Job no: 910821
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health
* Central Adelaide Local Health Network - Integrated Care
* Salary: AHP2 - $88,255 - $102,240 p.a. (pro-rata) + Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits
* Sefton Park SA, 5083
* Part Time, Permanent Role working 26.25 hours per week
About the Role
As a Physiotherapist within CALHN Integrated Care Geriatric Services, you will provide high-quality clinical care and demonstrate professional leadership within your area of practice. Working with a significant degree of autonomy, you will deliver assessment, intervention, and care coordination for older clients with complex health needs, focusing on hospital avoidance, supported discharge, and hospital substitution. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, providing culturally appropriate services in a variety of settings—including community, residential, and home environments.
You will play a pivotal role in delivering restorative and resilience-building interventions, supporting clients who experience gaps in traditional health responses. With an emphasis on continuous professional development, you will consolidate your skills from novice to proficient practitioner and take accountability for your clinical standards and delegated activities. This position requires a commitment to excellence in patient outcomes and a proactive approach to care within CALHN's integrated care model.
About You
To excel as a Physiotherapist within CALHN Integrated Care Geriatric Services, you will demonstrate the following key capabilities:
* Qualified and Registered: Hold a degree or qualification enabling registration as a Physiotherapist with the Australian Physiotherapy Board (AHPRA).
* Clinical Competence: Demonstrated experience in delivering physiotherapy care in acute, tertiary, and/or community settings, with proven ability to manage clients with complex musculoskeletal and health conditions.
* Professional Skills: Strong communication (verbal and written), teamwork, and client-centred approaches; proven ability to prioritise, innovate, and apply sound clinical judgement with minimal supervision.
* Knowledge and Initiative: Well-developed knowledge of evidence-based practice, work health and safety, and a commitment to ongoing professional development, reflective practice, and service improvement.
About CALHN
At Central Adelaide (CALHN), we're shaping the future of health through excellence in clinical care, research, and innovation. As South Australia's largest health network, we deliver exceptional, safe and connected healthcare—for our patients, our community, and our people.
With more than 17,000 dedicated employees, every day at CALHN presents an opportunity to make a real impact—not because it's expected, but because our values guide us to be our best.
Join us and be part of a team that's driven by a commitment to a seamless safe and connected experience for all.
Find out more about our stories, our network, and the opportunities to be part of CALHN.
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.
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Jordan Lockwood
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Application Closing Date
11:55 pm Friday 29th August 2025
Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information
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Advertised: 15 Aug 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 29 Aug 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time