Mental Health Nurse Practitioner / Candidate Ed And Perinatal Cl

SA Health; Victor Harbor; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Fitness Benefits: Fitness –

Employee Assistance Program

Leave provisions and professional dev.

Meal Entertainment allowances

Job summary

SA Health's Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network is seeking an advanced mental health nurse or Nurse Practitioner Candidate to deliver rapid assessments, consultations, and care coordination in regional hospital settings. The role offers clinical autonomy, support, and opportunities to lead evidence-based care within a collaborative team.

Based in Victor Harbor with travel across the service, you will contribute to rapid response, education, and service improvement while supporting

Qualifications

• Advanced mental health nursing or Nurse Practitioner Candidate with strong clinical expertise.
• Autonomous and consultative roles supporting regional hospitals through expert assessment and leadership.
• Commitment to improving access to specialist mental health care in local communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced mental health assessments and brief therapeutic interventions.
• Deliver specialist consultation and clinical support to nursing and multidisciplinary staff.
• Lead quality improvement, education and policy development to strengthen service delivery.
• Support care coordination across Emergency Department and inpatient settings.

Skills

Advanced mental health nursing

Nurse Practitioner Candidate

Autonomous practice

Education

Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing

Nurse Practitioner qualification

Tools

Nursing registration

Job description

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
• Rural & Remote Mental Health Service
• Victor Harbor based, with travel required across the service
• Salary:
• RN/M4 $140,213 - $146,147 p.a.
• Ongoing, Full Time role working over a 5-day roster

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

Join Rural and Remote Mental Health Services and deliver advanced, specialist mental health care to consumers presenting to regional hospitals who require timely expert intervention. Play a key role in delivering specialist mental health assessment, consultation and care coordination services, supporting patients and multidisciplinary teams within the Emergency Department and inpatient settings.

This is an exciting opportunity for highly skilled mental health nurses to practise at an advanced scope progressing toward extended practice. You’ll enjoy clinical autonomy, strong professional support, and the chance to lead evidence‑based care, education, and service improvement within a collaborative and forward‑thinking environment.

WHO ARE WE?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.

WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK

Located in Glenside, just minutes from Adelaide’s CBD, this role offers the convenience of inner‑eastern living within a well‑established health precinct. Enjoy easy access to cafés, parklands, public transport, and a vibrant professional community while working in a supportive metropolitan setting.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Are you an advanced mental health nurse or Nurse Practitioner Candidate with strong clinical expertise and a passion for delivering rapid, recovery‑focused care?
• Do you thrive in autonomous and consultative roles, supporting regional hospitals through expert assessment, intervention, and clinical leadership?
• Are you committed to improving access to specialist mental health care and keeping consumers supported in their local communities?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions – then read on…

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

• Provide advanced mental health assessments, brief therapeutic interventions, prescribing (within scope), and disposition planning through a virtual rapid response model.
• Deliver specialist consultation, education, and clinical support to nursing and multidisciplinary staff across community, acute, and rehabilitation settings.
• Build the capability of regional services through a consultation‑liaison approach that supports safe, recovery‑oriented care.
• Contribute to quality improvement, research, education, and policy development activities to strengthen mental health service delivery.

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
• Health and Fitness Benefits:Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to be immunised. Please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy. Further information is in the application for to help guide you.
• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.
• To qualify as a RN/M4 you must be registered as a Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia for at least three years and holds a current practising certificate.
  • Hold a qualification in mental health nursing equivalent to a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
  • Be authorised as a Nurse Practitioner (Mental Health) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
• To qualify as a RN/M3 you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practising certificate.
  • Hold a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing (or equivalent).
  • Be willing to undertake a relevant Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia approved Nurse Practitioner Masters' post-graduate qualification or equivalent or meet the course requirements at the commencement of employment.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.

NEED TO RELOCATE?

Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at: https://movetomore.com.au/

HELP IS HERE!

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (Job ref: 954735), or reach out to Michelle Hilton, Director of Nursing RRMHS on Phone: [phone] or via E-mail: [e-mail]

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