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Transform Lives as a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - SALHN

The Booked Assessment Clinic (BAC) is a one-off opinion and report service providing specialist mental health assessment for individuals aged 16–64 years residing within the SALHN catchment area who present with a defined or suspected mental health disorder.

The purpose of the Nurse Practitioner role within BAC is to deliver timely, autonomous, evidence-based, one-off non-urgent assessments for individuals referred for specialist mental health review. This is an advanced practice role focused on diagnostic clarification, comprehensive formulation, and clear clinical recommendations to inform ongoing care planning.

The service is designed to provide structured, high-quality assessment rather than longitudinal treatment or crisis intervention. Referrals are limited to individuals with stable presentations who do not require emergency, acute, or involuntary mental health assessment at the time of referral.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Nursing Director, duties for the role will include:

• Provide timely, autonomous, evidence-based, one-off non-urgent psychiatric assessments for individuals aged 16–64 years referred to the BAC.
• Formulate clinical presentations using recognised diagnostic frameworks
• Develop comprehensive biopsychosocial formulations
• Provide evidence-based pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment recommendations.

About you:

• Registered as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds a current practicing certificate. Must be enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice,
• Demonstrated ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and/or as part of a multidisciplinary team,
• Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation,
• Demonstrated ability in the facilitation of change management,
• Registered Nurse and or Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience,
• Demonstrated advanced level of nursing and or midwifery practice in the care and management of Mental Health consumers, Experience in the supervision of students, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses and or midwives

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

This is a single vacancy, with two possible appointment classifications. The successful applicants will be appointed in the position appropriate to their skills, qualifications, and experience.

Want To Know More? Contact: Kirsty Smith, Nursing Director SCMHS, 0449 893 336, Kirsty.Smith2@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Friday 6 March 2026

Attachments:

• RN3 Nurse Practitioner Candidate- Role description
• RN4 Nurse Practitioner- 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: 930221