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• Women's and Children's Health Network, Division of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) – North Adelaide - 5006
• Salary
  • Classification - RN/M1 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 1 - $36.65 to $50.01 per hour + 25% casual loading
• Employment Casual - Term Contract (temporary up to 16 May 2025)

Overview

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service. 

Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

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The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is a free community-based tertiary mental health service provided through the WCHN across South Australia, providing care to those with severe and/or complex mental health needs. CAMHS provides services to: infants / children / young people up to 18 (16 in some areas) for community, statewide and hospital-based services for perinatal women.

Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

The Opportunity

Exciting opportunities exist within The Nursing and Midwifery Division to join us as a Registered Nurse (Mental health).

Role Responsibilities:

• Provide nursing and/or midwifery services in a health service setting.
• Assess patient needs and coordinate services from various agencies and disciplines.
• Contribute to patient safety and quality improvement activities.
• Provide health education to clients/patients or other parties to improve individual and community health outcomes.
• Participate in evaluative research activities within the practice setting.

To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Current enrolment in an approved mental health course or holding a qualification in mental health practice.
• possession of a practicing certificate from the Nursing/Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).
• Effective communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills.
• Strong ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
• Skilled at prioritizing workload.
• Dedicated to consumer/client and family-centered care.
• Understanding of the role of a Registered General Nurse/Midwife.
• Knowledge about relevant legislation, standards, ethics, and competency standards.

Benefits of Joining us

Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive an attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements. 

Application Instructions 

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working 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 appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• 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

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: 860849

Enquiries

Name: Abbey Stalker

Position: Nurse Manager Casual Pool, Access & Flow

Phone: 8161 8260

E-mail: Health.WCHNCasualPoolNandM@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

30/6/2024 - 11.55PM

Attachments

RN1 - Registered Nurse - Access & Flow CAMHS - Role Description - 860849.pdf

WCHN Competency Framework.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines