream of becoming a nurse — this could be your moment.

The Regional Enrolled Nurse Cadetship Program gives you:
✔️ Paid part-time work as an Assistant in Nursing (2 days/week)
✔️ Support to study your Diploma of Nursing at a regional TAFE SA campus (25 hrs/week)
✔️ Hands-on experience at a hospital close to home

Here’s all the important info:
🩺 No prior nursing experience required! To be eligible, applicants must already be studying or be enrolled to study the Diploma of Nursing at a TAFE SA regional campus (Nuriootpa, Mount Barker, Mount Gambier, Port Pirie, Port Lincoln or Whyalla) to commence late January 2026.

🎓 Have you enrolled yet? TAFE SA nursing applications are open now via SATAC. We’ll pop the link in the comments for you!

📅 Cadetship roles open September 2025 via the SA Health Careers website. Check back here for updates.

🖤❤️💛 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply through our targeted rolling recruitment process. We’ll include that link in the comments below, too.

👉 Have questions? Email: health.rssworkforcestrategist@sa.gov.au

14/08/2025

A role that lets you make a difference, without being tied to a traditional schedule? 🙌

We’re hiring a part-time Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Clinician (AHP2) to help rural South Australians recover from cardiac events via telehealth, with the ability to work from home (though some time will be required in our Tonsley office). 🤝

Make a real difference and bring your exercise physiologist or physiotherapist expertise to communities that need it. 💪

Think this is your next move? Apply by 27 August via the link in the comments. 👇

10/08/2025

Looking for a nursing role with the flexibility to work from home? Join us!

We’re recruiting a Chronic Condition Nurse, a temporary (until 31 December 2025) part-time (45 hours per fortnight) position that can be based remotely, with work-from-home arrangements available for the right candidate.

You’ll use virtual care and remote monitoring to support patients across rural South Australia—helping them stay well and out of hospital, while working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Applications close Sunday 17 August.

Apply now:

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06/08/2025

Dr Vienna Tran grew up in Adelaide, but when she started her medical training, she knew she wanted to help people in rural areas.

Now, she’s a GP trainee in the Limestone Coast Local Health Network. Thanks to the Single Employer Model, Dr Tran can focus on her training — and she’s loving giving back to rural communities that welcomed her with open arms.

The Single Employer Model makes it easier for doctors to live and work where they’re needed most in regional South Australia. Read more at the link in the comments, and share Vienna's story with a trainee doctor who might be interested in submitting an Expression of Interest for the Single Employer Model.

31/07/2025

Are you a registered nurse looking for a temporary part-time role? Do you have a knack for innovation and a passion for reimagining rural healthcare?

If you answered ‘yes,’ you just might be a great fit as our next Senior Project Officer – Clinical Services, who will help design and implement innovative, evidence-based models of care that strengthen community healthcare in regional South Australia.

Apply now at the link in the comments, or tag a mate who would be great in this role.

📍 Temporary part-time | 22 Sept 2025 – 19 June 2026
📄 Job Ref: 904039
🕐 Applications close: 7 August 2025

22/07/2025

Just in time for this weekend's countdown of the triple j Hottest 100, we want to hear from you: What tracks inspire strength, hope and connection across and South Australia? Drop them in the comments below 👇

03/07/2025

🚨𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐬!🚨

The 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 is expanding -- giving GP trainees stable employment with SA Health for up to 4 years while they finish their training.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 – 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚?
✅ Provides doctors in training with consistent location, pay & conditions
✅ Offers stability that enables doctors to build stronger ties in regional communities
✅ Gives GP trainees smooth transitions between public & private placements while they complete their training

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥?
Submit your Expression of interest today via the link in the comments – or tag a trainee who might be interested!

Together, we can attract and retain more doctors in our rural communities, improving healthcare for our regions. 💪🌾

Pictured here from left to right: Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network SEM registrar Rachel Crook, Rural Support Service (RSS) Acting Executive Director Brett Webster, RSS Manager of Trainee Medical Officer Unit Kylee Nuss, and Yorke and Northern Local Health Network SEM registrar Nikki Pennifold.