Join our Exercise Physiology Team: Elevate physical and mental wellbeing in rehabilitation!

Are you ready to shape the future of mental health care? The newly built Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit at Noarlunga Hospital is opening its doors, offering a fresh, state-of-the-art environment in Adelaide's vibrant southern suburbs. This isn't just a job; it's a chance to join a groundbreaking facility from day one.

Shape the future of wellbeing! As a Senior Exercise Physiologist, you'll be an experienced clinician operating with high levels of competence within interdisciplinary teams. You will provide specialist clinical exercise physiology services and leadership across SALHN Mental Health Rehabilitation Services (MHRS). This includes implementing, delivering, monitoring, and evaluating exercise and health-promotion programs focused on enhancing the physical and mental wellbeing of consumers with severe mental illness. You'll translate evidence into practice, collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, and promote the value of exercise physiology within a mental health clinical setting.

About the role: 

Duties for the role will include:

• Providing specialised exercise physiology assessment and intervention that is trauma informed, contributes to rehabilitation planning and promotes recovery. 
• Working in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a range of evidence based approaches at an individual and group level
• Partnering with community organisations to support participation in community based exercise programs   
• May be required to providing professional supervision to other exercise physiologists and students
• contributing to training program development and delivery 
• Reviewing, recommending, developing, and implementing workflow and quality assurance processes to improve practice.

About you:

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification usually in human movement, inclusive of the exercise physiology elective, and eligibility for accreditation from Exercise Sports Science Australia (ESSA).
• Extensive experience in providing clinical exercise physiology services to clients with a broad range of illnesses and disabilities.
• Knowledge of contemporary recovery and psychosocial rehabilitation models.
• Working knowledge of the comprehensive individualized needs of consumers with high and complex mental health needs

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: the SALHN Recruitment Team at Health.SALHNRecruitment@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 10th August 2025

Attachments:

• 909384 - Senior Exercise Physiologist Role Description
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• 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: 909384