SA Health
Job reference: 874433
Location: 5065 - GLENSIDE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Central Adelaide Local Health Network
• Mental Health Services, Glenside
• Salary OPS-2 $58,709 - $63,154 p.a. (pro rata)
• Permanent part-time working 18.75 hours per week

About the role
The Carer Consultant utilises their Lived Experience of caring for a person with· mental illness to support families and carers of patients on the RAH and/or Eastern Acute mental health ward(s). This is through recognition that people with serious mental illness are not ill in isolation - the illness also has an impact on their families and significant others. The Carer Consultant works to provide family inclusive contact throughout the patient journey, ensuring the opportunities for family involvement occur early, are ongoing and are embedded characteristics of the support provided.
About CALHN
The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South's Australia's major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.
We're looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.
What we offer

• Attractive salary packaging available
• Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians
• Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
• Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites.

Essential Requirements:

• Current National Police Clearance (NPC)
• Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description. SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Diversity and inclusion: At CALHN we support and foster a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Application Information:

• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening.

Job ref: 874433
Enquiries to:
Aimee Nicol
Telephone: 7425 3800
aimee.nicol@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
11:55 pm Friday 20 September 2024
Attachments
874433 RD Carer Consultant.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines

Flexibility Statement
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.