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• Central Adelaide Local Health Network
• Mental Health Services, Tranmere
• Salary  RN-3  $125,183 - $130,779 p.a. + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Salary  AHP-3   $104,180 -  $111,746  p.a. + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full-time temporary from 3/5/25 up to 22/8/25 

About the Role

RN-3  Are you a passionate and experienced mental health professional looking to make a real difference? We’re seeking a dedicated Nurse Consultant – Mental Health to join a dynamic and innovative SAAS Co-Responder team. This exciting role is part of a collaborative initiative between Mental Health SA and SA Ambulance Service, designed to deliver timely, community-based responses to mental health crises. You’ll play a vital role in reducing unnecessary hospital admissions by conducting comprehensive mental health risk assessments, formulating tailored care plans, and implementing home-based interventions that prioritise least restrictive practice. With a focus on early intervention and diversion, you’ll be supporting individuals at low to medium risk levels, providing an alternative to emergency department presentations or police involvement.

As a Nurse Consultant, you’ll bring your clinical expertise to the forefront—delivering direct mental health care while also guiding and supporting your nursing colleagues. Your leadership will shape best practices across the team, helping to drive improved outcomes for individuals in distress. You’ll have the opportunity to lead projects, uphold clinical standards, and contribute to meaningful change in the way mental health services are delivered across South Australia. If you’re ready to work autonomously, think innovatively, and lead with compassion, we’d love to hear from you.

AHP-3  Are you passionate about making a real difference in mental health care within the community? We’re looking for a dedicated and compassionate person to join our innovative multidisciplinary team, working alongside a Paramedic and a Mental Health Clinician. This unique and rewarding role aims to provide timely, person-centred care to mental health consumers in their own environment, offering an alternative to Emergency Department presentations. Your work will directly contribute to improving patient outcomes, streamlining access to services, and reducing the pressure on emergency systems.

As part of this dynamic team, you’ll be at the forefront of delivering safe, high-quality mental health assessments, clinical interventions, and tailored referrals. Your expertise will guide critical decision-making around diagnosis, treatment plans, and pathways for ongoing care—whether that’s community follow-up, supported handover, or hospital admission. If you’re someone who thrives in a collaborative setting, values holistic care, and is driven to transform how emergency mental health services are delivered, we’d love to hear from you.

Qualifications

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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 refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace. 

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

Job ref: 898986

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Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Monday 14 April 2025

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