Nurses Repat Neuro Behavioural Unit

Transform Lives Through Specialised Exceptional Dementia Care - Join Our Expert RNBU Team!

Be part of something extraordinary at Repat Health Precinct's Neuro-Behavioural Unit (RNBU). Kickstart your nursing career amongst older persons mental health. This groundbreaking initiative offers a rare opportunity to specialise in compassionate care for people living with severe dementia and complex behavioural symptoms.

About the role: 

• Provide compassionate relationship centred nursing care and/or individual case management to consumers that involves carers and building knowledge of the consumer and carer as individuals and as a network of relationships which provide human connection.
• Participate in quality improvement activities that contribute to consumer’s safety, risk minimisation and safe work activities within the practice setting.
• 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
• Participate in clinical teaching, overseeing learning experience, and goal setting for students, new staff and staff with less experience.

About you:

• Demonstrated competence caring for residents living with dementia who experience associated behavioural and psychological symptoms at a very severe to extreme level.
• Demonstrated competence in Mental Health nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards.
• Ability to take on different perspectives and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability for self-reflection and to take on constructive feedback. 

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Paula Rae, NUM, 08 7117 5700, Paula.Rae@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Thursday 19th of November 2026

Attachments:

• EN Enrolled Nurse RNBU.pdf
• RN1 Registered Nurse RNBU.pdf
• RN1 Registered Mental Health Nurse RNBU.pdf
• RN2C Clinical Nurse RNBU.pdf
• 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: 935915