Transition of Care Clinician - Community Mental Health

Job no: 953002
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery

- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – SALISBURY SA 5108
- Salary: $92,731 - $117,215 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN2
- Temporary Full-Time - up to October 2027

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Transition of Care Clinician within the Community Mental Health Team.

Transition of Care Clinicians will work closely with the Clinical Coordinator and Team Manager to identify consumers who are ready to step down to primary care. Centred around consumer needs, clinicians will coordinate care to address potential barriers using their knowledge of health systems and ability to promote recovery, to optimise the consumer experience. The Transition of Care Role aims to improve sustainable consumer access to community services and promote service access within community mental health services.

As a Clinical Nurse (RN2C) you will provide nursing services in a variety of health service settings which has been consolidated by experience and/or further study, developing from a competent to proficient practitioner. In this role you will accept accountability for your own practice standards, activities delegated to others and the guidance and development of less experienced staff. As a Clinical Nurse your role will continue to be predominantly clinical in nature; however employees are assigned appropriate portfolios. In this role you will be required to:

- Provide proficient, person centred,



clinical nursing and/or individual case management to patients/clients in a defined clinical area;
- Monitor patient/client care plans to ensure appropriate care outcomes are achieved on a daily basis;
- Oversee the provision of nursing care within a team/unit;
- Assess clients, select and implement different therapeutic interventions, and/or support programs and evaluate progress, within pre-determined guidelines, and in a multi-disciplinary primary health care setting.

What You'll Be Doing

Based at the Salisbury Adult Community Mental Health Service and working across the northern Adelaide metro area, you'll hold a focused caseload centred around Transfer of Care from tertiary services to primary health care. Your day-to-day will include:

- Collaborating with GPs and community service providers to build robust, person-centred discharge and care plans
- Conducting mental state assessments and risk reviews, escalating appropriately within NALHN clinical governance frameworks
- Contributing to service improvement by identifying gaps in transition pathways and supporting team-level quality initiatives

What You'll Bring

- Demonstrated clinical experience in adult mental health, with sound knowledge of recovery-oriented practice
- Confidence conducting independent risk and mental state assessments in community settings




- Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate care across multidisciplinary and cross‑sector teams
- A current, unrestricted South Australian driver's licence
- Understanding of the Northern Adelaide community context and the social determinants affecting mental health outcomes

To be eligible for this position, you must be registered as a Nurse by the Nursing/Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and who holds a current practising certificate. You also must be enrolled in an approved Mental Health course or holds a qualification in mental health practice.

About You:

In this role you will have robust 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:

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