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Join our Physiotherapy Team at SALHN

The Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) is seeking a skilled Physiotherapist with specialist lymphoedema expertise to join its dedicated team.

About the role: 

Reporting to the lymphoedema work area supervisor (and ultimately to the Manager of Physiotherapy), this role is responsible for delivering high quality Physiotherapy services to a predominately outpatient based service at FMC. 

Duties for the role will include:

• Provide high level PT assessment of patients referred to the Lymphoedema service, that enable appropriate PT assessments and interventions 
• Provide high level PT intervention and management plans, including functional rehabilitation, exercise prescription, gait re-education, the prescription of compression garments and patient family/carer self management strategies.
• Attend and actively participating in clinical meetings (eg Case Conferences, Allied Health team meetings etc) as required.
• Support and supervise AHP1/AHA2 staff and students allocated to the work area to ensure high quality and timely service delivery
• Ensure workloads are affectively and appropriately managed
• Work with the work area supervisor to monitor workloads and clinical outcomes
• Contribute to the strategic planning for physiotherapy services across relevant work areas, incorporating regular evaluation of services and reporting on quality improvement activities

About you:

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.
• Extensive and broad clinical experience as a physiotherapist within an acute teaching hospital setting
• Physiotherapy skills in the assessment and management of patients with a broad range of conditions relevant to SALHN and the Physiotherapy Department
• Ability to effectively prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
• Ability to apply principles of confidentiality
• 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

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Brian Simpson, Senior Physiotherapist - Lymphoedema, (08) 7326 3300, Brian.Simpson@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 12 July 2026

Attachments:

• Physiotherapist - Lymphoedema 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: 943692