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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Location Negotiable within Region
• AHP5 | Full Time Contract | Temporary (up to 2 February 2026)
• Salary: $127,346 - $139,281 p.a
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join Our Team as a Professional Lead Allied Health – Drive Excellence in Workforce Development and Service Innovation

Are you a collaborative and visionary leader with a strong clinical background? This is your opportunity to guide the Allied Health Professional workforce, lead service redesign, and strengthen clinical governance across RMCLHN. Your work will directly influence the quality, accessibility, and innovation of allied health services in our communities.

About the Role:

As the Professional Lead Allied Health, you will lead the AHP leadership team and partner with RMCLHN Executive, Operational Managers, SA Health agencies, professional associations, registration boards, and universities. You will apply your expertise to deliver workforce development programs, service transformation projects, and evidence-based policy.

You will provide expert consultancy advice, manage significant projects, drive research initiatives, and champion learning and development opportunities for allied health professionals. Your leadership will ensure our services meet national and state reform agendas, while advancing RMCLHN’s priorities and delivering exceptional outcomes for patients and communities.

What We’re Looking For:

• Must hold a recognised qualification within a relevant Allied Health profession and be eligible for membership of the relevant Professional Association.
• For those disciplines requiring Registration, all requirements to maintain current registration must be fulfilled. For self-regulated professions, it is desirable to participate in the professional associations accredited continuous professional development program.
• A higher qualification in a relevant area such as health service management, professional specialisation/clinical education will be highly regarded.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
• Join RMCLHN's Allied Health Team – Allied Health team video
• Join our allied health team at RMCLHN | SA Health (web page)

Applicant Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working 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 appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
• 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

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: 912569

Enquiries

Sharon Miller
EA to EDCAH
Phone: 8535 6800
E-mail: Sharon.Miller@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Friday 22nd August 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

912569 AHP5 Role Description.pdf

About RMC Workforce Factsheet.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines