AHP3 Senior Clinical Practitioner

Sa-Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 112,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sa-Health in Adelaide is seeking a Senior Clinical Practitioner (AHP3) for Flinders Medical Centre's Child Protection Service. The role focuses on managing complex cases, mentoring staff, and leading service improvements within a major public hospital.

The successful candidate will supervise assessments of infants, children and families following abuse allegations, provide expert reports, and work closely with hospital teams to ensure high-quality, person-centered care in the Southern Adelaide

Qualifications

• Appropriate degree for Social Worker eligibility.
• Degree and general registration with Psychology Board of Australia.
• Endorsed Areas of Practice for Clinical Psychologist.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical service including assessments of infants, children and young people following allegations of abuse and neglect.
• Mentor junior staff and provide clinical supervision and quality assurance.
• Develop high-quality written reports for Department of Child Protection and SA Police.
• Collaborate with Emergency Department, Paediatric and Neonatal services in hospital settings.
• Monitor and evaluate service effectiveness within a clinical portfolio.

Education

Degree eligible for full membership of Australian Association of Social Workers

General registration with Psychology Board of Australia

Endorsed Areas of Practice for Clinical Psychologist

Job description

Job no: 950304
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care, Public Health

• 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.

Want To Know More? Contact:

Loretta Whitehorn, Director, 0403071601, [e-mail]

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 20 September 2026

Attachments:

• AHP3 Senior Clinical Practitioner- Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• 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. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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.
• 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: 950304

Advertised: 04 Sep 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 20 Sep 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time