Clinical Nurse Central- Outpatient Services

Clinical Nurse Central | Drug & Alcohol Outpatient Services

Ongoing Clinical Nurse Central role within SALHN Drug and Alcohol Services, based in Adelaide's Metro Eastern catchment and focused on delivering high-quality outpatient care to people navigating drug and alcohol challenges. You'll work as a confident, autonomous clinician — conducting assessments, coordinating care, and supporting clients through evidence-based treatment within a committed multidisciplinary team. It's a role that demands real clinical skill and offers real clinical reward, backed by the stability and benefits of SA Health employment.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Regional Manager, in this role, you'll lead outpatient nursing assessments, develop and coordinate individualised care plans, and deliver evidence-based interventions to support clients through their drug and alcohol treatment journey.

Duties for the role will include:

• Provide proficient, person centred, clinical nursing/midwifery care and/or individual case management to patients/clients in a defined clinical area,
• Monitoring patient/client care plans to ensure appropriate care outcomes are achieved on a daily basis,
• Required to, within pre-determined guidelines, and in a multi-disciplinary primary health care setting, assess clients, select and implement different therapeutic interventions, and/or support programs and evaluate progress,
• Assists and supports the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager or equivalent in management, clinical, and education activities,
• Participate in clinical teaching, overseeing learning experience, and goal setting for students, new staff and staff with less experience

About you:

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate,
• Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills,
• Ability to work autonomously and effectively within a multidisciplinary team, 
• Ability to prioritise workload, meet set timelines and manage competing service requirements
•  Registered Nurse with at least 3 years post registration experience,
• Demonstrated competence in alcohol and other drug nursing 
• Experience in the supervision of students, and less experienced registered nurses and or midwives,
• Experience in the provision of education to nurses and other health professionals on complex alcohol and drug problems

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Melissa Newman, Regional Manager Central Services, 08 7425 5000, melissa.newman@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 1 November 2026

Attachments:

• RN2 Clinical Nurse Midwife Role Description - Outpatients Services
• 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: 953024

Advertised: 09 Oct 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 01 Nov 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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