- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – GP Plus – Elizabeth and Gilles Plains
- Salary: $88,255 - $102,240 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP2
- Temporary Full-Time, up to 31 July 2025
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of people living with chronic conditions? We have a unique and rewarding opportunity for a dedicated Physiotherapist to join our dynamic team in the Allied Health Intermediate Care Service (ICS) at NALHN.
About the Role:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of supporting individuals with chronic respiratory, cardiac and other complex conditions, helping them manage their health and reduce the need for hospital admissions.
At ICS, our multidisciplinary team includes experienced clinicians in Dietetics, Exercise Physiology, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry, Social Work, interdisciplinary complex self-management support services (CONNECT and CHAMP) and Physiotherapy. We work together to deliver comprehensive services bridging the gap between hospital care and community support. Our focus is on optimising functional outcomes, empowering clients to live life on their terms and improving the overall health and wellbeing of those we serve.
As a Physiotherapist, your responsibilities will include:
- providing clinical services primarily in Pulmonary Rehabilitation and respiratory outpatient services, with occasional musculoskeletal cases
- leading and supporting Allied Health Assistants, offering training and mentorship
- supervising students on placement, sharing your expertise and fostering the next generation of healthcare professionals
- collaborating closely with the ICS Physiotherapy team and other interdisciplinary professionals within NALHN to deliver integrated care
- continuously advancing your professional development and clinical knowledge, contributing to quality improvement and service enhancement
- engaging in research and service development initiatives to further elevate patient outcomes
To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.
About You:
Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Physiotherapist 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.
This is an incredible opportunity to join a team that is deeply committed to improving the lives of clients living with chronic conditions. If you're passionate about making an impact and thrive in a collaborative, dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!
Apply now and be part of something meaningful, where together, we help people live the life they choose.
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 this, other benefits of working as a Physiotherapist 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: 890698
Enquiries:
Zoe Maidment
Senior Manager - Intermediate Care Service
Phone: 0477 343 632
E-mail: zoe.maidment@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
17 January 2025 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
890698 - Physiotherapist - AHP2 - role description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
