RMCLHN - RN2C/RN2A - Mental Health Nursing

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network - Multiple Locations
• Salary:
  
  • RN/M2C | $90,913 - $114,917 per annum
  • RN/M2A | $107,487.00 - $114,917.00 per annum

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Mental Health Nursing Opportunities
Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network
multiple opportunities available

About the Roles

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.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical Nurse (RN/M2C)

Deliver specialised, evidence-based mental health care for older people across a range of settings. You will use your clinical experience to plan, implement, and evaluate care, while supporting less experienced staff and maintaining accountability for your practice. Primarily a clinical role, it also includes portfolio responsibilities aligned with your professional development, contributing to high-quality service delivery and improved outcomes for older consumers.

• 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.

Associate Nurse Unit Manager (RN/M2A)

Provide high-quality nursing/midwifery care while supporting the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager. You will take accountability for your practice, guide junior staff, and help ensure consistent, patient-centred care. The role includes involvement in staffing, rostering, recruitment, and performance processes, as well as supporting resource and financial management. This position combines clinical practice with leadership responsibilities, offering the opportunity to develop management skills and contribute to a positive, high-performing team environment.

• 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.
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience or currently classified as a Clinical Nurse/Midwife.
• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice.
• Experience in the supervision of student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses.

Positions Available

Riverland Community Mental Health

• RN2C – Older Persons Mental Health Clinician – Term up to 2 years – Full-time, 38hr per week

Berri Inpatient Unit

• RN/M2A – Associate Nurse Unit Manager – Term up to 2 years – Full-time, 38hrs per week  

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN for short), South Australia is looking for direct care and lifestyle staff to take their careers to the next level across multiple sites in the Murray and Mallee Region.

Who is the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network. RMCLHN supports more than 72,000 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 by providing exceptional Health Care Services.  

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 LGBTIQA+SB 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 part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Applicants may be eligible to access salary sacrifice benefits. To learn more about salary packaging, please watch this short video.

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. 

Application Closing Date

Sunday 21st June 2026 - 11:55pm

Enquiries

Deb Petch
Personal Assistant
Phone: (08) 8580 2***

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