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Join our SALHN Physiotherapy Team

Lead, design and implement Physiotherapy services within the GEM@Home Service to meet the needs GEM@Home Model of Care and the patient cohort.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Advanced Nurse Unit Manager - GEM @Home, this role is integral to providing care to older adults with complex medical, functional and/or psychosocial needs within their own homes in lieu of an extended or avoidable hospital admission.

Duties for the role will include:

• Providing leadership, consultancy and advice to management and other health professionals on service delivery development and practice within Physiotherapy services in GEM@Home and the broader GEM services as required.
• Monitoring the prioritisation, efficiency and effectiveness of Physiotherapy services to patients within GEM@Home
• Supervising junior physiotherapy staff, and Allied Health Assistants within the GEM@Home service
• Assessing patients’ physical abilities, problems and needs using a variety of formal and informal assessments suited to this specific patient group
• Documenting assessment findings and interventions, in accordance with documentation guidelines and standards
• Communicating with client’s family, carers and other service providers, including linking clients and carers with relevant community resources and services
• Actively participating in continuous Quality Improvement activities, including the identification of performance standards and increased efficiencies.
• Participating in the recruitment and selection of staff as required.
• Undertaking clinical training and education activities, including the development of training resources.

About you:

• A degree or equivalent which entitles registration as a Physiotherapist with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
• Extensive experience in the provision of clinical Physiotherapy services to clients with a broad range of illnesses and disabilities, in particular clients with complex needs including those with cognitive impairment and/or a diagnosis of dementia.
• Demonstrated ability to assume responsibility for the organisation and supervision of clinical Physiotherapy services to a designated area as a member of an interdisciplinary team. This includes the ability to undertake assessment and intervention with clients with a variety of illnesses and disabilities, including management of complex cases.
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills including negotiation, consultation and conflict resolution skills, and the ability to establish and maintain effective networks with key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated high level communication skills including the ability to communicate with clients, professional staff of different disciplines, administrative staff and staff of other agencies, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical management and leadership within a discrete unit, including program evaluation and service development.
• Demonstrated experience in the effective development, implementation and evaluation of quality improvement initiatives, and / or departmental policies and procedures relevant in a community setting

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Shane Mooar, Advanced Nurse Unit Manager, GEM@Home Service, 0481055638, Shane.Mooar@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 12 July 2026

Attachments:

• Senior Physiotherapist GEM@Home 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: 943573