Women's and Children's Health Network, Child Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), Southern Country, Mount Gambier 5290SalaryClassification - RN/M2C - Clinical Nurse/Midwife LV2 - $87,416. 00 to $110,497. 00 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice BenefitsFull time - Ongoing Permanent About The OpportunityWe currently have an exciting opportunity to join the CAMHS team as a Mental Health Clinical Nurse, where you will be responsible for: Provide assessment, education, counselling, and group work to support children, adolescents, and their families with mental health needs. Ensure clinical practice aligns with policy, maintaining accountability for own standards and delegated activities.
Collaborate with other professional disciplines and non-government organisations to achieve optimal consumer health and recovery. Offer direction, support, orientation, and education to staff, fostering a skilled and informed team. Lead and participate in research, quality improvement initiatives, and policy development within the service. About YouTo be successful in this role, you will have: Registered or eligible for registration as a nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate. Must be enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice.
Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to work with individuals and families for positive mental health outcomes and to foster productive working relationships across disciplines. Ability to lead and motivate staff to achieve positive outcomes. Ability to prioritise workload and meet set timelines, whilst working under minimal supervision Experience. Registered Nurse with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience. Demonstrated ability to conduct mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions of a complex nature with children, adolescents with emotional and behavioural difficulties. What WCHN Can Offer YouRelocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility.
Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information. Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year. Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia. )Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunitiesSupport for you and your family via our Employee Assistance ProgramAbout UsThe Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer: specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditionsstate of the art maternity and obstetric care servicescommunity based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SAspecialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.
Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs. Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network. Want to know more about WCHN opportunities? Click Here to discover how you can Realise you Potential and join one of the many teams at the Women’s and Children’s Network to make positive change in our community.
Stay connected with our Network! Follow us on LinkedIn to stay informed about exciting job opportunities and updates on what we do. Click here to join the conversation. Special ConditionsTo find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below. Immunisation Requirements ChecklistApplicant Documents ChecklistApplication InstructionsYou will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'.
It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity. Other Important InformationThe South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role. Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. EnquiriesKatrina Waechter - Service Manager, Phone:
7117 7500, E-mail: Katrina. Waechter@sa. gov. auApplication Closing Date: Tuesday 2nd September 2025 – 11: 55pmUseful LinksRN2 - Registered Nurse - CAMHS - Role Description - 911263. pdf
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