Transform Lives as a Mental Health Social Worker | Join SALHN's Dynamic Team Today!

Join SALHN as we're seeking a dedicated AHP2 Social Worker to deliver comprehensive mental health assessments, therapeutic interventions, and care planning within our multidisciplinary team at Southern Adelaide Local Health Network. You'll work collaboratively with consumers and families, liaising with community organisations to support mental health recovery and wellbeing across South Australia's largest public health system. This full-time ongoing position offers career advancement in a supportive environment where you'll contribute to quality improvement initiatives whilst making a real difference in mental health care

About the role: 

Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, some of your duties for the role will include:

• The Social Worker is responsible for the delivery of a range of clinical activities, including mental health and psychosocial assessments, risk assessments, treatment and care planning, therapeutic interventions, advocacy and liaison with other community service providers
• Responsible to the allocated Consultant Psychiatrist or delegate for implementing the Treatment and Care Plan developed by the multidisciplinary team and the consumer
• Applies specialised expertise to the development, delivery and continuous improvement of quality clinical work and provides discipline specific assessments and interventions
• Works collaboratively with consumers and families/carers and may liaise closely with a network of government and non-government organisations with the aim of maximising wellbeing, assisting stabilisation of mental health, rehabilitation, and building functional capacity for self-management

About you:

• Clinical experience within a mental health service
• Experience in accessing, liaising with, monitoring and evaluation community resources and community projects.
• Proven experience in basic computing skills, including email and word processing
• Experience with quality improvement methodologies for clinical activities
• Demonstrate Social Work skills including psychosocial assessment, counselling, individual and group work, relationship and family therapy, crisis intervention and brief therapy in working with complex Mental Health consumers
• Ability to address the value systems and cultural differences of people from diverse backgrounds

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Susan McLean, Nursing Director - Mental Health Services, (08) 7117 5055, Susan.McLean@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Friday 8th August 2025 

Attachments:

• 911114 AHP2 Social Worker Morier Ward - Role Description
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• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• 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: 911114