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• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Northern Mental Health – Modbury
• Salary: $130,190 - $136,010 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN3
• Ongoing Full-Time

About the Role:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Nurse Consultant to join the North East Community Mental Health Service. This is a rewarding opportunity to step into a senior clinical role where your expertise will directly influence patient outcomes, service quality and workforce capability.

As a key clinical leader, you will bring specialist mental health nursing knowledge to the forefront of care delivery. Working closely with consumers, families and a multidisciplinary team, you will provide advanced clinical care, guidance and education that supports recovery‑focused, person‑centred practice. Alongside this, you will actively contribute to service development, innovation and the delivery of best‑practice mental health care across the community setting.

To be eligible for this position, you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate. Must be enrolled in an approved Mental Health course or holds a qualification in mental health practice.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will be a highly-skilled mental health nurse with strong clinical credibility and a passion for leadership and continuous improvement. Your confident communication, problem‑solving and negotiation skills allow you to work effectively across disciplines, influence practice and support positive outcomes for consumers and staff alike.

You will also bring:

• well‑developed organisational skills, enabling you to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
• a commitment to fostering a respectful, inclusive and supportive workplace culture
• flexibility, creativity and innovation in service delivery
• experience contributing to change management initiatives and consumer‑centred service development
• a genuine commitment to professional development, mentorship and clinical excellence

If you are ready to advance your nursing career, apply your specialist skills and make a meaningful difference in community mental health care, we encourage you to apply.

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.

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.

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 you 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: 935485

Enquiries:

Katrina Robinson

Nurse Manager

Phone: 0435 962 408

E-mail: katrina.robinson@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

15 May 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

 935485 - Nurse Consultant - North East Community Mental Health - RN3 - role description.pdf

For more information about Mental Health Nursing at NALHN visit our Mental Health Nursing Careers page.

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.