Clinical Nurse

Palliative Care SA; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 91,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Fitness Passport

Public transport access

Employee assistance program

Relocation assistance

Job summary

The CAMHS Clinician – Clinical Mental Health Nurse role at Women’s and Children’s Health Network in Adelaide Metro Southern invites a registered nurse to lead mental health care for children and adolescents and their families. You will deliver evidence-based nursing care and contribute to service outcomes.

Join a team focused on consumer participation, quality improvement and professional development, with strong emphasis on collaborative practice and cultural responsiveness in a metropolitan

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with Australian Nursing and Midwifery Board registration or eligibility and current practicing certificate.
• Experience in complex mental health assessment and interventions for children/adolescents.
• Ability to develop mental health care plans with families and colleagues.
• Strong leadership, communication, teamwork and conflict-resolution skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver proficient mental health nursing care to children and families using evidence-based practice.
• Support CAMHS clinical leadership to maintain consistent practice standards.
• Commit to consumer participation and culturally responsive, inclusive service delivery.
• Engage in quality management, risk management and ongoing service improvement.
• Foster a positive, safe work environment and support professional development.

Skills

Nursing registration

Mental health assessment

Care planning

Leadership & teamwork

Communication skills

Job description

Job no: 947609
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Medical, Nursing/Midwifery

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• Full Time – Permanent Ongoing

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.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility.

About the role

The CAMHS Clinician – Clinical Mental Health Nurse accepts accountability for the outcomes of clinical practice for children, adolescents and their families with mental health issues and for addressing inconsistencies between practice and policy. The CAMHS Clinician - Clinical Mental Health Nurse is responsible and accountable for their own practice standards and activities they delegate to others.

Key duties of the role

• Direct delivery of proficient mental health nursing clinical care to clients and their families using evidence-based practice
• Contribute to the clinical leadership of nursing & multidisciplinary services for CAMHS to attain consistency of practice standards and local service outcomes
• Demonstrate a commitment to consumer participation and ensure services are delivered in a culturally responsive, respectful and inclusive manner.
• Actively participate in quality management, quality assurance and risk management activities and ongoing improvement of services
• Foster a positive and safe work environment while contributing to professional development and mental health nursing education

Skills and Experience

• Registered or eligible for registration as a nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate. Must be enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice
• Demonstrated experience in complex mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement mental health care plans in partnership with consumers, families and colleagues
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, teamwork and conflict-resolution skills

Enquiries can be directed to

Katrina Waechter

Service Manager

71177500

[e-mail]

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:

• RN 2 - Clinical Nurse - CAMHS - Role Description - 947609.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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date

Wednesday 16 September 2026 11:55PM

Advertised: 02 Sep 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 16 Sep 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time