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Transforming Mental Health Care: Clinical Nurse - Clozapine Coordinator Wanted

Join our team as an RN2C Clinical Nurse - Clozapine Coordinator and make a difference in the lives of individuals with complex mental health needs. Utilize your expertise in managing the Clozapine Program and providing evidence-based care to a diverse patient population. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and contribute to quality healthcare initiatives.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Team Manager & Nurse Consultant, this role will oversee the Nurse-Led Clozapine program; support primary clinicians to develop their capacity to manage clients on Clozapine; and support the continuum of care for consumers on Clozapine including health promotion access. Duties for the role will include:

• Provide proficient, person centred, clinical nursing/midwifery care and/or individual case management to patients/clients in a defined clinical area, 
• Required to contribute to a wider or external team working on complex or organisation wide projects such as clinical protocols, guidelines and/or process mapping,
• Working with individuals where there are multiple complexities and diverse cultural backgrounds,
• Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration or other incidents and escalating appropriately,
• Providing evidenced based care, developing clinical skills while keeping up to date with professional standards of practice and quality management initiatives consistent,
• Training and experience with working with consumers who are on the Clozapine Program

About you:

• Registered as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds a current practicing certificate. Must be enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice,
• Experience in the leadership and direction of student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses,
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience,
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet set timelines, whilst working under minimal supervision

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Claire Gallagher, Team Manager, 08 7425 8583, Claire.Gallagher@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Thursday 17 July 2025

Attachments:

• 908043 RN2C Clinical Nurse - Clozapine Coordinator- Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

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: 908043