Consultant, Neurology and Stroke

SA Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Health in Adelaide, Australia seeks a specialist consultant-level clinician to step into an established clinical caseload and provide high-quality care from the outset. This role embeds professional leadership within a dynamic Local Health Network and supports modern facilities.

You will supervise junior medical officers and registrars, contribute to quality improvement and governance, and maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with SA Health policy.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for problem solving and conflict resolution.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a stressful environment.
• Join a Local Health Network delivering contemporary health services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist consultant-level clinical care aligned with departmental scope and NALHN service standards.
• Provide clinical supervision and support to junior medical officers, registrars, and multidisciplinary team members.
• Contribute to quality improvement, clinical governance, and safe patient outcomes.
• Engage with NALHN's patient-centred care frameworks and maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with SA Health policy.

Job description

You will step into an established clinical caseload and contribute meaningfully from the outset.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver specialist consultant-level clinical care aligned with departmental scope and NALHN service standards.
• Provide clinical supervision and support to junior medical officers, registrars, and multidisciplinary team members.
• Contribute to quality improvement, clinical governance, and safe patient outcomes.
• Engage with NALHN's patient-centred care frameworks and maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with SA Health policy.

What you need

• 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 dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‐quality health services within modern facilities.