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Transform Lives Through Movement: Women's and Children's Physiotherapist

Join SA Health as a Part-time Physiotherapist specialising in Women and Children's health at Flinders Medical Centre, working in a supportive multidisciplinary environment until September 2026. You'll provide expert physiotherapy care to mothers, children, and families while contributing to South Australia's premier public health system. This rewarding contract position offers professional growth opportunities, competitive benefits, and the chance to make a meaningful difference in specialised healthcare delivery.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, this role is responsible for delivering high quality evidence-based physiotherapy services across the Women’s & Children’s Division. The allocated areas may be one of or combination of units across the Women’s & Children’s division including Neonatal, Paediatric and/or Women’s Health and encompass both inpatient and outpatient services.    

Duties for the role will include:

• Apply current evidence-based physiotherapy knowledge and skills to provide individualised or group-based care, including complex care, to referred women, babies and children. Care will involve comprehensive physiotherapy assessment and development of management and therapy plans and ultimately discharge planning. 
• Providing physiotherapy advice and expertise to educational programs within the division and more broadly SALHN when requested,
• Supporting and supervising AHP1/AHA staff and students allocated to the work area to ensure high quality, safe and timely service delivery,
• Assisting in the performance development of AHP1 and AHA staff in accordance with stream, divisional & professional guidelines,
• Collaborating with the nominated Clinical Lead Physiotherapist to identify opportunities for further developing the role of Physiotherapy within the Women’s & Children’s Division,
• Contribute to the development, implementation and review of clinical policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to care of women and children as directed by Clinical Lead and AH Manager 

About you:

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia,
• Honed physiotherapy skills in the clinical assessment and management of Women, Babies & Children,
• Ability to effectively prioritise workloads, problem solve and meet deadlines,
• Well-developed and effective written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to relate to people of various ages, cultures and backgrounds,
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team,
• Extensive and broad clinical experience as a physiotherapist within an acute teaching hospital setting,
• Experience in the training and supervision of physiotherapists and student,
• Experience in effective development, implementation, and evaluation of physiotherapy services

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Jennifer Ayoub, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist- Women's health, W&C, 73263300, jennifer.ayoub@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 15 April 2026

Attachments:

• AHP2 Physiotherapist - Women & Children 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: 934467