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• Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Eating Disorder Service - North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary 
  • Classification - RN/M3 - $121,537.00 to $126,970.00+ Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part time (0.4 FTE) – Term Contract (9-month temporary contract) 

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the CAMHS Eating Disorders Service as a Senior Clinical Nurse where you will be responsible for:

• Lead the day-to-day coordination of the multidisciplinary Eating Disorders Team to ensure continuity, efficiency, and high-quality mental health care.
• Deliver advanced clinical expertise to children, adolescents, and their families experiencing eating disorders and related mental health concerns, in alignment with the Statewide Paediatric Eating Disorders Services (SPEDS) Model of Care (2020).
• Provide direct expert care to individuals or groups while offering clinical leadership and guidance to multidisciplinary staff.
• Apply contemporary mental health research, evidence, and lived clinical experience to support decision-making, foster innovation, and promote objective analysis.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, and monitoring of corporate policies and processes, and lead initiatives within your area of expertise.
• Oversee and coordinate the delivery of patient/client mental health care within designated wards, units, or programs to ensure continuity of care, positive outcomes, and efficient patient flow.
• Provide outreach services across CAMHS Community metropolitan locations, including consultation via telehealth when required.

About You

• Registered or eligible for registration as a nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
• Must be enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice.
• Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated competence in delivering proficient and comprehensive mental health nursing assessment and direct clinical services to children, young people and their families experiencing complex, acute or chronic mental illness/ trauma or a wide range of emotional and behavioural disturbance.
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, industrial agreements, standards, codes, ethics and competency standards.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred 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.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

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.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 888561

Enquiries

Lee Marling

Position: Manager, CAMHS Statewide Services

Phone: 8161 7198

E-mail: Lee.Marling@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025 – 11:55pm

Useful Links

CAMHS Eating Disorders RN3 Nurse Consultant (Senior Nurse) - Role Description 888561.pdf