Senior Exercise Physiologist

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

Job summary

SA Health - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking a senior exercise physiologist to provide specialist clinical exercise physiology services within Mental Health Rehabilitation Services, offering leadership and supervision across the team to translate evidence into meaningful outcomes for patients.

The role requires a relevant degree eligible for ESSA accreditation, extensive clinical experience across adult mental health, and demonstrated leadership in service development.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification, eligible for ESSA accreditation.
• Competence applying assessment and therapeutic interventions for complex needs, including severe mental illness.
• Ability to provide Exercise Physiology services as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Extensive experience delivering clinical exercise physiology services across diverse illnesses and disabilities.
• Experience in clinical leadership, evaluation, and service development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist Exercise Physiology services and leadership across MH Rehabilitation Services.
• Provide high quality, safe care aligned with governance and consumer engagement frameworks.
• Develop and evaluate therapy groups with other team members.
• Lead workflow and quality assurance improvements to enhance practice.
• Provide training and support across the rehabilitation stream to integrate best-practice care.

Skills

ESSA accreditation

Clinical leadership

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Rehabilitation services

Education

Degree in Human Movement or related field

Job description

Southern Adelaide Local Health Network 623 subscribers

• Salary $112,139.00 - $120,284.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP3 | Full-Time Contract until October 2027

Stepinto 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 safe 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.

• 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: 952105