Cardiac Physiologist

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
• Salary - plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits:
  • $74,217 - $86,938 per annum - AHP1
  • $91,785 - $106,330 per annum - AHP2
• Ongoing Full-Time

Are you ready to take your career in cardiac diagnostics to the next level? Join our highly skilled Cardiology team at Lyell McEwin Hospital and make a real impact on patient care. Whether you're starting your journey as a qualified Cardiac Physiologist or bringing advanced expertise to the role, we have an opportunity for you to thrive in a dynamic, supportive environment.
 
Our Cardiology Unit at Lyell McEwin Hospital is a centre of excellence, offering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient cardiac services. We pride ourselves on innovation, collaboration, and delivering care that meets the highest standards of safety and quality.

About the Role:

As a Cardiac Physiologist, you'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac services. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will:

• Perform a range of cardiac investigations including echocardiography (2D, Doppler, colour Doppler, stress and transoesophageal), stress testing, and ambulatory monitoring.
• Assist with pacemaker and implantable device programming and follow-up, including remote monitoring.
• Support cardiac catheterisation, electrophysiology studies, and ablation procedures.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and research initiatives.
• Provide education and supervision to junior staff and students.

This is a hands-on, patient-focused role where your expertise will directly influence outcomes and enhance the quality of care.

About You:

We're looking for passionate and skilled professionals who are committed to excellence in cardiac care. Depending on your experience, you will be appointed at AHP1 or AHP2 level.

For AHP1, you will have:

• A relevant science or health-related degree.
• Eligibility for registration as an Accredited Student Sonographer (ASAR) or equivalent.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.

For AHP2, you will bring:

• A relevant degree plus a Graduate Diploma in Cardiac Sonography or Electrophysiology (or equivalent), and ASAR registration.
• Extensive experience in echocardiography, pacing services, and cardiac investigations.
• Advanced technical and interpretive skills, with the ability to work independently and mentor others.

Across both levels, you'll demonstrate:

• A patient-centred approach and commitment to quality care.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• A willingness to contribute to research, education, and service development.

About Us:

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

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."

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

Lyell McEwin Hospital – The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – A general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

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.

Incremental wage increases in-line with the incremental wage increases in-line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025

Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.

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 Cardiac Physiologist in NALHN include:

• Professional development opportunities: We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations
• Opportunities to participate in research: NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research
• Regular clinical supervision: allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals

SA Health is 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, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

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.

Checks: 

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for vulnerable person-related employment – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) 

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: 924829

Enquiries:

Senior Medical Administrator

Division of Medicine

Phone:

E-mail:  

Application Closing Date:

9 January 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

AHP1 - Cardiac Physiologist - Role

AHP2 - Cardiac Physiologist - Role

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.

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