Senior Physiotherapist

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Modbury Hospital – Modbury
• Salary: $108,347 - $116,216 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP3
• Temporary Full-Time – up to 4th December 2026
• 7-Day Rotating Roster

Are you passionate about helping people regain independence in the comfort of their own homes? Join our dynamic Rehabilitation in the Home (RITH) team and make a real difference in patient recovery. This is your opportunity to work in an innovative model of care that combines face-to-face visits with cutting-edge telehealth solutions, delivering high-quality physiotherapy services where patients need them most.
 
About the Rehabilitation in the Home (RITH) service:

RITH is an innovative service within the Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Division within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network that brings hospital-level rehabilitation care directly to patients in the comfort of their own homes. Our goal is simple: to help people regain independence and achieve their rehabilitation goals without the need for an extended hospital stay.

We provide tailored programs that combine face-to-face home visits with telehealth options, offering safe, convenient, and effective care for patients recovering from illness, injury, or surgery.

Our multidisciplinary team—including Allied Health professionals, Nurses, and Rehabilitation Medicine Specialists—work collaboratively with patients and their families to design personalised rehabilitation plans. We also provide temporary equipment loans at no cost, making recovery at home easier and more accessible.

About the Role:

As a Senior Physiotherapist, you will play a pivotal role in providing advanced clinical physiotherapy services to patients transitioning from hospital to home. You'll work within a multidisciplinary team to design and implement rehabilitation programs tailored to individual goals, ensuring optimal functional outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering expert physiotherapy assessment and treatment in home and virtual settings.
• Leading service development initiatives and contributing to quality improvement projects.
• Providing clinical leadership, mentoring and supervision to junior staff and students.
• Collaborating with Allied Health, Nursing, and Medical professionals to achieve patient-centred care.
• Supporting innovation through telehealth and remote monitoring technologies.

This role offers variety, autonomy, and the chance to shape rehabilitation services in a growing area of healthcare.

About You:

You are an experienced and highly skilled physiotherapist who thrives in a collaborative environment and is committed to excellence in patient care. You bring:

• Qualifications: Degree in Physiotherapy and registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.
• Expertise: Extensive clinical experience in acute and rehabilitation settings, with advanced assessment and treatment skills.
• Leadership: Ability to provide guidance, supervision, and education to staff and students.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills to build effective relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Innovation: A proactive approach to service improvement and adaptability to new technologies like telehealth.

If you are ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to a service that empowers patients to recover at home, we'd love to hear from you.

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 Senior Physiotherapist 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 aged care sector screening – 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: 924642

Enquiries:

Allied Health Facilitator

Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Division

Phone:

E-mail:  

Application Closing Date:

9 January 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

AHP3 - Senior Physiotherapist - RITH - Role

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

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