Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Northgate Neuro Behavioural Unit – NORTHGATE SA 5085

Salary: $67,979.00 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice advantages – AHA2

Ongoing Part-Time – 30 hours per week

About the Role: At Northgate Neuro Behavioural Unit, part of the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network's Older Persons Mental Health Service, every day is an opportunity to make a genuine difference in the lives of older people living with complex dementia with BPSD. If you find meaning in connection and creativity, this part-time, ongoing role could be exactly what you're looking for.

What You'll Be Doing As a Leisure & Lifestyle Assistant, you'll design and deliver meaningful recreational and lifestyle activities that support the wellbeing, independence, and dignity of residents at Northgate Neuro Behavioural Unit. Working closely with a dedicated multidisciplinary team, your day-to-day will include:

Planning and facilitating individual and group activities tailored to residents' interests, abilities, and therapeutic goals

Contributing to lifestyle assessments and care planning in collaboration with nursing and allied health staff

Building genuine relationships with residents, families, and carers to understand what brings each person joy and purpose

Maintaining accurate documentation of activity participation and resident responses in line with SA Health standards

What You'll Bring

A qualification in Leisure and Health, Community Services, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

Experience delivering lifestyle programs in an aged care, mental health, or community setting

An understanding of person-centred care and the specific needs of older people living with mental illness





Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to engage people across varying levels of ability and cognition

Willingness to work within SA Health's values framework and comply with relevant legislative requirements

Current or ability to obtain a National Police Clearance and DCSI Aged Care Sector screening

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

About Us: 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.”

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services: 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

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the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi‑day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital

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a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub‑acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services

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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

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provides culturally respo

📌 Leisure & Lifestyle Assistant - Northgate House (Adelaide)
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