- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Northern Mental Health – SALISBURY SA 5108
- Salary: $77,824 - $106,187 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN1
- Salary: $90,913 - $114,917 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN2C
- Ongoing Full-Time
About the Role:
The Northern Community Mental Health Service is seeking an APHRA registered Health Nurse to join the Youth Stream. The role will involve working collaboratively within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to support young people within the Northern Suburbs of Adelaide between the ages of 18 to 25 years.
The Mental Health Clinician within the Youth Stream at NAHLN will have passion for supporting young people and to further develop their skills and competencies with this youth cohort. The NAHLN Youth Stream also boasts a NALHN Award winning integration model of care which enhances collaboration with both State and Commonwealth funded mental health services in the Northern region. This collaboration across State and NGO youth mental health services is unique and therefore provides a great opportunity for the incumbent to work in a truly holistic manner which focuses of the needs of young people and supports a "no wrong door' policy to help seeking youth. Therefore, the incumbent will have strong interpersonal skills and enjoy working in an interagency manner to support the best possible outcomes for young people.
The incumbent will have the opportunity to work with innovative international practice models within the Youth Stream such at the Adaptive Mentalization Based Integrative Treatment (AMBIT) which is a specialised international approach to support teams. AMBIT utilises mentalisation practice to clients, teams, networks and leaning at work. The successful incumbent will have the opportunity to will receive complementary supervision from the Anna Freud Institute in London over the next six months to support them with learning and implementing the AMBIT model.
The incumbent will be supported with additional training to support their orientation to the NAHLN Youth Stream and be provided with opportunities to meet and collaborate with youth orientated mental health workers across the youth mental health Sector. The incumbent will also be provided with disciplinary supervision from Senior Staff.
The Youth Stream Mental Health Clinicians pride themselves on developing an inclusive, supportive, collaborative, digitally smart, and professionally enriching work environment and the incumbent will also be responsible for adhering to these same values and principles. The incumbent will work in partnership with fellow staff members and the Sector Manager.
The Youth Stream have a research focus to assess, evaluate and further disseminate learnings from working with vulnerable young people within the community mental health setting to ensure continuous improvement and learning across the youth mental health sector.
To be eligible for this position, you must be registered as a Nurse by the Nursing/Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and who holds a current practicing certificate.
Must be enrolled in an approved Mental Health course or holds a qualification in mental health practice.
About You:
In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.
You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‑quality health services within modern facilities.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.
About Adelaide:
Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.
With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.
With over 7,000 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.
Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:
NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.
Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.
Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.
Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.
Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.
Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.
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):
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: 940592
Enquiries:
Katrina Robinson
Nurse Manager
Phone: 0435 962 408
E-mail: Katrina.Robinson@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
3 July 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
940592 - Registered Nurse - RN1 - Northern Mental Health -Role Description.pdf
940592 - Clinical Nurse - RN2C - Northern Mental Health -Role Description.pdf
For more information about Mental Health Nursing at NALHN visit our Mental Health Nursing Careers page.
For more information about Mental Health vacancies at NALHN visit our Careers in Mental Health page.
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
