Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Hospital – Mental Health Salary $76,561 - $80,256 p.a. (Pro Rata) OPS4 | Full Time, 37.5 hours per week, Ongoing Join our Mental Health Rehabilitation Services team as a Senior Carer Consultant shaping the future of mental health care. Are you ready to shape the future of mental health care? The newly built Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit at Noarlunga Hospital is opening its doors, offering a fresh, state-of-the-art environment in Adelaide's vibrant southern suburbs. This isn't just a job; it's a chance to join a groundbreaking facility from day one. The Senior Lived Experience Carer Consultant elevates and integrates the carer perspective into mental health rehabilitation and discharge planning, drawing on their personal experience supporting a family member with mental health challenges and recovery. As the sole carer consultant on the unit, they provide lived experience leadership within the multidisciplinary team and the Clinical Governance Committee. Key responsibilities include educating staff and families on recovery and self-management, establishing family and carer participation processes for service improvement, evaluating experiences, and partnering with health organizations to champion the value of Carer Consultants. About the role: Duties for the role will include: Utilise lived experience to champion family-based recovery, actively supporting families through a non-clinical, empathetic approach throughout a consumer's admission. Lead the integration of carer perspectives into rehabilitation care and discharge planning, coordinating feedback mechanisms and contributing to multidisciplinary assessments and planning. Develop and deliver education and resources for families and staff, fostering a culture that values carer lived experience and promotes community acceptance and stigma reduction. Contribute to service improvement and reform initiatives, including policy development and quality activities, by bringing the voice of lived experience to the forefront. Provide professional supervision and leadership to other Carer Consultants, fostering a positive work culture and building collaborative partnerships within and outside the organisation. About you: Hold a minimum Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (or be enrolled to complete within 12 months), possess strong organisational and communication skills, and work effectively in a multidisciplinary team with empathy and a recovery-oriented approach. Must have personal lived experience of recovery from mental illness or caring for someone with mental illness, and demonstrate how this experience can positively impact others. Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment and contribute to the achievement of team goals and objectives Ability to promote a culture of hope and optimism by sharing your lived experience of recovery to assist others within the role. Please see the attached Role Description for additional information. Want To Know More? Contact: The SALHN Recruitment Team on Health.SALHNRecruitment@sa.gov.au Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 17th August 2025 Attachments: 911739 - Senior Carer Consultant - Role Description Australian applicant guidelines International applicant guidelines Applicant Information: We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging. 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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description. SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 911739