Head of Unit - General Medicine - Flinders Medical Centre Adelaide

- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre - General Medicine
- Term Appointment 1 to 5 years - Managerial Allowance (Large Unit)
- Total Indicative Remuneration Package: MD02 | $296,708 - $383,234 (Subject to Private Practice Arrangements)

Head of Unit – General Medicine
Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

Join SALHN as Head of Unit providing senior clinical and operational leadership across General Medicine at Flinders Medical Centre, setting clear standards for patient care, safety, and outcomes.

As an experienced Senior Clinician, you will:

- In collaboration with the Clinical Director, ensures the effective and efficient operation of the team.
- Ensures that each consumer’s care has a direct line of responsibility to a Consultant (in their relevant specialty).
- Contributes to the development of systems for quality improvement activities – including, examination of key performance indicators and clinical audits.
- Responsible, with the Clinical Director, for reviewing critical incidents/adverse events, complaints, allegations and other sources of feedback about service quality and the propagation of recommendations if required.
- Responsible, with the college supervisor, for ensuring Trainee Medical Officers are supported in their training obligations and provided with the required training.
- Responsible for clinical supervision and line management of medical staff allocated to the team.
- Manages major budget allocation and expenditure with the assistance of the Clinical Director, and contributes to budget preparation,



management of allocated funds and preparation of capital works proposals in collaboration with the Clinical Director.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

- Appropriate Specialist Qualification for Consultant/Senior Consultant registrable as a Specialist with the Medical Board of South Australia.

Proven leadership skills and an ability to motivate others.

Proven ability to successfully lead professional groups to achieve best practice clinical outcomes.

Highly developed analytical skills and a demonstrated ability to make sound management decisions.

Demonstrated capacity to effectively lead in an environment of agile change and financial constraint.

- Demonstrated experience in a Senior Clinical leadership role.
- Demonstrated experience in the planning and provision of health services.

For further information regarding allowances, please contact us below.

Please note: We welcome applications from candidates interested in a joint academic position with Flinders University suitable for appointment as Professor/Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer with strong credentials in research and/or teaching.

Application Closing Date: 11:55pm Sunday 4 October 2026

- 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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
- Job ref: 948671

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📌 Head of Unit - General Medicine - Flinders Medical Centre Adelaide (Hobart)
🏢 SA Health, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
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