Mental Health Clinician

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network Berri
• Full/Part Time Contracts Ongoing
• Multiple Positions Available
• Salary:
  • $87416 - $110497 p.a (pro rata) RN/M2C
  • $74831 - $102103 p.a (pro rata) RN/M1
  • $71217 - $106330 p.a (pro rata) AHP1/2
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Please note that as this position is multi-classed as either a RN/M2C RN/M1 or AHP1/2 the classification will be determined by qualifications and experience.

Join Our Mental Health Team Support Recovery and Deliver High-Quality Person-Centred Care

Make a meaningful impact by delivering evidence-based recovery-focused mental health care that supports consumers across community acute and rehabilitation settings. This role offers the opportunity to grow your professional capability contribute to an integrated multidisciplinary team and help improve the wellbeing of individuals families and the broader community.

About the Role:

This multidisciplinary Mental Health position is available to nursing or social work professionals at various classification levels (RN/M2C RN/M1 AHP1 or AHP2). Regardless of your discipline or level of experience you will play an important part in providing a comprehensive and coordinated range of mental health services tailored to the needs of consumers and the local community.

You will contribute to the delivery of integrated mental health care across community acute and rehabilitation settings using a combination of preventative early-intervention therapeutic and evaluative approaches. This may include individual and family therapeutic work group programs health promotion and community development activities.

Professionals appointed at this level will consolidate and expand their clinical knowledge and skills through continuous development and experience. You will accept accountability for your own practice standards and for the activities you delegate to others ensuring care is delivered safely ethically and in alignment with recovery-oriented principles.

• Clinical Nurse (RN/M2C) applicants will bring consolidated experience practise as competent to proficient clinicians guide less experienced staff and may be assigned negotiated portfolio responsibilities aligned with their career development plan.
• Registered Nurse (RN/M1) applicants will further develop their practice from novice to proficient working under professional guidance while contributing to multidisciplinary care and integrated service delivery.
• Social Worker (AHP1) applicants will work under direct supervision of a senior clinician while consolidating their skills and contributing to therapeutic preventative and community-focused interventions.
• Social Worker (AHP2) applicants will apply increasing clinical experience under reduced direction and may provide supervision to junior staff allied health assistants or students.

Across all classifications you will be part of a committed team dedicated to improving mental health outcomes and delivering high-quality person-centred care.

What Were Looking For:

RN/M2C

• 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.
• Must hold a relevant postgraduate qualification in Mental Health practice.

RN/M1

• 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.
• Be enrolled and/or willing to enrol in further postgraduate studies within mental health practice.

AHP1/2

• AHP1:Must hold a recognised qualification within the Social Work profession and be eligible for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Must have participated on ongoing professional development in line with AASW guidelines.
• Must be able to demonstrate AHP2 level competencies for appointment at this level.
• AHP2:Must hold a recognised qualification within the Social Work profession and be eligible for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Must have participated on ongoing professional development in line with AASW guidelines.
• Post graduate qualifications in social work psychotherapy mental health public sector management would be desirable.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network called RMCLHN for short supports more than 70000 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 herefor more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support both personally and professionally giving 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 benefitswatch a shortvideoabout what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support where information available fromSA Health Careers - Relocation support.

Applicant Information

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 diverse backgrounds members of the LGBTIQASB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

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: 921033

Enquiries

Deb Petch
Personal Assistant
Phone: (08)
E-mail:

Application Closing Date

Wednesday 14th January 2026 - 11.55 PM

Attachments

921033 RN/M2C Community Role

921033 RN/M2C Inpatient Role

921033 RN/M1 Role

921033 AHP1 Role

921033 AHP2 Role

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