About the Role:
An exciting opportunity awaits within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) for a passionate and committed Social Worker to join our Northern Community Mental Health team. This role offers the chance to make a genuine and lasting impact by supporting adults living with complex mental health conditions and contributing to high‑quality, person‑centred care.
As a valued member of our service, you will deliver comprehensive assessment, intervention and coordinated care that improves wellbeing and enhances recovery. You will draw on your developing clinical expertise to plan, implement and evaluate tailored treatment approaches, working with growing autonomy while also guiding allied health assistants, students and less experienced staff.
Collaboration is central to this role. You will work closely with our multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless, holistic and recovery‑focused support for individuals accessing the service. Opportunities to rotate across clinical areas will continue to expand your skills, broaden your experience and strengthen your professional capability.
To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
About You:
In this role, you will bring strong skills in social work assessment, intervention and case management, supported by clear and confident communication. You will demonstrate excellent time‑management and the ability to coordinate a varied caseload, along with a commitment to interdisciplinary teamwork and collaborative, recovery‑oriented practice. Experience supporting adults with diverse clinical and psychosocial needs will help you thrive in this fast‑paced and rewarding environment.
This is an opportunity to join a passionate, supportive and forward‑thinking team dedicated to improving mental health outcomes in our community.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Incremental wage increases in-line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025
Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
In addition to this, other benefits of working as a Social Worker in NALHN include:
- professional development opportunities. We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations
- opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research
- regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
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.
Check(s):
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
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: 932697
Enquiries:
Mangaljit Johal
A/Principal Social Worker
Phone: (08) 7485 4300
E-mail: mangaljit.johal@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
3 April 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
932697 - Social Worker - Northern Community Mental Health - AHP2 - role description.pdf
For more information about Mental Health Allied Health at NALHN visit our Mental Health Allied Health page.
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
