Physiotherapy Acute Clinical Service Manager

**Job no**: 905317
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Northern
**Categories**: Allied and Scientific Health
- **Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Lyell McEwin Hospital - Elizabeth Vale**:

- **Salary: $104,180 - $111,746 p.a.**plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits - AHP3**:

- **Ongoing Full-Time**

Are you passionate about Leadership and providing excellent Physiotherapy hospital services? The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit a Physiotherapy Acute Clinical Service Manager to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.

**About the Role**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for leading and managing the Physiotherapy Acute Clinical Service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care across the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. You will work closely with the Physiotherapy management team, Senior Physiotherapists and a dedicated team of physiotherapists, allied health professionals and multidisciplinary colleagues to drive continuous improvement and excellence in service delivery.

As the Physiotherapy Acute Clinical Service Manager, you will:

- provide strategic leadership and operational management of the Physiotherapy Acute Clinical Service
- foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and professional development within the team
- lead the development and implementation of procedures and guidelines to ensure best practice standards
- contribute to management of resources and workforce planning to ensure efficient service delivery
- represent the service at various forums and committees, promoting the role and value of physiotherapy

To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.

**About You**:
Are you a dedicated, compassionate and experienced Physiotherapist looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

Proven leadership and management experience, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a commitment to continuous professional development are essential.

**About Us**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:
“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”

“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”

“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”

**Benefits of working at NALHN**:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

In addition to this, other benefits of working as a Physiotherapist in NALHN include:

- professional development opportuniti