Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Northern Mental Health – Lyell McEwin Hospital - Elizabeth ValeSalary: RN1 - $72,651 - $99,129 p.a.
(pro rata) / RN2C - $84,870 - $107,279 p.a.
(pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefitsOngoing Full-Time and Part-Time (Multiple Positions) About the Role:The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking Registered and Clinical Nurses to join the Adult Mental Health Inpatient Unit to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people experiencing challenges with their mental health.
We offer speciality mental health inpatient services in short stay assessment, open and intensive care units providing comprehensive treatment for individuals experiencing acute mental health illness episodes.
As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, you will play a vital role in providing comprehensive care to individuals experiencing acute mental health challenges.
Your compassion, clinical expertise, and commitment to patient-centred care will be instrumental in supporting our clients' recovery journeys.In this challenging yet rewarding role, you will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, utilising evidence-based practices to deliver high-quality mental health services.
You will have the opportunity to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care plans, ensuring that our clients receive individualised and holistic treatment.To be eligible for this position, you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
You must be enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice.About You:Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community?
If so, then this could be the opportunity for you.
This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.Excellent communication skills, critical thinking abilities, and a genuine passion for providing exceptional care are essential.This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.About Adelaide:Adelaide has recently been recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes, earning a delightful nod from the Wall Street Journal as being possibly the coolest city in Australia.
Ranked one of the worlds "Most Liveable Cities", Adelaide is a culinary playground with a delicious mix of fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars.
Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour down under cycling, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.About Us:The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care.
Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further.
The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.
With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability.
Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:Mental Health - The Division of Mental Health provides a comprehensive range of public mental health services for youth, adults and older people in northern Adelaide.
Services are provided through community health centres and hospitals, and to consumers in their own homes.
Forensic Mental Health - A statewide service that operates as part of the Division of Mental Health for forensic patients and prisoners.
Benefits of working at NALHN:From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you'll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work.
The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.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.Check(s): National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (e.g.
aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients) Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)SA Health Services are required to implement the in the workplace.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Job Ref: 873685Enquiries:Shelagh LathamNurse ManagerPhone: 0434 852 428 Application Closing Date:15 November 2024 – 11.55PMRole Description: * Refer to the SA Health Career Website – for further information.