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Join the Specialist Community Mental Health team and make a real difference through collaborative, community-based care.

Join our multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, recovery-focused care in the community. In this role, you’ll coordinate and provide comprehensive clinical nursing care, including mental health and psychosocial assessments, risk assessment, care planning, and therapeutic interventions. Working closely with consumers, families, carers, Consultant Psychiatrists, and community partners, you’ll support stabilisation, rehabilitation, and long-term wellbeing. This is a predominantly clinical role with opportunities to take on portfolios aligned to your professional interests and career development, while contributing to a supportive, collaborative team environment.

About the role: 

Duties for the role will include:

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred clinical care
  Provide comprehensive nursing care and case management, including assessment, therapeutic interventions, care planning, and daily monitoring of outcomes within a multidisciplinary setting.
• Coordinate and oversee care within the team
  Lead and support the delivery of nursing care, ensure continuity and consistency of care, coordinate services across disciplines, and respond to immediate clinical or service delivery issues.
• Provide clinical leadership, education, and support
  Act as a clinical resource and role model, support students and less experienced staff, contribute to a positive learning culture, and undertake portfolio or specialist responsibilities.
• Contribute to service improvement, research, and governance
  Participate in quality improvement, research, audits, and change initiatives while working within legislative, policy, and professional governance frameworks.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Current registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) and a current practising certificate
• Enrolment in an approved mental health course, or a recognised qualification in Mental Health practice
• Strong communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills
• A creative, innovative, and flexible approach to clinical practice
• A compassionate, person-centred approach to care
• The ability to work autonomously, with a strong commitment to ongoing professional development and learning

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.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Claire Gallagher, Team Manager Specialist Community Mental Health Services claire.gallagher@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Tuesday 17th February 2026

Attachments:

• Registered Nurse Role Description
• Clinical Nurse 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: 925987