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

Job no: 953159

Work type: Full time

Located in: 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 benefits - 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

Robust 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 workplace 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 services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

With over 7,000 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide's north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital-the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital-a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services-adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.

Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services-provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.

Primary Health Care Services-including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you'll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

SA Health is 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

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