Job no: 952477
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Medical

- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – SA Intellectual Disability Health Service - GILLES PLAINS
- Total Indicative Remuneration: $377,429 - $848,152 p.a. (pro rata) – MD2
- Ongoing Part-Time – 15 hours per week

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Staff Specialist within the South Australia Intellectual Disability Health Service (SAIDHS).If you are a medical specialist who believes equitable, person-centred care matters, this part-time ongoing role offers the scope to make that belief count.

Your Role at SAIDHS

Working within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN), you will provide specialist medical assessment, treatment, and consultancy for patients with intellectual disability and complex health needs. This is a clinically rich position that spans direct patient care, multidisciplinary collaboration, and service development.

- Deliver specialist clinical care to adults with intellectual disability presenting with complex or co-occurring health conditions
- Provide consultancy and support to primary care, community, and acute health teams across South Australia
- Contribute to quality improvement, clinical governance, and evidence-based service development within SAIDHS
- Engage in teaching, supervision, and capacity-building activities that strengthen the broader workforce

What You Bring

- Demonstrated clinical experience with people with intellectual disability or complex neurodevelopmental presentations
- Robust skills in communicating and building trust with patients, families, and carers across diverse backgrounds




- Ability to work effectively within and lead multidisciplinary teams in a community-facing service model
- Commitment to the SA Health values of respect, integrity, and excellence in patient care
- Understanding of the legislative and ethical frameworks underpinning disability health in South Australia

To be eligible for this position, you must have a Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent. You must also have an appropriate Specialist Qualification and be registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist registration; or another qualification as defined in the SA Medical Officers Award.

The Total Indicative Remuneration figure is calculated taking into account base salary, leave loading and superannuation as well as managerial allowances, professional development or any other allowances where appropriate.

About You:

Are you looking for a change and opportunity to apply your skills in a new way? Are you interested in working with a dynamic interdisciplinary team supporting adults with intellectual disability?

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.

You will be joining a agile and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‑quality health services within modern facilities.

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

About Adelaide:

Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world‑class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award‑winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.

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

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