• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
• Various locations – Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Pirie or Kadina
• Clinical Nurse Level 2 - $87,416.00 to $110,497.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time, Ongoing Position

Location

Experience the best of regional living in Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Pirie or Kadina. Enjoy affordable housing, a lower cost of living, and a balanced lifestyle with access to beaches, outdoor recreation, family-friendly communities, local schools and health services, plus the strong sense of connection and support found in close-knit regional towns.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person listed below for further information.
• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Fitness Passport – giving regional employees and their families unlimited access to a range of gyms, pools, and health facilities, providing variety and flexibility. It supports regular exercise, wellbeing, and a healthy lifestyle while connecting with the community.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), offering free, confidential counselling for employees, and their immediate families, and is available at sites across regional locations.
• WCHN promotes flexible ways of working. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

About the role

The Clinical Mental Health Nurse is accountable for delivering high-quality mental health care to children, adolescents and families through assessment, counselling and education, while ensuring safe practice, collaboration, staff support, quality improvement and policy alignment.

Key duties of the role

• Direct delivery of proficient mental health nursing clinical care to clients and their families using evidence-based practice
• Ensure services are delivered in a culturally responsive manner
• Contributes to consumer recovery and optimal mental health outcomes
• Works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and non-government organisations
• Supports, guides and educates other staff using clinical expertise
• Leads and participates in research, quality improvement and policy development activities

Skills and Experience

• Registered or eligible for registration as a nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate. Must be enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice.
• Registered Nurse with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience
• Demonstrated ability to conduct mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions of a complex nature with children, adolescents with emotional and behavioural difficulties,
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to work with individuals and families for positive mental health outcomes and to foster productive working relationships across disciplines
• Experience in leadership and direction of student Nurses, and less experienced staff

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

Enquiries can be directed to

Dianne van Giesen, Admin Coordinator, (08) 7117 3700, or via dianne.vangiesen@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• RN2C - Clinical Nurse - CAMHS Northern Country - Role Description -926409.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role. Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Thursday 12th February 2026 - 11:55PM

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