Job no: Work type: Full time Location: Adelaide Metro Southern Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Mental Health, Public Health

Allied Health Careers at SALHN Southern Adelaide Local Health Network Southern Adelaide Local Health Network 618 subscribers

- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Centre – Mental Health Rehabilitation Services (MHRS)
- Salary $112,139.00 - $120,284.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP3 | Full-Time Contract until October 2027

Stepinto a senior, high-autonomy clinical role for an experienced practitioner ready to champion the value of exercise physiology within a multidisciplinary mental health setting and translate evidence into lasting, meaningful change for the people who need it most.

About the role:

Reporting to the Allied Health Manager - MHRU, this role is responsible for providing specialist clinical exercise physiology services, leadership and supervision across SALHN Mental Health Rehabilitation Services (MHRS).

Duties for the role will include:

- Commitment to delivering high quality and safe care consistent with the SALHN Integrated Governance Framework and Consumer Engagement Framework and Plan.
- Deliver high quality, Exercise Physiology rehabilitation services and interventions that meet the needs and preferences of consumers, families and carers and align with best practice evidence.
- Collaborating with other team members to initiate, develop, implement, and evaluate therapy/activity groups.
- Review, and make recommendations, develop and implement workflow processes and quality assurance processes to improve practice and maintain a culture of continuous improvement.
- Providing leadership, training, and support across the MH Rehabilitation Stream to support integration of best-practice rehabilitation across the continuum of care.

About you:





- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification, usually in human movement, inclusive of the exercise physiology elective and eligible for accreditation from Exercise Sports Science Australia (ESSA).
- Demonstrated competence in the application of a wide range of assessment and therapeutic interventions to clients with complex needs, in particular adult consumers with severe mental illness.
- Demonstrated ability to assume responsibility for and the provision of Exercise Physiology services to an area as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
- Extensive experience in the provision of clinical exercise physiology services to clients within a broad range of illnesses and disabilities.
- Demonstrated experience in clinical leadership within a discrete unit, including program evaluation and service development.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Application Closing Date:

11.55 pm Tuesday 6th October 2026

Attachments:

- Senior Exercise Physiologist Role Description
- Australian applicant guidelines
- International applicant guidelines

- We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the adaptable working arrangements for this role.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
- 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:

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📌 Senior Exercise Physiologist (Noarlunga Centre)
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