Overview
- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Northern Mental Health – Elizabeth Vale
- Salary: $121,537 – $126,970 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN3
- Temporary Part-Time – working 16 hours per week, up to 30 June 2025
About the Role:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking a Nurse Consultant – Consultation Liaison to join the Adult Acute Mental Health Service to make a significant impact on the lives of patients and contribute to the advancement of mental health nursing.
In this exciting role, you will play a pivotal part in providing education and advice to general nurses regarding the provision of nursing care to patients experiencing complex mental health problems in the general hospital environment. Your expertise will be invaluable in guiding non-pharmacological approaches to agitation and challenging behaviours, promoting a least restrictive environment, and reducing the risk of injury to patients and staff.
As a Nurse Consultant – Consultation Liaison, you will:
- Assess and manage complex presentations where nursing staff require assistance or education on approaches to care provision.
- Advise on therapeutic approaches, such as therapeutic use of self, behaviour activation, positive reinforcement, and acknowledgement.
- Provide guidance on risk management, level of nursing observation required, and clinical specials.
- Educate on managing countertransference from nurse to patient regarding personality variables, including antisocial, dependent, avoidant, narcissistic, and borderline traits.
- Facilitate the reduction of stigma and prejudice towards mental health patients.
Key responsibilities include:
- Liaising and facilitating transfer and communication between general and mental health nursing teams regarding nursing suitability and patient transfers.
- Developing and maintaining constructive working relationships with senior nursing teams across mental health and general wards.
- Assisting in managing discharge planning for referred patients with complex mental health and general nursing needs to ensure appropriate follow-up.
- Building increased knowledge of psychiatric medication management and implications for nursing care.
- Contributing and collaborating with general nursing staff to develop integrated mental health and general nursing care plans for patients.
In this role, you will be required to work Saturday and Sunday 8-hour shifts, with the potential for up to 4 weekends per month.
To be eligible for this position, you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate, enrolled in an approved Mental Health course or holds a qualification in mental health practice.
About You:
Are you a dedicated, compassionate, enthusiastic and experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
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.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Check(s):
- 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)
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 883045
Enquiries:
Shelagh Latham
Nurse Manager
Phone: 0434 852 428
E-mail: shelagh.latham@sa.gov.au
Role Description:
883045 – Nurse Consultant – Consultation Liaison – RN3 – role description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
For further information and to apply visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref: 883045