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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Morphett Vale 5162
• Salary
  • RN/M3 $125,183.00 - $130,779.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
  • AHP3 $108,347.00 - $116,216.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time, term contract (temporary up to 1 Jan 2027)

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.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• 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.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

Lead and coordinate a child and adolescent mental health team, providing expert care, guidance, and multidisciplinary collaboration to ensure high-quality, evidence-based care, positive patient outcomes, and efficient service delivery.

Key duties of the role

• Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated, high-quality child and adolescent mental health care.
• Provide expert clinical care including assessment, case management, and therapeutic interventions.
• Ensure compliance with ethics, policy, risk management, quality frameworks, and culturally safe practices.
• Develop staff capability through mentoring, education, reflective practice, and sharing evidence-based knowledge.

Skills and Experience

RN3 Position:

• Registered Nurse with at least 3 years post registration experience
• Highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated competence in delivering comprehensive mental health nursing assessment and direct clinical services to young people and their families.
• Integration of information and evidence with personal experience to support decision making.

AHP3 Position:

• Appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers, OR
• Appropriate degree or equivalent qualification and general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia within an endorsed for clinical practice; OR
• Appropriate degree of equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia
• Highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Proven leader with experience to coordinating teams, ensuring high standards, motivating staff, and promoting collaborative decision-making.

Enquiries can be directed to

Kristy Collins

Acting Service Manager

Kristy.Collins@sa.gov.au

8161 8158

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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:

• RN3 Southern Metropolitan Clinical Coordinator (Nurse Consultant) - 923674.pdf
• AHP 3 Southern Metropolitan Clinical Coordinator RD - 923674 .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: Monday 22 December 2025 at 11:55pm