Physiotherapist GEM@Home

SA Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible working

Job summary

Southern Adelaide Local Health Network seeks a Physiotherapist to deliver goal-focused, restorative services to older adults in their homes in a part-time contract. Reporting to the GEM@Home Advanced Nurse Unit Manager, you will assess, plan, and implement physiotherapy care to restore independence and mobility in a community setting.

Applicants must be registered or eligible for registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia, with experience in restorative therapies, strong

Qualifications

• Degree or qualification that entitles registration as a Physiotherapist with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.
• Experience delivering restorative physiotherapy to older adults.
• Ability to assess and manage patients with varying complexity in a community/home setting.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical abilities, problems and goals using formal and informal assessments.
• Participate in interdisciplinary planning to enhance service quality.
• Provide information to patients/relatives about functioning and ongoing management.
• Provide consultative physiotherapy advice to team members and external agencies.
• Support development of an integrated, responsive team culture.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Restorative physiotherapy

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Prioritisation

Education

Registration eligibility (Physiotherapist)

Job description

Job no: 952947
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Public Health

Allied Health Careers at SALHN Southern Adelaide Local Health Network Southern Adelaide Local Health Network 621 subscribers

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Daw Park – GEM at Home
• Salary $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP2 | 18.75 Hours Per Week – Contract Until October 2027

Join our Dynamic Community Focussed Team!

If you're a physiotherapist who finds meaning in restoring independence and function for older adults in their own environment, this part-time contract role offers exactly that kind of work.

About the role:

Reporting to the Advanced Nurse Unit Manager - GEM at Home, this role will be involved in the delivery of goal-focused, restorative physiotherapy to older people in their homes — helping them regain confidence, mobility, and independence after an acute event or functional decline.

Duties for the role will include:

• Assessing patients’ physical abilities, problems and goals using a variety of formal and informal assessments.
• Participating in interdisciplinary clinical and planning activities to enhance the overall service provided to patients
• Providing information to patients and/or relatives about level of functioning and ongoing management
• Providing a consultative service advice regarding Physiotherapy to other team members, disciplines and agencies
• Contributing to the development of an integrated team approach and culture which is highly responsive to the needs of our consumers.

About you:

• A degree or other qualification which entitles registration as a Physiotherapist with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.
• Experience as a clinician in the assessment and provision of high-quality Physiotherapy services to clients with a variety of conditions requiring a restorative approach
• Ability to assess and provide appropriate Physio-therapeutic management to the patients of the GEM at Home service with increasing levels of complexity
• Evaluate issues related to Physiotherapy care in a manner which can be applied to quality activities, service evaluation, professional education or research with a commitment to ongoing professional development.
• High levels of responsibility and organisational skills including the ability to prioritise work, meet deadlines, delegate appropriately. This includes the ability to supervise students and allied health assistants.
• High level interpersonal, negotiating, counselling and problem-solving skills with the ability to communicate with clients, other professional staff and community agencies both verbally and in writing.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact:

Shane Mooar, Advanced Nurse Unit Manager - GEM@Home Service , 0481055638 , [e-mail]

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 14th October 2026

Attachments:

• Physiotherapist GEM@HOME 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: 952947

Advertised: 30 Sep 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 14 Oct 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time