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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, CAMHS Forensic Services, Enfield 5085
• Salary (Multi Classified Position) 
  • RN2, $87,416.00 - $110,497.00
  • AHP2, $91,785.00 - $106,330.00
  • RN3, $125,183.00 - $130,779.00
  • AHP3, $108,347.00 - $116,216.00
    • + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• RN2/AHP2 Full Time
• RN3/AHP3 0.80 Part Time
• Temporary 6-month position

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.)
• 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 CAMHS Clinician Forensic Services, is operationally accountable to the Service Manager via the Clinical Services Coordinator, and professionally to the Senior of the same discipline, for delivering specialist child and adolescent mental health care to consumers to consumers with complex needs, particularly harmful sexual behaviour (HSB).

Providing forensic mental health services in a voluntary treatment program that works with youth in relation to HSB. Priority is for youth who have engaged in or have been convicted of sexually harmful behaviours. The program works with young people and their families, in metropolitan, rural, and remote regions of SA.

Providing services at the Youth Court, Kurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centre and some periodic afterhours work.

Key duties of the role

Please refer to the attached role descriptions for more details regarding AHP2/RN2 key duties and skills/experiences.

AHP3

• Provide forensic and clinical knowledge and interventions in child and adolescent mental health
• Undertake the assessment of complex individuals and families’ presentations
• Implement individual, family and/or other group therapies
• Collaborate with consumers in the development of individual care/treatment plans
• Provide knowledge in monitoring client care plans and clinical review programmes

RN3

• Integrate contemporary information and evidence with personal experience
• Provide a comprehensive therapeutic assessment
• Provide expert clinical mental health nursing care
• Coordinate and provide day to day clinical leadership of the multidisciplinary team activities
• Hold a contemporary professional practice portfolio

Skills and Experience

AHP3:

• Appropriate degree or equivalent qualification – please view the Role Description for specific Educational Criteria.
• Clinical experience in the delivery of Discipline practice to children and adolescents
• Ability to carry out assessments and interventions of a highly complex nature
• Experience in working from a forensic framework
• High-level interpersonal skills

RN3:

• Registered Nurse with at least 3 years post registration experience
• Demonstrated competence in delivering proficient and comprehensive mental health nursing assessment
• Effective leadership skills including skills in communication and problem solving
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team

Enquiries can be directed to

Lee Marling - Manager CAMHS Statewide Services, 7117 3800 or lee.marling@sa.gov.au 

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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 - CAMHS Forensic Services ASAPP - Role Description - 923939.pdf
• AHP3 - CAMHS Forensic Services ASAPP Role Description - 923939.pdf
• RN2 - Clinical Nurse ASAPP CAMHS Forensic - Role Description - 923939.pdf
• AHP2 - CAMHS Forensic Services ASAPP - Role Description - 923939.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: Monday 2 March 2026 at 11:55pm