Team Leader

• Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide
• Salary  AHP-4   $118,887 - $129,427 p.a. + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits 
• Salary  RN-4     $132,177 - $137,771 p.a. + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Permanent full-time

About the Role

RN-4  Are you a passionate mental health professional ready to make a real difference? In this rewarding leadership role, you'll use your clinical expertise to guide and inspire a dedicated nursing and multidisciplinary team, ensuring the highest quality of care for consumers within our Mental Health Unit and/or Community Service. You'll play a key role in coordinating care, managing resources, and fostering a supportive, positive workplace culture where staff can thrive and consumers receive the best possible outcomes. This is your opportunity to lead with purpose—driving excellence in service delivery, shaping practice standards, and supporting innovation in mental health care across a dynamic and diverse service area.

AHP-4  As the Team Manager for Mental Health Triage (MHT) within the Central Adelaide Local Health Network's Mental Health Clinical Program, you'll provide inspiring leadership, governance and direction to a skilled team of nurses, allied health and lived experience professionals. Based at Glenside Health Services, this pivotal role blends strategic vision with hands-on operational management to ensure the delivery of responsive, high-quality mental health support to people in crisis. You'll champion best practice, foster a positive and collaborative workplace culture, and build strong partnerships across mental health services and community agencies. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of mental health triage and contribute to a compassionate, person-centred system that truly makes a difference.

Qualifications

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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.

Job ref: 919437

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Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Friday 21 November 2025

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information

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