- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Northern Mental Health and Forensic Mental Health – Salisbury
- Salary: $125,183 - $130,779 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN3
- Ongoing Full-Time
About the Role:
A dynamic leadership opportunity is available for an experienced Registered Nurse to join the Northern Mental Health and Forensic Mental Health services within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. This role is ideal for a motivated nursing leader who is passionate about driving high‑quality, patient‑centred care and shaping the future of service delivery.
This is an exciting opportunity for suitable applicants who will be provided with an opportunity to work in a challenging role, whilst being supported and working alongside another Nurse Manager and other professional management facilitators within the Division.
As a Nurse Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across the division, ensuring the delivery of safe, compassionate and evidence‑based nursing care. Your expertise will support innovation, continuous improvement and excellence in clinical practice.
Key responsibilities include:
- leading strategic planning and day‑to‑day operational management
- mentoring and developing nursing staff to support professional growth and high performance
- working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient outcomes
- overseeing quality assurance programs and ensuring compliance with standards and best practice
- managing financial and human resources to ensure effective and efficient service delivery
- fostering a positive, inclusive and supportive workplace culture
To be eligible for this position, you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
About You:
To be successful in this role you will possess strong leadership capability, sound clinical insight and a commitment to service excellence. Your strengths include highly developed communication, negotiation and conflict‑resolution skills; strong problem‑solving ability and confidence managing competing priorities; demonstrated experience leading teams, managing change and supporting staff development; knowledge of relevant legislation, standards, codes of practice and quality improvement systems; and experience in project management and service development within a healthcare setting.
This is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to a progressive, dedicated and passionate team committed to delivering outstanding mental health care.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters 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.
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
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.
Check(s):
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
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: 922164
Enquiries:
Shelagh Latham
Nurse Manager
Phone: 0434 852 428
E-mail: shelagh.latham@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
13 February 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
922164 - Nurse Manager - Northern Mental Health and Forensic Mental Health - RN3 - role description.pdf
For more information about Mental Health Nursing at NALHN visit our Mental Health Nursing Careers page.
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information
