SA Health
Job reference: 888148
Location: 5343 - BERRI
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Berri
• Salary $62,128 to $72,651 p.a. - ENC/END
• Temporary Full Time Contract (up to 6 January 2027)

Join Our Team and Make a Difference in Mental Health Care!
Are you passionate about supporting individuals on their recovery journey?
We’re looking for an empathetic, skilled Enrolled Nurse to join our dedicated team at Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN), where you’ll play a key role in delivering compassionate, recovery-oriented mental health care to the community.
As an Enrolled Nurse (EN), you will contribute to the provision of evidence-based, integrated clinical care across community, acute, and rehabilitation settings. Working within a supportive, multidisciplinary team, you’ll ensure that consumer care is personalised and delivered in a safe, professional, and effective manner. Key responsibilities:

• Provide direct and indirect care to consumers with mental health needs.
• Demonstrate skill in assessing and delivering nursing care in line with care plans.
• Work collaboratively with Registered Nurses to make informed decisions and plan care.
• Engage with consumers to deliver person-centred care and support their safety and recovery.
• Contribute to risk minimisation and management of challenging behaviours

Essential Criteria

• Current enrolment or eligibility for enrolment as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• A current practicing certificate.
• Experience or a willingness to provide nursing care in mental health settings.
• Experience working with Aboriginal consumers is highly valued.

Ready to make a real impact? Apply now and help shape the future of mental health care in our region.
About RMCLHN
The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally
• Give you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. For information about Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.

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Applicant Information
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 888148.
Enquiries
Elisabeth Buck
A/Ad NUM Riverland Integrated Mental Health Team
Phone: 8580 2525
E-mail: Elisabeth.Buck@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
17 December 2024 - 11.55PM
Attachments
888148 - Mental Health Enrolled Nurse Role Description.pdf
About Berri Factsheet.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.