Transform Lives: Mental Health Nurse - Hospital in the Home

Mental Health Hospital in the Home (HITH) is an alternative option to hospital admission for the person experiencing an acute episode of mental illness. The aim of HITH is to provide high quality evidenced based interventions, treatments, and therapies in the person’s own home; enabling them to feel valued, empowered and connected to family or carers.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, this role is responsible for providing high quality evidenced based interventions, treatments, and therapies in the person’s own home; enabling them to feel valued, empowered and connected to family or carers.

Duties for the role will include:

• Conduct thorough assessments Utilise your expertise to perform mental health and psychosocial assessments, risk assessments and develop personalised treatment plans,
• Deliver comprehensive clinical care Develop therapeutic relationships which facilitate collaborative working relationships with the person, carers and community stakeholders to ensure high quality care with improved mental and physical health outcomes,
• Interpersonal and communication skills: Successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships,
• Support leadership: Collaborate with the Nurse Unit Manager to contribute to a cohesive and efficient team environment,
• Contribute to quality improvement: Engage in clinical auditing, research, and evaluation initiatives to continuously improve patient care outcomes and service delivery

About you:

• Registered as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, holding a current practicing certificate, with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience,
• Must be enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice,
• You have demonstrated clinical expertise and experience in mental health services,
• You have strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills,
• To be considered for the RN2C (Clinical Nurse) level you must have at least three years, full time equivalent, post registration experience with experience in the leadership and direction of student nurses, enrolled nurses, and less experienced registered nurses,
• A commitment to continuous professional development and evidence-based practice

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Sarah Sandford, Nurse Consultant, 8384 9569, Sarah.Sandford@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 15 March 2026

Attachments:

• RN2C Clinical Nurse Hospital in the Home- Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• 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: 932111