About the Role:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is seeking experienced and dedicated Senior Social Workers to join the Northern Adelaide Geriatric Service, where you will play a key role in enhancing the lives of older adults.
In this senior role, you will contribute to the development, coordination and delivery of high‑quality geriatric services within both inpatient and community settings. Working as part of the Northern Adelaide Geriatrics Service, you will provide comprehensive social work assessment, intervention and case management, ensuring care is aligned with individual goals, clinical needs and best practice standards.
You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to plan and deliver therapeutic interventions that support patient wellbeing, capacity and safety. In addition, you will provide leadership through the supervision and support of social work staff and students, fostering professional development, reflective practice and high‑quality service delivery.
Beyond direct clinical care, you will actively contribute to service improvement initiatives. This includes involvement in policy and procedure development, research activities, service evaluation and the implementation of the Statewide Generic Core Competencies Framework. You will maintain accountability for your own professional practice while guiding and mentoring less experienced staff to uphold consistent standards of care.
To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
About You:
You bring extensive experience in social work assessment, intervention and case management within geriatric, acute or complex healthcare settings. Your professional strengths include advanced problem‑solving and decision‑making capabilities, effective conflict‑resolution skills and the ability to communicate clearly and confidently in both written and verbal contexts.
You will demonstrate proven leadership experience, including staff supervision, mentoring and collaborative team engagement. Your ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary environment will enable you to manage competing priorities with flexibility, resilience and professionalism. Experience in service development, program evaluation and the implementation of policies and procedures within a healthcare setting will further support your success in this role
If you are motivated to support older adults and contribute to the development of a high-quality, community‑focused health service, we look forward to receiving your application.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
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.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
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.
Incremental wage increases in-line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025
Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.
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 to this, other benefits of working as a Social Worker in NALHN include:
- professional development opportunities. We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and under the current enterprise agreement staff are also eligible for a Professional Development Allowance and entitled to claim reimbursement of eligible professional development expenses 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
- regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals
SA Health is 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, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
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 Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
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: 935389
Enquiries:
Office of Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care
Phone: (08) 7321 4232
E-mail: Health.NALHNACRPCRecruitment@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
8 May 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
935389 - Senior Social Worker - Northern Adelaide Geriatric Service (NAGS) (Multiple Positions) - AHP3 - role description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
