Mental Health Nurse Manager

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?  

We are offering a unique temporary full-time opportunity for an experienced nurse or midwife to take on a strategic leadership role within the Rural and Remote Mental Health Service (RRMHS) to provide strengthened leadership across recruitment, rostering, NHPPD application and monitoring and workforce stabilisation for RRMHS and to support the commissioning and stabilisation of the new mental health services. You will lead and support key projects and programs that strengthen workforce capability, improve practice consistency, and enhance safe, high-quality patient outcomes, while providing expert advice across professional practice, workforce, education, and research.

WHO ARE WE?  

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.  

WHERE AND HOW WILL YOU WORK 

Parkside, South Australia is a well-located inner-southern suburb just minutes from Adelaide’s CBD, known for its leafy streets, convenient transport options, and easy access to local cafés, parks, and everyday amenities. 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?  

• Proven ability to lead and manage projects and programs, with strong skills in workforce planning, management of nursing budgets and resource allocation, workforce implementation within a healthcare setting.
• Demonstrated expertise in nursing and midwifery professional practice, with the capacity to provide advice on workforce, legislation and  education, and research.
• Strong strategic thinker with experience in driving improvements in healthcare systems, quality, and patient outcomes.
• Well-developed leadership and influencing skills, with the capability to engage stakeholders, contribute to advisory groups, and lead change across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in roster development, workforce management,  quality improvement, data analysis and performance monitoring, including developing KPIs, using information systems, and applying research and evidence to inform decision-making and practice.
• Knowledge of vaccination requirements and immunisation as applied to regional healthcare contexts.
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If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on…  

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?  

You will……….  

• Lead, coordinate and deliver complex mental health nursing and midwifery projects and programs, ensuring effective planning, implementation, evaluation and alignment with RRMHS strategic priorities.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on professional practice, workforce, education and policy to support evidence-based decision-making and improved outcomes.
• Drive quality improvement and consistency in practice by developing, implementing and evaluating policies, protocols and performance measures.
• Influence and collaborate with key stakeholders, including advisory groups and multidisciplinary teams, to support system-wide improvements and change initiatives.
• Utilise data, research and information systems to monitor performance, inform strategy and strengthen workforce capability and service delivery. 
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WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?  

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:  

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information  

• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.  

• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.  

• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.  

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?  

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the utmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:  

• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.  

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION  

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.   

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HELP IS HERE!  

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref:  942773), or reach out to Matiss Reinhards, Administration Officer on Phone: 7425 6116 or via E-mail: ***************@sa.gov.au  

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DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on 6 August 2026 at 11:55pm.