- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Noarlunga Hospital - Mental Health Services
- Salary $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP2 | Full Time - Contract Until April 2027

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Mental Health Professional

As a Multidisciplinary Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, or Psychologist within the Noarlunga mental health unit, you will join a team delivering meaningful care to people who need it most.

About the role:

Reporting to the Team Manager, you will work as an integral member of a multidisciplinary mental health team, bringing the depth of your discipline to shared clinical goals.

Duties for the role will include:

- Conducting comprehensive mental health assessments across a range of presentations, including risk assessment, psychosocial history, and functional evaluation, to inform diagnosis and care planning
- Developing, implementing, and reviewing individualised, recovery-oriented care plans in genuine partnership with consumers and their families or support networks
- Delivering discipline-specific therapeutic interventions - occupational, psychological, or social - within a structured clinical framework, adjusting approaches to meet the needs of each consumer
- Coordinating care pathways across inpatient, community, and external service environments to support safe, well-planned transitions and reduce avoidable readmissions
- Providing consultation, secondary support, and clinical advice to other team members and external service providers on complex cases
- Maintaining accurate clinical documentation in line with SA Health standards, contributing to audits, clinical reviews, and continuous quality improvement initiatives
- Actively participating in multidisciplinary team meetings, handovers, and case conferences to ensure cohesive, well-coordinated consumer care
- You will be supported through regular discipline specific supervision, with opportunities for career development, reflective practice and shared learning within an experienced multidisciplinary team.

About you:

- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Clinical Psychologist.
- Experience working with people who have a mental illness, their families and/or carers
- Experience in collaborative development, implementation and monitoring of planned interventions for consumers of mental health services with complex needs.
- Must be highly motivated and have the ability to engage with consumers who have very high service needs.
- Ability to undertake comprehensive assessment skills including, consumer needs analysis, assessment skills in mental state and risk assessment.
- Ability to effectively and efficiently manage time and other resources.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills and ability to express complex ideas succinctly and logically.

Please see the attached Role Descriptions for additional information.

This is a single vacancy, with three possible position appointments. The successful applicants will be appointed in the position appropriate to their skills, qualifications, and experience.

Want To Know More? Contact: Matt Ballestrin, , ,

Application Closing Date:



11.55 pm Tuesday 8th September 2026

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- We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click

to find out more about salary packaging. * 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.
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in the workplace. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 949652

Advertised: 25 Aug 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 08 Sep 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time

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