Physiotherapist - Northern Adelaide Rehabilitation Service

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Modbury Hospital – MODBURY SA 5092
• Salary: $73,710 - $89,981 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP1
• Salary: $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP2
• Ongoing Part Time at 18.75 hours per week

The Northern Adelaide Rehabilitation Service (NARS) is looking for a committed Physiotherapist to join our multidisciplinary team at Modbury, delivering high-quality outpatient rehabilitation. The position is based in the Day Rehabilitation Service (DRS), located at the Specialist Ambulatory and Rehabilitation Centre (SpARC). This is a purpose-built rehabilitation facility with a fully equipped gym and hydrotherapy facilities. There may also be opportunities to work across other rehabilitation services within NARS, including in the inpatient and community settings.

• →Assessing, planning, and delivering physiotherapy treatment for rehabilitation outpatients across a diverse clinical caseload
• →Collaborating within a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement evidence-based care plans that support patient recovery and independence
• →Contributing to discharge planning
• →Participating in quality improvement initiatives, student supervision, and professional development activities within NALHN

• Experience in rehabilitation, aged care, or a related acute clinical setting
• Sound clinical reasoning and the ability to manage an independent caseload with appropriate support
• Effective communication skills for working within multidisciplinary teams and engaging patients and families
• Familiarity with SA Health policies and frameworks, or demonstrated capacity to quickly apply public health sector standards
• A current driver's licence appropriate to the role's community and outreach requirements
• Willingness to work across clinical rotations including a 7-day roster and ability to adapt to varied clinical environments

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: 951939

Office Aged Care, Rehabilitation & Palliative Care

Phone: (08) 7321 4232

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

16 October 2026 – 11.55PM

 951939 - Physiotherapist -AHP1 - Aged Care Rehabilitation & Palliative Care - Role Description.pdf

 951939 - Physiotherapist -AHP2 - Aged Care Rehabilitation & Palliative Care - 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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