Team Leader - Community Mental Health

SA Health; Mount Barker; On-site; AUD 112,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package includes living exp up

Meal Entertainment expenses up to $2,G

Generous leave provisions

Job summary

SA Health's Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network invites applications for a multi-classed RN/M3 or AHP3 position based in Mount Barker. The role delivers advanced nursing care within community mental health, supporting recovery‑oriented practice and coordination with multidisciplinary teams.

You will contribute to service delivery, staff rostering, recruitment processes, and performance management, while mentoring less experienced staff and providing clinical guidance under the Nurse Unit

Qualifications

• Must hold nursing registration or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in mental health is desirable.
• Ability to lead and mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Deliver proficient nursing care and case management in mental health settings.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary service delivery and operational problem-solving.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and clinical guidance.
• Contribute to education and professional development.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and audits.

Skills

Recovery-oriented care

Clinical leadership

Mentoring

Quality improvement

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Nursing registration

Job description

Position Details

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
• Community Mental Health – Mt Barker
• Salary:
• RN/M3 $130,190 to $136,010 p.a.
• AHP3 $112,139 to $120,284 p.a.
• Full time, until June 2027

This position is multi ‑ classed as either RN/M3 or AHP3 and the appointment classification will be determined by qualifications and experience.

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

The role provides advanced nursing care across a range of mental health service settings, supporting the delivery of recovery‑oriented, evidence‑based practice for consumers with complex needs. Practitioners at this level demonstrate development from competent to proficient practice, take accountability for their own clinical work, and are responsible for appropriate delegation and supervision of others. Working in partnership with the Nurse Unit Manager and Associate Nurse Unit Managers, the role contributes to the leadership and coordination of nursing services within the unit. This includes supporting continuity of care, assisting with service delivery across multidisciplinary teams, and contributing to operational management functions such as staffing, rostering, recruitment, performance processes, leave management, and resource planning.

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 (position based in Victor Harbor). 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

Mount Barker, located 40 minutes from Adelaide in the Adelaide Hills, is a perfect blend of natural beauty, local heritage, and gourmet food. Key highlights include hiking the panoramic Mount Barker Summit, exploring the picturesque Laratinga Wetlands , riding the historic Steam Ranger Heritage Railway, and visiting local wineries and the Saturday farmers' market. Visit Mt Baker here.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Do you have a strong commitment to delivering recovery‑oriented, person‑centred mental health nursing care that improves consumer outcomes.
• Are you interested in developing others through clinical leadership, mentoring, teaching, and supporting professional growth.
• Do you have aproactive approach to contributing to service improvement through quality activities, evidence‑based practice, and reflective learning.
• Are you motivated to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to coordinate safe and effective care delivery.
• Are you willing to take accountability for practice while supporting operational functions that ensure smooth and responsive service delivery.

If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on...

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

• Deliver proficient, person‑centred nursing care and/or case management in mental health settings, ensuring care plans are effectively implemented and monitored.
• Support and coordinate nursing and multidisciplinary service delivery within a team or unit, assisting with operational problem‑solving and consumer flow.
• Provide leadership within the nursing team, including mentoring, clinical guidance, and supporting less experienced staff and students.
• Contribute to education, training, and a positive learning culture through clinical teaching, supervision, and supporting professional development.
• Participate in quality improvement activities including clinical audits, evaluation, and evidence‑based practice to improve consumer outcomes.

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

• 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
• 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.

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 the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network , and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at: https://movetomore.com.au/

Applications Close on 21 October 2026 at 11:55pm

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Contact: Tracey Harvey, Mental Health Lead Admin Officer on Phone: [phone] or via E-mail: [email protected]