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Nurse Consultant, Drug and Alcohol Services - Ignite Change, Heal Lives

The Nurse Consultant provides clinical expertise for DASSA’s response to alcohol and other drug health issues, with an emphasis on secondary and tertiary prevention, assessment, management, referral and rehabilitation of patients in hospital and in community outpatient settings. The service includes assessment, counselling, psychosocial interventions, medication assisted treatment, case management and referral of people with drug and alcohol related problems and their families, and the provision of information, training, clinical consultation, advice and support to other service providers.

About the role: 

 Reporting to the Regional Manager Outpatient Services ,some of your duties for the role will include:

• Providing specialist assessment, counselling and psychosocial interventions, and/or therapeutic rehabilitation services and programs, to improve self-efficacy, recovery and health outcomes for individuals, couples, families or groups
• Provide consultation and liaison with country hospitals to facilitate assessment and management of client withdrawal regimes
• Provide leadership through advocacy and inclusive team building across the various key areas of the acute hospital sector and community based services and programs
• Apply and share expert clinical knowledge to improve patient/client care outcomes

About you:

• Effective written and verbal communication skills including problem solving, conflict resolution, negotiation and working effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to effectively and sensitively lead and direct others in the management of a broad range of physical, mental health and social comorbidities
• Experience in providing a range of activities related to the key responsibilities of the consultation liaison and community nursing role including education and training, psychosocial assessment, care planning, case management
• Experience in counselling clients at risk, client advocacy, managing aggressive/disruptive clients in unpredictable environments, and working with clients and communities experiencing diverse and complex problems including homelessness and family violence
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience

The attached role description is currently under review and may be adjusted prior to appointment. All applicants will be provided with the finalised role description.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Catherine Flanagan, Regional Manager, (08) 7485 4609, Catherine.Flanagan@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Monday 4th August 2025 

Attachments:

• 910249 Nurse Consultant Pt Pirie - 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: 910249