- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network –Northern Community Mental Health
- Salisbury SA 5108
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Salary:
$94,997
- $110,052 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP2
- Ongoing Full-Time

About the Role
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit a Social Worker to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community. Community mental health recovery looks different for everyone — and at the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN), the Social Workers who make it possible are anything but ordinary. If you're ready to bring your clinical skills to a service that genuinely invests in its people and the communities they serve, this ongoing, full-time role within the Adult Mental Health Service could be your next step. What You'll Be Working On Embedded within the NALHN Mental Health Service Adult Community team, you'll provide specialist social work assessment, intervention, and recovery-focused support to adults experiencing complex mental health challenges across Adelaide's northern suburbs. Your day-to-day will include:
- Conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments and contributing to multidisciplinary care planning
- Delivering evidence-informed individual and group interventions that support recovery and community participation
- Collaborating with consumers, carers, and external agencies to coordinate care across health and community systems
- Providing consultation, advocacy, and liaison to support safe and appropriate transitions of care What You Bring
- Demonstrated experience in mental health assessment and recovery-oriented practice with adults
- Strong understanding of the psychosocial factors that influence mental health and wellbeing in community settings




- Ability to work autonomously and contribute constructively within a multidisciplinary team
- Commitment to SA Health's person-centred care values and the NALHN community it serves
- Current driver's licence suitable for community-based work across the northern metropolitan region To be eligible for this position, you must have an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers. 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. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

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. NALHNserves over400,000 peoplein 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. Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services. At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows. At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways. Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes: “My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.” “I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.” “I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.” 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

📌 Social Worker (Adelaide)
🏢 Palliative Care
📍 Adelaide