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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – RN4, $137,464.00 - $143,282.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
  • AHP4, $118,557.00 - $129,427.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time, Temporary (fixed term) contract up until 9 April 2027

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.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• 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 Service Manager provides the pivotal leadership and management for the clinical services teams. The role ensures maximum effectiveness for an integrated service approach for safe and quality clinical mental health care. The Service Manager provides management of the nursing and multi-disciplinary team activities, including recruitment, staffing and rosters, work allocation attendance management, financial monitoring and resource management/planning.

Key duties of the role

• Provide pivotal service leadership, management and oversight.
• Lead and improve local processes and interventions in infant, child, and adolescent mental health.
• Coordinate services for assessment and advice to achieve integrated child and adolescent mental health care.
• Identify and address inconsistencies between child and adolescent mental health practice and policy.
• Lead recruitment processes for teams based on staffing plans, appropriate HR principles, and finances.

Skills and Experience

AHP4

• Appropriate degree or equivalent qualification:
  • which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
  • in clinical practice recognised by the PsyBA. Must hold general registration with the PsyBA endorsed in clinical practice.
  • which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia
  • which gives eligibility for full membership of the Speech Pathology Association of Australia.
• Experience in management and leadership roles in a multidisciplinary context.
• Experience in recruitment and human resource management.
• Proven ability to perform effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.

RN4

• Registered as a Mental Health Nurse.
• Registered Nurse and or Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience.
• Competence in the mental health nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice.
• Experience in human/financial and asset management of a service.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of autonomy.

Enquiries can be directed to

Lynne Whitcher

Administration Coordinator

7117 3845         

Lynne.Whitcher@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:

• AHP4 - Service Manager Statewide Services - Role Description - 932040.pdf
• RN4 - Service Manager Statewide Services - Role Description - 932040.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

If you would like 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: Wednesday 8 April 2026 at 11:55pm