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• Central Adelaide Local Health Network
• Mental Health Services, Woodville
• Salary  RN-2 $84,870 - $107,279 p.a.
• Full-time temporary up to 7/3/25       

About the role

The CN provides mental health nursing care in a variety of settings across the MHCP.  The CN’s practice has been consolidated by experience and/or further study.  CNs are expected to demonstrate ongoing practice development from competent to proficient practitioners.  The CN accepts accountability for their own practice standards, activities delegated to others and the guidance and development of less experienced staff.  The CN role is predominantly clinical in nature; however CNs may be assigned appropriate portfolios consistent with their career development plan and MHCP priorities.  CNs may be required to be involved in clinical teaching and/or research; wider or external work on complex or MHCP wide projects such as clinical protocols, guidelines and / or process mapping and / or specific activity and / or portfolio responsibility.

Qualifications

• Registered as a Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia and holds a current practising certificate.
• Hold a qualification in mental health nursing equivalent to a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing.

About CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

What we offer

• Attractive salary packaging available
• Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians 
• Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
• Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites.

Essential Requirements:

• Current National Police Clearance (NPC)
• Working with Children Check
• 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.

Diversity and inclusion: At CALHN we support and foster 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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Information:

• 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 compliant Immunisation screening. 

Job ref:  860566

Enquiries to:

Carmen Djuric

Telephone:  7425 3800

Carmen.djuric@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Sunday 5 May 2024

Attachments

 860566 RD Western Mental Health Depot Clinic Nurse - WCRS.pdf

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