Physiotherapist - Northern Adelaide Geriatric Service

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Modbury Hospital – MODBURY  SA  5092
• Salary: $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP2
• Temporary Full-Time – up to 21 May 2027

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit a Physiotherapist to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.

The Northern Adelaide Geriatric Service based at Modbury Hospital is looking for a dedicated Physiotherapist to join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality care to older adults across the northern Adelaide community. This is a full-time, short-term contract opportunity running until 21 May 2027 — offering meaningful clinical work within one of South Australia's largest public health networks.

• →Providing evidence-based physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and discharge planning for geriatric inpatients at Modbury Hospital
• →Contributing to goal-directed care planning alongside medical, nursing, and allied health colleagues within the multidisciplinary team
• →Supporting safe and timely patient transitions through rehabilitation, falls prevention, and functional restoration programs
• →Participating in student supervision, quality improvement activities, and ongoing service development within the Northern Adelaide Geriatric Service

• Clinical experience in a hospital or acute/subacute setting, with exposure to aged care or geriatric rehabilitation highly regarded
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment
• Strong assessment, clinical reasoning, and communication skills across diverse patient presentations
• Commitment to person-centred care aligned with SA Health's values of care, excellence, and integrity
• Ability to manage a varied caseload and adapt priorities in a busy inpatient environment

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

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide. 

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

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.”

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, 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.

Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.

Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.

Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.

• 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.

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: 951910

Office of Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care 

Phone: (08) 7321 4232

E-mail: Health.NALHNACRPCRecruitment@sa.gov.au 

16 October 2026 – 11.55PM

 951910 - Physiotherapist, NAGS - ACRPC - AHP2 - Role Description.pdf

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

Advertised: 02 Oct 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 16 Oct 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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