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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Emergency Mental Health Service, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – RN/M3, $130,190.00 - $136,010.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time, Ongoing/Permanent

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• 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 to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

The Emergency Mental Health Nurse Consultant provides specialist mental health nursing assessment, risk management and intervention for children, adolescents and perinatal women in emergency settings. The Nurse Consultant delivers expert clinical guidance, supports staff, and drives quality improvement to ensure safe, coordinated mental health care.

Key duties of the role

• Provide expert clinical knowledge and interventions in child and adolescent mental health nursing and urgent perinatal assessment.
• Assess, plan, and implement care/appropriate service delivery options.
• Directs the clinical care and de-escalation processes when involved in the management of patients during emergency codes.
• Provide leadership and direction, and act as a mentor and resource person.
• Provide knowledge in monitoring client care plans and clinical review programmes.

Skills and Experience

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who 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.
• Registered Nurses with at least 3 years post registration experience.
• Demonstrated competence in delivering proficient and comprehensive mental health nursing.
• Knowledge of child and adolescent mental health nursing health care issues and perinatal assessment.
• Demonstrated mental health assessment skills.

Enquiries can be directed to

Nigel Wyatt

Acute Services Manager

nigel.wyatt@sa.gov.au

8161 8056

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• RN3 - Emergency Mental Health Nurse Consultant - Role Description - 915207.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

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.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 22 March 2026 at 11:55pm