Associate Nurse Unit Manager | Noarlunga Mental Health

Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Mental Health | Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

Lead a dedicated mental health team as Associate Nurse Unit Manager with the Noarlunga Community Team Mood, where you will provide clinical leadership and support recovery-oriented care for patients across Adelaide Metro Southern. This full-time, ongoing position with SA Health offers the opportunity to advance your nursing career while making a meaningful impact in community mental health services. Join South Australia's largest employer and enjoy competitive benefits, professional development opportunities, and the satisfaction of contributing to improved health outcomes for local communities.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Team Manager, some of your duties for the role will include:

• Act to resolve local and/or immediate nursing care or service delivery problems
• Participate in clinical teaching, overseeing learning experience, and goal setting for students, new staff and staff with less experience
• Assists and supports the Nurse Unit Manager or equivalent in management, clinical, and education activities
• Provide shift by shift leadership in the provision of nursing care within a team or unit and facilitate patient flow
• Required to undertake specific activity and/or portfolio responsibility

About you:

• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience
• Must be enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet set timelines, whilst working under minimal supervision
• Experience in the leadership and direction of student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses
• Ability to be creative, innovative and flexible when approaching issues within the healthcare setting

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Matt Ballestrin, Team Manager - Outer South Community Mental Health, (08) 8384 9599, Matt.Ballestrin@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 9th September 2026

Attachments:

• ANUM MH - Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• 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: 949930