Nurse Consultant - Prison Assessment and Consultation Team (PACT) Forensic Mental Health Service

Job no: 953159
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Eastern
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery

- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – OAKDEN SA 5086
- Salary: $132,794 - $138,730 p.a.plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice advantages – RN/M3
- Ongoing Full-Time

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Nurse Consultant within the Prison Assessment and Consultation Team.

Forensic mental health nursing demands a rare combination of clinical depth, ethical rigour, and the ability to work across systems that don't always speak the same language. As a Nurse Consultant with the Prison Assessment and Consultation Team (PACT) at NALHN Forensic Mental Health Service, you'll bring specialist expertise directly into South Australia's correctional environment — shaping assessments, driving consultation, and improving outcomes for one of the most underserved populations in the health system.

What You'll Be Doing

- Conducting comprehensive mental health assessments for people in custody across the Adelaide Metro Eastern corridor
- Providing expert clinical consultation to correctional staff, justice agencies, and treating teams to support safe and appropriate mental health care pathways
- Contributing to service development, quality improvement, and evidence-informed practice within the NALHN Forensic Mental Health Service
- Supporting care coordination and transition planning between custodial, community, and inpatient settings

What You'll Bring

- Demonstrated experience in forensic, correctional, or acute mental health settings




- Strong skills in clinical risk assessment, formulation, and complex case management
- Proven ability to consult and collaborate across multidisciplinary and interagency environments
- Familiarity with the legislative frameworks governing mental health and correctional care in South Australia
- Commitment to trauma-informed, recovery-oriented practice with people in contact with the justice system

To be eligible for this position, you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and 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, enrolled in an approved Mental Health course or holds a qualification in mental health practice.

About You:

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.





You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‑quality health services within modern facilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

About Adelaide:

Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world‑class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award‑winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high‑quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing servic

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