Overview

  • Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Medical Centre – Youth Mental Health Services 
  • Salary $88,255 – $102,240 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP2
  • Salary $87,416 – $110,497 p.a. (Pro Rata) RN2C | 0.5 FTE, 6 month contract available 

Pioneering Youth Mental Health: Join SALHN’s Dedicated Team

Embark on a rewarding journey in Youth Mental Health with SALHN. In this crucial role, you’ll provide exceptional care and support to young individuals navigating mental health challenges. Your compassion and expertise will empower their recovery, fostering resilience and hope for a brighter future.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Team Manager, some of your duties for the role will include:

  • Providing health education, counselling and/or therapeutic/rehabilitation programs to improve the health outcomes of individual clients or groups.
  • Providing consultation and occupational therapy knowledge to meet the mental health care needs of the consumers in the integrated team.
  • Providing discipline-specific consultation and assistance to the integrated mental health team to meet the mental health care needs of youth.
  • Implementing individual, family and/or other group therapies and other specific programs using a range of models and skills.
  • Participating in communication forums with staff, youth, their families and carers.

About you:

  • Demonstrated competency and proficiency in clinical skills appropriate to the area (individual counselling skills and group work skills including planning and preparing psycho educational, therapy group programs)
  • Core social work skills including psychosocial assessment, counselling, individual and group work, relationship and family therapy, crisis intervention and brief therapy
  • Competent in applying cognitive, behavioural and other evidence-based treatment methodologies
  • Competent in the provision of a range of occupational therapy assessments evidence-based therapeutic interventions and skills including individual, family and group work

 Qualifications Specification:

  • To be appointed as a Clinical Nurse you must be registered as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold a current practicing certificate. Additionally, must be enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice.
  • To be appointed as a Social worker you must hold an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
  • To be appointed as an Occupational Therapist you must hold an appropriate degree or equivalent qualifications which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
  • To be appointed Clinical Psychologist you must hold appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) and general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.

This is a single vacancy, with multiple possible appointment classifications. The successful applicants will be appointed in the position appropriate to their skills, qualifications, and experience.

Please note that this position is multi-classed and classification will be determined by qualifications and experience.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Nicola Thompson, Social Worker/ Mental Health Clinician, (08) 7425 8500,Nicola.Thompson@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Tuesday 8th July 2025.

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Applicant Information:

  • We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
  • 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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
  • 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: 907895.

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

Name of Contact Person: Nicola Thompson
Telephone Number of Contact Person: 08 7425 8500
nicola.thompson@sa.gov.au