Mental Health, Hospital In the Home - Community Mental Health

SA Health
Job reference: 953282
Location: 5108 - SALISBURY
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - SALISBURY SA 5108
- Salary : $79,381 - $108,311 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits - RN1
- Salary : $92,731 - $117,215 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits - RN/M2C
- Temporary Full-Time - up to 26 March 2027

About the Role

An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Registered Nurse within the Mental Health Hospital in the Home Unit.

Adelaide's Northern suburbs are home to a community that deserves mental health care that meets people where they are — literally. NALHN Mental Health Services is seeking a skilled and values-driven clinician to join the Hospital in the Home (HiTH) team at Salisbury Adult Mental Health Service on a full-time contract through to 26 March 2027.

What You’ll Be Doing

Embedded within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network's community mental health framework, this role delivers acute-level care to consumers in their own environment — reducing unnecessary inpatient admissions and supporting meaningful recovery in the community. Your core responsibilities will include:

- Providing intensive, time-limited clinical support to adults experiencing acute mental health episodes within a Hospital in the Home model
- Applying a recovery-oriented framework to develop and review individualised care plans in genuine partnership with consumers and their supports
- Collaborating closely with inpatient, community, and GP services to ensure safe, coordinated transitions of care
- Contributing to clinical handover, documentation, and risk assessment to the standard expected of SA Health's community mental health services

What You’ll Bring

- Demonstrated practice within a recovery-oriented and person-centred model of care




- Confidence in conducting mental health assessments and managing clinical risk in community settings
- Understanding of NALHN's service catchment and the social determinants affecting Northern Adelaide communities
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Current SA driver’s licence suitable for community-based home visiting

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 setting 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

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