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Where Physical Meets Mental Wellness - Senior Physiotherapist Opportunity

Join our specialised mental health team as an AHP2 Physiotherapist at Flinders Medical Centre's Ward 18V Open, where you'll provide essential physiotherapy services to older adults experiencing mental health challenges. Working within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment, you'll develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans that address both physical and functional needs as part of comprehensive patient recovery. This full-time contract position until August 2026 offers the opportunity to make a genuine impact in mental health care while advancing your career with South Australia's leading health network.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Senior Clinical Staff, this role is responsible for providing physiotherapy services to either inpatients referred from wards, outpatients referred from clinics. The Physiotherapist is responsible for the assessment and management of patients which results in improved patient care and outcomes, under reduced direction from senior staff.

Duties for the role will include:

• Ensure caseload is managed appropriately by treating patients according to priority,
• Ensure relevant physiotherapy information is provided by maintaining records (casenotes and departmental) and statistical system in accordance with department guidelines,
• Participate on provision of co-ordinated health care by liaising with medical, nursing and other professional staff regarding patient care in meetings, ward rounds, clinics and providing written reports or other communications,
• Facilitate patient discharge by maintenance of close links with community and other resources,
• Assist in promotion of professional development by participating in ongoing involvement with quality improvement projects, self-appraisal (SA Health supervision framework), performance development, in-service education programmes and research,
• Assist in achievement of departmental goals by contribution to all activities as appropriate,
• Contribute to departmental decision making by attendance at meetings and acting as Chairperson, or Minute Secretary as required

About you:

• Eligible for registration as a Physiotherapist with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia,
• Physiotherapy skills in assessment and management of a broad range of conditions,
• Ability to set priorities and manage one’s time effectively including the ability to supervise Physiotherapy students and assistants,
• Skills commensurate with AHP2 peer assessment process requirements,
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of personnel and maintain effective work relationships, such as the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team situation,
• Experience commensurate with AHP2 peer assessment process requirements

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Jess Mathews, Team Manager, 7117 5037, Jessica.Mathews@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 29 March 2026

Attachments:

• AHP2 Physiotherapist OPMHS Ward 18V Open- Role Description
• 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: 932674