Overview

  • Central Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Mental Health Services, Woodville
  • Salary  RN-1  $74,831 – $102,103 p.a. + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
  • Salary  RN-2  $87,416 – $110,497 p.a. + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
  • Permanent full-time

About the Role

RN-1  As a Mental Health Nurse, you’ll deliver person-centred, recovery-focused care within a multidisciplinary team, providing direct nursing support and individual case management to consumers in a designated setting. You will continue developing your clinical skills and knowledge through professional growth and experience, while taking accountability for your own practice and delegated care. Under the guidance of senior nurses, you’ll contribute to education, counselling, and group work activities aimed at improving consumer outcomes, while working closely with other health professionals and community organisations to support holistic mental health care.

RN-2  As a Clinical Nurse (CN) within the Mental Health Care Program (MHCP), you’ll deliver comprehensive, recovery-focused mental health nursing across diverse clinical settings. With a strong foundation of experience and/or further study, you’ll provide direct care, case management, and support to consumers while guiding less experienced staff. Your role will involve clinical leadership, education, and the potential to contribute to research or broader MHCP projects. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and community organisations, you’ll help deliver high-quality, person-centred care that supports each consumer’s recovery journey.

Qualifications

See role descriptions

About CALHN

At Central Adelaide (CALHN), we’re shaping the future of health through excellence in clinical care, research, and innovation.  As South Australia’s largest health network, we deliver exceptional, safe and connected healthcare—for our patients, our community, and our people.

With more than 17,000 dedicated employees, every day at CALHN presents an opportunity to make a real impact—not because it’s expected, but because our values guide us to be our best.

Join us and be part of a team that’s driven by a commitment to a seamless safe and connected experience for all.

Find out more about our stories , our network, and the opportunities to be part of CALHN.

Benefit of Joining CALHN

At CALHN, we’re dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

  • Salary Attractions: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
  • Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning.
  • Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
  • Flexible Work Arrangements: 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.
  • Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
  • Career Opportunities: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites.
  • Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer 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, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

Application Information:

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.

Applications close: Friday 1 August 2025

For further information and to apply visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref: 909351

Name of Contact Person: Erin Pitts, Senior Social Worker RAH MH & EACUTE
Telephone Number of Contact Person: +61 478 279 219
erin.pitts@sa.gov.au