Description
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Northern Mental Health – Various Locations
Total Indicative Remuneration: $366,283 - $822,189 p.a. – MD2
Ongoing Full-Time
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity awaits within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) for a dedicated and forwardthinking Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Adult Inpatient Units. This is a chance to make a meaningful impact within a service committed to delivering contemporary, patientcentred mental health care.
As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will be instrumental in providing comprehensive psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning for adults experiencing a broad spectrum of mental health conditions. Your clinical expertise will support the delivery of highquality care, ensuring patients and their families receive compassionate, evidencebased support during their most challenging moments.
Working closely with a multidisciplinary team, you will help cultivate a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. Your leadership and specialist knowledge will play a key role in shaping the future of mental health services across our region.
To be eligible for this position, you must hold a Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent. Appropriate Specialist Qualifications and registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with specialist registration; or another qualification as defined in the SA Medical Officers Award.
The Total Indicative Remuneration figure is calculated taking into account base salary, leave loading and superannuation as well as managerial allowances, professional development or any other allowances where appropriate.
About You:
In this role you will bring a strong commitment to clinical excellence and patientcentred care, supported by:
- a high standard of clinical practice
- professional integrity and sound clinical judgement
- the ability to work empathically with consumers experiencing mental illness, along with their families and carers
- effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with staff at all levels
- strong teamwork capabilities and the ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary environment
- proven capacity to prioritise workload and adapt to changing service needs
- a commitment to continuous quality improvement and service enhancement
You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and highquality health services within modern facilities.
If you’re a dedicated and forwardlooking clinician ready to contribute to a progressive and passionate team, we invite you to apply and help shape the future of mental health care at NALHN.
About Adelaide:
Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters 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.
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 you 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 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.
Check(s):
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
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: 932209
Enquiries:
Jess Whyte
Medical Management Facilitator
Phone: (08) 7485 4397
E-mail: jessica.whyte@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
24 April 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
932209 - Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult Inpatient - MD2 - role description.pdf
For more information about Mental Health Medical at NALHN visit our Mental Health Medical page.
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
For further information and to apply visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref: 932209
