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Join our Mental Health Services Team as an Advanced Clinician - Psychosocial Transitions

The Advanced Clinician Psychosocial Transitions and Long Length-of-Stay is responsible for providing expert clinical, case coordination and consultative services in the care of patients presenting with complex psychosocial, physical, sensory, intellectual and/or multiple disabilities impacting on transition out of Mental Health Services.  

About the role: 

The role will assist the Allied Health Principal Leads, Mental Health Services, in providing effective leadership, governance and strategic direction to SALHN Mental Health Services and will promote multi-disciplinary core competencies. Duties for the role will include:

• Provide leadership and expert specialist consultancy and advice/support to other health professionals in the broader treating team to support efficient and timely discharge planning processes for patients with complex psychosocial barriers to discharge
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with key external stakeholders such as the NDIA, DHW, ACAT, RACF providers, and Housing and Homelessness Services to advocate for systems/process change to support the discharge planning of complex inpatients.
• Monitor and evaluate the efficiency of systems and processes for the management of complex and long length-of-stay patients.
• Maintain and lead a complex direct clinical caseload of patients with psychosocial barriers to discharge.

About you:

• Demonstrated high level experience in the provision of complex Social Work or Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention.
• Ability to apply high level professional judgement to critically appraise complex clinical situations, consult with stakeholders and provide specialist advice and support to management and staff.
• Ability to build and maintain positive and respectful working relationships with clinicians working directly with consumers and with other internal and external stakeholders 
• Proven experience in delivering high quality and safe care consistent with the National Safety and Quality Health Care Service Standards. (Mandatory for all clinical positions.)
• Current contemporary and specialist knowledge of NDIA and NDIS, Aged Care, and Homelessness systems and processes for discharge planning complex inpatients.
• Knowledge and understanding of the needs of vulnerable client groups including those with psychosocial disabilities and comorbid medical and other health needs.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: The Talent Acquisition Team, health.salhnrecruitment@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Tuesday 4th November 2025

Attachments:

• AHP4 Advanced Clinician Psychosocial Transitions Long LOS 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: 915566