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Transform Lives as a Comorbidity Clinician - Join Our Specialist Team at Modbury Hospital!

Join SA Health as a Part-time RN3/AHP3 Comorbidity Clinician at Modbury Hospital and make a real difference in the lives of patients facing complex drug and alcohol challenges. This ongoing position offers the perfect opportunity to advance your career in specialist healthcare while enjoying flexible working arrangements and comprehensive professional development. Be part of South Australia's largest healthcare network, where your expertise will directly contribute to building healthier communities across Adelaide's northern suburbs.

About the role: 

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

• Provide effective complex discharge planning and shared care through the provision of education and referral
• Undertaking a clinical workload and utilising allied health expertise to provide a comprehensive service to clients including the more complex cases
• Provide an expert education and consultancy service to DASSA staff, mental health staff and other referring services in relation to alcohol and other drug models, practices, and service co-ordination
• Undertake the nursing/midwifery care role with a significant degree of independent clinical decision making in the area of personal expertise
• Provides leadership and direction, acts a role model, mentor, consultant and resource person

About you:

• Experience in community health settings offering psycho-social assessment case management, and evidence based therapeutic interventions relevant to substance use presentations
• Demonstrated ability in leading and promoting consumer engagement initiatives and facilitating change management
• Registered Nurse and or Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience
• Demonstrated competence in Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental health nursing providing evidence-based treatments in accordance with the relevant standards

This is a single vacancy, with two possible appointment classifications. The successful applicants will be appointed in the position appropriate to their skills, qualifications, and experience.

Please note that this position is multi-classed as either a AHP3 or RNM3 and classification will be determined by qualifications and experience.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Pennye Richter, Acting Regional Manager, (08) 7485 4600, Pennye.Richter@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Thursday 11th December 2025

Attachments:

• AHP3 - Role Description
• RNM3 - 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: 922954