- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – GP Plus – Elizabeth and Gilles Plains
- Salary: $88,255 - $102,240 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP2
- Temporary Part-Time – working 30 hours per week, up to 30 June 2025
Are you passionate about helping individuals improve their health and live fuller lives despite living with a chronic condition? The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit an Allied Health Professional with an interest in learning and being supported in providing behaviour change therapy to work with clients managing conditions like diabetes, respiratory disease and heart disease.
About the Role:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
The Allied Health Intermediate Care Service (ICS) comprises of Dietetics, Exercise Physiology, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry, Physiotherapy, Social Work and interdisciplinary complex self-management support services (CHAMP), operating as an intermediate service between hospital admission and community-based supports. Our team works collaboratively and in alignment with other services within NALHN Clinical Divisions as well as local Aboriginal Health Services, with a focus on optimising functional and health outcomes and reducing hospital admissions for clients with Diabetes, Chronic Cardiac and Respiratory Conditions and vulnerable people with other chronic conditions. At ICS we aim to meet the needs of the client and “together, we connect with people living with chronic conditions to live the life they choose”.
Working in CHAMP as a Chronic Disease Self-Management Practitioner, you’ll play a key role in supporting clients on their journey toward better health by:
- collaborating with clients to set realistic goals and care plans to achieve lasting lifestyle changes
- providing ongoing motivation, education and support to encourage self-management strategies
- working within an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to deliver comprehensive care
- continuously evaluating and adjusting therapy techniques to ensure the best possible outcomes for each client
To excel in this role you must:
- possess knowledge and experience working with clients with chronic conditions and an understanding of the daily impact on clients lives (particularly diabetes, respiratory disease and heart disease)
- have a passion for helping others achieve their health and wellness goals
- possess strong communication skills and the ability to build trust and rapport with clients
- have desirable experience in behaviour change, health coaching or chronic disease management and experience with evidence-based behaviour change frameworks (eg motivational interviewing, CBT etc)
- have the ability to work independently as well as part of a multidisciplinary team
- show empathy and patience with a client-centred approach to care
To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification for one of the following Allied Health disciplines working in the service, specifically:
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA).
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification, usually in human movements, inclusive of the exercise physiology elective and eligible for accreditation from Exercise Sports Science Australia (ESSA).
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration with the Podiatry Board of Australia.
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification recognised by the PsyBA and general registration with PsyBA.
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
A certificate in the Flinders Model of Chronic Condition Management (or willingness to achieve this with in-house training) is highly desirable.
About You:
Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Allied Health Practitioner looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.
If you’re committed to empowering others, fostering positive health habits, supporting clients to develop skills to improve their self-management of their chronic condition and making a real difference in people’s lives, we’d love you to apply.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (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.
Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.
Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:
“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”
“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”
“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”
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.
In addition to this, other benefits of working as an Allied Health Practitioner in NALHN include:
- Professional development opportunities. We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations;
- Opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research; and
- Regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals.
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 Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (e.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
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: 889490
Enquiries:
Zoe Maidment
Senior Manager, Intermediate Care Services
Phone: 0477 343 632
E-mail: zoe.maidment@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
17 January 2025 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
889490 - Allied Health Practitioner - Chronic Disease Self-Management - AHP2 - role description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
