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Make a Difference: Clinical Nurse - Consultant Liaison Service

Join our DASSA Consultant Liaison Nursing team located at Noarlunga Hospital, providing expert care and support to patients with drug and alcohol dependence. This part-time, ongoing position offers the opportunity to conduct comprehensive assessments, provide liaison to hospital clinicians, and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. Make a meaningful impact in dependence recovery while enjoying SA Health's excellent benefits and professional development opportunities.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Associate Nurse Unit Manager, this role is responsible for providing comprehensive clinical nursing assessment, intervention, and care coordination for patients with substance use disorders whilst collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

 Duties for the role will include:

• Providing proficient clinical nursing care to patients referred to the hospital Consultation Liaison Service with high severity alcohol and drug related problems and concurrent comorbid medical and mental health issues,
• Monitoring patient/client care plans to ensure appropriate care outcomes are achieved on a daily basis,
• Oversee the provision of nursing care within a team/unit,
• Required to, within pre-determined guidelines, and in a multi-disciplinary primary health care setting, assess clients, select and implement different therapeutic interventions, and/or support programs and evaluate progress,
• Assists and supports the Nurse Unit Manager or equivalent in management, clinical, and education activities,
• Plan and coordinate services including those from other disciplines,
• Act to resolve local and/or immediate nursing care or service delivery problems,
• Support change management processes

About you:

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate,
• Effective communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills,
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team,
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet set timelines, whilst working under minimal supervision,
• Ability to be creative, innovative and flexible when approaching issues within the clinical setting,
• Registered Nurse with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience,
• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards of practice,
• Experience in the leadership and direction of student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Duncan Tyson, Acting Manager, 08 8325 8111, duncan.tyson@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 21 January 2026 

Attachments:

• Clinical Nurse RN2- 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: 926315