Rn1 / Rn2c Older Persons Community Mental Health Service

Ageing Australia; South Australia; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Relocation assistance may be available

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

NALHN is seeking a Registered Nurse to deliver community-based mental health care to older adults in Adelaide's northern suburbs. You will conduct assessments, develop care plans, and provide evidence-informed interventions within a multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes risk management, cultural safety, and trauma-informed care, with opportunities to mentor less experienced staff across multiple sites in the region.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated clinical experience in mental health nursing, with knowledge relevant to older adult presentations including dementia, delirium, and late-life mood disorders.
• Strong assessment and risk management skills within a community or outpatient context.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a geographically dispersed multidisciplinary team.
• Alignment with SA Health's commitment to culturally safe, trauma-informed care across diverse communities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments and care planning for older adults living in the community across the northern Adelaide metro area.
• Deliver evidence-informed clinical interventions, including individual therapeutic support and case coordination across multidisciplinary teams.
• Collaborate with GPs, aged care providers, families, and carers to support integrated, person-centred outcomes.
• Contribute to clinical review processes and support less experienced staff within the NALHN Older Persons Mental Health Service model of care.

Skills

Mental Health

Nursing

Geriatrics

Dementia

Risk Management

Clinical Care

Multidisciplinary

Education

Registered Nurse with AHPRA

Job description

Rn1 / Rn2c Older Persons Community Mental Health Service

Medical Jobs - Tanunda, SA

Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical

Skills Required

Passionate Team Working Hard Work and Dedication Innovation Mental Health Medical Research Care Planning Clinical Works Community Mediation Obstetrics Health Care Mental Health Nursing Multidisciplinary Approach Nursing Psychological Evaluations Nursing Home Care Therapeutic Support Staff Physiological Trauma Demonstration Skills Driving Dementia (Professional Expertise) Risk Management

Job Description

Older adults in Adelaide's northern suburbs deserve mental health care that sees the whole person - not just a diagnosis. As a Registered Nurse with the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network's Older Persons Mental Health Service, you'll deliver that care in the community settings where it matters most.

What You'll Be Doing

Conducting comprehensive mental health assessments and care planning for older adults living in the community across the northern Adelaide metro area

Delivering evidence-informed clinical interventions, including individual therapeutic support and case coordination across multidisciplinary teams

Collaborating with GPs, aged care providers, families, and carers to support integrated, person-centred outcomes

Contributing to clinical review processes and supporting less experienced staff within the NALHN Older Persons Mental Health Service model of care

About the Employer

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

With over 7,500 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.

About the Candidate

Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA)

Demonstrated clinical experience in mental health nursing, with knowledge relevant to older adult presentations including dementia, delirium, and late-life mood disorders

Strong assessment and risk management skills within a community or outpatient context

The ability to work both independently and as part of a geographically dispersed multidisciplinary team

Alignment with SA Health's commitment to culturally safe, trauma-informed care across diverse communities

Eligibility

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 who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate,

Enrolled in an approved Mental Health course or holds a qualification in mental health practice.

About You

You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high-quality health services within modern facilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide's north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital - the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital - a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services - adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.

Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services - provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.

Primary Health Care Services - including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.

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.

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and-or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

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.