Associate Nurse Unit Manager

• Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide
• Salary  RN-2A  $103,353 - $110,497 p.a. + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Permanent full-time 

About the Role

As an Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM), you will play a key role in supporting the NUM in leading a dedicated team of nurses within a dynamic mental health setting. You will contribute to the delivery of high-quality, consumer-centred care, ensuring continuity and consistency across the unit while assisting in implementing practice improvements and supporting less experienced staff. Your clinical expertise and leadership skills will help foster a collaborative and supportive environment where both staff and consumers thrive.

In this rewarding role, you will balance hands-on clinical care with leadership responsibilities, including performance management, rostering, staff development, and quality improvement initiatives. You will provide direct nursing care, education, counselling, and group support to consumers with complex mental health needs, while actively participating in multidisciplinary collaboration, policy development, and action research projects. If you are a motivated, compassionate professional with a passion for mental health care and leadership, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on both patient outcomes and team development.

About You

You are an experienced and dedicated mental health nurse with strong leadership skills and a commitment to providing high-quality, consumer-focused care. With a solid background in supporting individuals with complex mental health needs, you thrive in multidisciplinary teams, foster staff development, and contribute to continuous improvement in clinical practice.

• Registered Nurse with current practising certificate and Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing

• Skilled in leading, supervising, and mentoring nursing staff and students

• Experienced in managing complex mental health care, prioritising workloads, and facilitating change

• Knowledgeable in contemporary mental health practice, legislation, and quality improvement standards

About CALHN

At Central Adelaide (CALHN), we're shaping the future of health through excellence in clinical care, research, and innovation.  As South Australia's largest health network, we deliver exceptional, safe and connected healthcare—for our patients, our community, and our people.

With more than 17,000 dedicated employees, every day at CALHN presents an opportunity to make a real impact—not because it's expected, but because our values guide us to be our best.

Join us and be part of a team that's driven by a commitment to a seamless safe and connected experience for all.

Find out more about our stories , our network, and the opportunities to be part of CALHN.

Benefit of Joining CALHN

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

• Salary Benefits: Enjoy flexible salary packaging options, including up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (such as mortgage, rent, utilities and groceries) plus an additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses.
• Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family, plus an annual voluntary flu vaccination to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: 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.
• Employee Recognition: Join a workplace where our people are celebrated through awards for innovation, collaboration, and outstanding contributions to health.
• Career Opportunities: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer 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, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

Application Information:

• Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.

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11:55 pm Friday 21 November 2025

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