SA Health

Job reference: 952105

Location: 5168 - NOARLUNGA CENTRE

Job status: Short Term Contract

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

- 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

Move Minds Forward: Senior Exercise Physiologist, SALHN Noarlunga Step into 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 protected 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. Want To Know More? Contact: Lydia Forbes, Allied Health Manager, (08) 8488 6100, [email protected]

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 08 November 2026

📌 Senior Exercise Physiologist (Noarlunga Centre)
🏢 Government Of South Australia
📍 Noarlunga Centre