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• Rural Support Service (hosted by Barossa Hills Fleurieu LHN)
• Location negotiable, including working from home
• Salary: ASO7 $108,109 - $116,864 p.a + superannuation + leave loading + salary sacrifice benefits
• Ongoing Full Time

About the Role

Join the Rural Support Service (RSS) as a Senior Service Design Consultant and help shape the future of health service delivery across country South Australia. This role provides a unique opportunity to lead operational and service planning, support evidence-based rural health reform, and work collaboratively with regional LHNs. With flexible working arrangements, including the option to work from home, this is your chance to make a real difference to rural communities while developing your leadership in planning and population health. If you’re passionate about using data, strategy, and collaboration to make a real impact on rural health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert planning support to regional LHNs through the RSS, ensuring alignment with statewide priorities.
• Analyse data and trends to deliver evidence-based insights that inform rural service design and reform.
• Facilitate clinician and community engagement to ensure services reflect local needs and priorities.
• Develop high-quality service plans, reports, and business cases that influence future health delivery in country SA.

Who Are We Looking For?

• Are you passionate about strengthening rural health outcomes through smart planning and design?
• Do you thrive on using evidence, data, and consultation to guide decision-making and reform?
• Are you skilled at engaging with clinicians, leaders, and communities to shape meaningful services?
• Do you bring strong communication, analysis, and project leadership to complex planning challenges?

About RSS

The RSS is a business unit in SA Health and provides services throughout regional South Australia to support the six regional local health networks (LHNs). It employs around 260 people who work in 37 regional, rural and remote SA locations, or in the RSS’s three Adelaide offices. Many RSS staff enjoy working from home or remotely and benefit from the work-life balance this provides. They enjoy the freedom to further their career while remaining part of their local community and contributing to health care right across regional South Australia. About RSS factsheet.pdf

Benefits of Joining Us

The RSS is dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits including:

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements: 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.
• Health and fitness benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to RSS and BHFLHN staff and their families. 
• Career opportunities: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites. 
• Counselling support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.

Join the RSS for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

The RSS is an equal opportunities employer 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, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

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.

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 C (minimal patient contact)

Help is here! Please refer to the details in the Role Description below (job reference 918199) or reach out to Nick Schubert, Manager Planning & Population Health on Phone: 0439112451 or via E-mail: nicholas.schubert@sa.gov.au

Besides speaking with Nick, please refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information.

Application Closing Date

Tuesday 4 November 2025 at 11:55PM

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

918199 ASO7 Senior Service Design Consultant - Role Description.pdf