* Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Forensic Mental Health – James Nash House - Oakden
* Salary - pro rata, plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits:
* $91,785 - $106,330 per annum - AHP2
* $87,416 - $110,497 per annum - RN2C
* Ongoing Part-Time – 18.75 hours per week
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of people with complex mental health and substance use needs? Join our dedicated team at Forensic Mental Health Services, where you'll work in a dynamic forensic mental health environment, providing specialist care and support to patients with co-occurring mental health and alcohol or other drug challenges. This is your opportunity to contribute to recovery-focused care and help shape best practice in a highly collaborative setting.
This ongoing part-time position will be appointed as either an Allied Health clinician, or a Clinical Nurse - please refer to the relevant Role Description and role detail below.
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced clinician to provide high-quality, evidence-based person-centred care with mental health and substance abuse disorders.
As part of our multidisciplinary team, you will:
* Provide comprehensive assessment, treatment planning, and interventions for patients with mental health and substance use disorders.
* Collaborate with other health professionals to ensure coordinated, patient-centred care.
* Contribute to policy development, quality improvement initiatives, and research projects.
* Offer education, mentoring, and support to colleagues to enhance skills in managing co-morbidity.
* Participate in discharge planning and liaise with community services to support continuity of care.
This is a rewarding role where you'll have the chance to influence service delivery and improve outcomes for a vulnerable population.
About You:
You are a compassionate and skilled professional with:
* Relevant qualifications and registration:
* Clinical Nurse: Registered Nurse with mental health qualification.
* Occupational Therapist: Registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
* Social Worker: Eligibility for full membership with AASW.
* Psychologist: General registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
* Experience working with clients with serious mental illness and substance use issues.
* Ability to manage complex cases and adapt to changing priorities.
* Commitment to continuous learning and quality improvement.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships
* An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment
This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.
About Us:
The Forensic Mental Health Service is a statewide service that operates as part of the Forensic Mental Health Division of the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. NALHN is commissioned by the Department for Health and Wellbeing to provide general health and mental health services for the north and north east of metropolitan Adelaide and statewide mental health services for forensic patients and prisoners.
The Forensic Mental Health Service is comprised of a multitude of services, all of which have specialised sub-services; such as, Forensic Inpatient Service, Forensic Community Health, Ashton House, and Forensic Court Services.
James Nash House is part of the Forensic Inpatient Services, which provide custody and care to forensic patients committed to detention, forensic patients released on licence who become acutely unwell and to prisoners requiring inpatient care.
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 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.
At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.
Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:
Lyell McEwin Hospital – The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, 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.
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.
Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.
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.
In addition to this, other benefits of working as an Allied Health Clinician in NALHN include:
* professional development opportunities. We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations
* opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research
* regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals
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 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.
Checks: [Delete those not required]
* DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
* National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for vulnerable person-related employment – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
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: 922824
Enquiries:
Susan O'Neill
Nurse Consultant
Phone:
E-mail: Susan.O'
Application Closing Date:
9 January 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
AHP2 - Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Co-Morbidity Worker - Role
RN2 Clinical Nurse - Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Co-Morbidity - Role
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.