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Transform Lives as a Clinical Nurse - State-wide Eating Disorder Service | SA Health

Join SA Health's State-wide Eating Disorder Service as a Clinical Nurse in SALHN, where you will provide specialist care that transforms lives and supports recovery journeys. This opportunity offers you to work within a leading multidisciplinary team, delivering evidence-based treatment across South Australia's most comprehensive eating disorder program. Make a meaningful impact in mental health while advancing your nursing career with SA Health, the state's largest employer committed to professional development and flexible working arrangements.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Team Manager (SEDS), some of your duties for the role will include:

• Provide health education, counselling and/or therapeutic programs to improve the health outcomes of individual clients
• Assists and supports the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager or equivalent in management, clinical, and education activities
• Providing consultation and assistance to teams of the Community Mental Health Services and CAMHS to meet the mental health care needs of the clients
• Act as a resource person within SEDS based on knowledge, experience and skills
• Promoting the SEDS philosophy, principle, ethics, values in all aspects of professional practice

About you:

• Demonstrated competence in working with people with eating disorders
• Must be Enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice
• Ability to be creative, innovative and flexible when approaching issues within the clinical setting
• Experience in the leadership and direction of student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses

To be considered for the RN2C (Clinical Nurse) level you must have at least three years, full time equivalent, post registration experience with 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: Sharon Brown, Team Manager Older Person Mental Health Service - Southern Community Team, (08) 7117 5037, Sharon.Brown@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date:11.55 pm Thursday the 12th of February 2026. 

Attachments:

• RN2C SEDS - 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: 928397