AHP3 Senior Clinical Practitioner

SA Health - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 112,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

SA Health - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network's Flinders Medical Centre is seeking a Senior Clinical Practitioner (AHP3) in the Child Protection Service. This full-time fixed-term contract involves managing a complex caseload, mentoring junior staff and contributing to service improvement.

You will conduct assessments of infants, children and families affected by allegations of abuse and neglect, provide specialist clinical services, and collaborate with Emergency Department, Paediatric and

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification enabling AASW membership (Social Worker)
• Degree or equivalent qualification and general Psychology Board registration (Psychologist)
• Degree or equivalent qualification and registration in the Psychology Board of Australia with endorsed practice (Clinical Psychologist)
• Experience in assessments and therapeutic interventions with vulnerable children and families
• Evidential/forensic interviewing and high-risk child protection work

Responsibilities

• Assessments of infants, children and young people following allegations of abuse/neglect
• Provide specialist clinical services including parenting, forensic and therapeutic assessments
• Produce comprehensive written reports for Department of Child Protection and SAPOL
• Liaise with Emergency Department, Paediatric and Neonatal services
• Provide clinical supervision and contribute to service improvement and portfolio management
• Promote adherence to CPS protocols and clinical protocols

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Therapeutic interventions

Mentoring junior staff

Evidence-based practice

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Social Work degree (AASW eligibility)

Psychology degree (for psychologist role)

Clinical psychology qualification (for Clinical Psychologist)

Job description

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Child Protection Service
• Salary $112,139 - $120,284 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP3| Full-Time Position Until February 2027

Lead, Mentor & Deliver – Senior Clinical Role at SALHN!

This is a senior allied health opportunity based at Flinders Medical Centre within the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, offered as a full-time fixed-term contract. As an AHP3 Senior Clinical Practitioner, you will manage a complex clinical caseload, mentor junior staff, and contribute to service improvement within a leading tertiary hospital environment. If you bring senior-level allied health expertise and a commitment to high-quality, person-centred care, this role offers both professional depth and genuine community impact in the southern Adelaide metro region.

About the role:

Reporting to the Director, the senior clinical practitioner works as a specialist member of the multidisciplinary team, providing a direct clinical service which includes assessments of infants, children and young people and their families' following allegations of abuse and neglect

Duties for the role will include:

Providing a specialist clinical service which includes parenting, forensic and/or therapeutic assessment of children and their parents where allegations of abuse and neglect have been raised,

Constructing high-quality comprehensive written reports for completed assessments for the Department of Child Protection and South Australian Police,

Offering other assessment and therapeutic services where appropriate,

Liaising with Emergency Department, Paediatric and Neonatal services in a hospital setting,

• Providing clinical supervision and quality assurance in relation to APH2 staff assessments, report writing and therapeutic interventions,
• Providing information to the management team about evidence based clinical interventions,
• Assist in evaluating service effectiveness through monitoring, analysing and overviewing current systems, with responsibility for a specific clinical portfolio,
• Observing and promoting CPS administrative and clinical protocols and work instructions

About you:

For an appointment as a Social Worker an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers,

For appointment as a psychologist an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification and general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia,

For appointment as a Clinical Psychologist an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification and general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia within an Endorsed Areas of Practice,

• Demonstrated ability to independently carry out assessments and therapeutic interventions of a complex nature with vulnerable infants, children, adolescents and their families, using a wide range of best-practice models and approaches
• Experience in working with infants, children and young people and their families following child abuse and neglect,
• Demonstrated clinical experience in child protection assessments and other therapeutic interventions, including evidential/forensic interviewing (3–7-year-olds); assessments of high risk/vulnerable infants (0-24months); attachment relationship assessments and therapeutic interventions particularly with young children (0-5years)

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Application Closing Date:

11.55 pm Sunday 20 September 2026

• 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 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: 950304