Mental Health Nurse Consultant

Job no: 916025

Work type: Full time

Location: Far North

Categories: Mental Health, Nursing/Midwifery

• Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network – Port Augusta
• RN/M3 | Full Time | Ongoing
• Base Salary Range: $125,183 - $130,779 p.a
• In addition to base salary, this position attracts Superannuation, Leave Loading, Zone Allowance and once off Incidental Payment (conditions apply), Professional Development Allowance, and Salary Sacrificing Benefits (salary packaging).

Join our team as a Mental Health Nurse Consultant and use your expertise to deliver compassionate care that transforms lives and strengthens our community

About Us:

The Flinders and Upper North region offers a relaxed lifestyle, breath taking views, endless adventures and friendly and diverse communities. With a short commute to work, you'll have more time in your day to spend with your family, friends and explore the many attractions of the Flinders and Upper North region. With wide-open spaces, parks and sports and access to many recreational activities, you'll find something to enjoy outside of work. There is access to public and private schooling, including tertiary education, making it a great place to raise a family.

You will become a part of a supportive and welcoming team and have opportunities to work in a variety of settings whilst working across both discipline specific and multi-disciplinary teams. You'll also have access to continuing education and development opportunities, allowing you to grow your career, all while working to improve community health outcomes and wellbeing.

Find out more about working with the Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network at: Working at the FUNLHN

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Service:

Community Mental Health Team

The Community Mental Health Teams are located at both Port Augusta and Whyalla, providing specialised one-to-one counselling, group work, care coordination and health promotional activities to promote mental, emotional, physical, and social health and wellbeing. Workers provide information, education, counselling and support to adults, families and carers whose lives are affected by mental health issues. There are also specialist youth mental health clinicians based in the region and access to specialist older persons mental health services.

Relocation and Accommodation Assistance:

• Financial assistance for relocation may be available for eligible applicants for appointments prior to 31 December 2026. Further details regarding this can be found here
• Accommodation support may be available - conditions apply

About the Role:

As a Mental Health Nurse Consultant, you will provide expert clinical nursing care and consultancy services that strengthen safe, high-quality mental health care across community, acute, and rehabilitation settings. In this senior role, you will exercise significant autonomy and decision-making while leading projects and programs that improve consumer and service outcomes. You will also provide clinical leadership and guidance to other nurses, ensuring best practice standards are upheld. With accountability for your own practice and the advice and delegations you provide, you will play a vital role in supporting recovery-focused mental health services and driving service excellence.

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About You:

• 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.
• Holds a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing (or equivalent).
• Registered Nurse with at least 3 years post registration experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in the mental health nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards.
• Demonstrated experience in the supervision and leadership of multidisciplinary staff, student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses and/or midwives.
• Experience working with Aboriginal consumers.

Please refer to the role description below for more detailed information on the position, responsibilities, and qualifications.

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

Applicant Information:

• 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: 916025

Want To Know More? Contact:

Jessica Dendunnen - Team Leader, ,

Application Closing Date: Friday 3rd October PM

Attachments:

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Advertised: 19 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 03 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

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