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• Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide
• Salary  AHP-3  $104,180 -  $111,746  p.a.  (pro rata)+ Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part-time working  22.5 hours per week and temporary up to 31/12/25, with potential for permanent appointment

About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Senior Physiotherapist to join our Respiratory team, based primarily at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. In this dynamic role, you will deliver high-quality physiotherapy services across specialist clinical areas, including respiratory medicine, the state-wide South Australian Lung Transplant Service (SALTS), and the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Service (ACFS). You will play a key role in the multidisciplinary teams supporting patients referred to the Thoracic Medicine services within CALHN, utilising your advanced physiotherapy skills to make a meaningful impact on patient care.

Alongside managing your clinical caseload, you will provide expert consultancy and advice to both colleagues, management and colleagues in other LHNs, ensuring excellence in physiotherapy practice and service delivery. This role also involves mentoring and supervising staff and students, as well as contributing to research, departmental education programs and statewide and national initiatives. You will be part of a 7-day service, including regular weekend shifts, and may work across multiple CALHN sites, offering variety and professional growth within a supportive and collaborative environment.

About You

You are a passionate and experienced physiotherapist with a strong commitment to delivering exceptional patient-centred care. You bring advanced clinical knowledge, leadership capabilities, and a collaborative mindset to your role, ready to contribute to a high-performing multidisciplinary team.

• Hold a recognised physiotherapy qualification and current registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia, with substantial recent experience in respiratory or related specialties.

• Demonstrate advanced clinical skills in patient-centred, evidence-based practice, and exercise sound professional judgement in complex clinical situations.

• Possess strong leadership, communication, and mentoring skills, with the ability to effectively supervise staff and students while contributing to service improvement initiatives.

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, showing flexibility, reliability, and commitment to a 7-day roster, including weekend and out-of-hours work as required.

About CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

Benefit of Joining CALHN

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

• Salary Attractions: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: 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.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families. 
• Career Opportunities: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites. 
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer 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, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

Application Information:

• Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.

Job ref: 896510

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Application Closing Date

11:55 pm  Sunday 4 May 2025

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information

 896510 RD Senior Physiotherapist, Respiratory.pdf

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