- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Northern Mental Health – Salisbury
- Salary: $66,442 - $69,504 per annum – plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits – ASO2
- Temporary Full-Time, until 29 December 2026
About the Role:
As an Administration Support Officer (Reliever) within Northern Community Mental Health Services, you will play a vital role in supporting the delivery of specialist mental health care services to consumers across the northern metropolitan region. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide a broad range of administrative, reception and clerical services that help ensure the smooth and efficient operation of community-based mental health programs and clinics.
In this varied reliever role, you will support multiple sites and teams across the division, providing coverage during planned and unplanned staff absences. Your responsibilities will include managing appointments, maintaining confidential consumer records, coordinating communications, supporting clinicians and administrative teams, and delivering high-quality customer service in a dynamic healthcare environment.
Northern Community Mental Health Services deliver specialist acute and recovery-oriented care for people with lived experience of mental illness, including psychiatric outpatient and medication clinics, care coordination, individual and group therapy programs, and community-based rehabilitation services. As a key point of contact for consumers, families, visitors and staff, you will contribute to a welcoming, professional and consumer-focused service environment.
About You:
You are a proactive and adaptable administration professional with outstanding customer service skills and a strong commitment to confidentiality. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy working across a variety of teams and locations, and can confidently manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.
With excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach, you build positive relationships with consumers, families and colleagues, contributing to a supportive and recovery-focused mental health service
This is an excellent opportunity for an adaptable and organised administration professional who enjoys variety, and is committed to supporting positive outcomes for consumers and the broader mental health service.
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.
Checks:
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category B (indirect 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: 943072
Enquiries:
Donna Haydon
Administrative Services Coordinator
Northern Mental Health
Phone: (08) 7485 4321
E-mail: Donna.Haydon@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
Friday 24 July 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
943072 - Administration Support Officer (Reliever) - Northern Mental Community Health - ASO2 - Role Description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
