Staff Specialist - Saidhs

SA Health; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 377,000 - 848,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Flexible working arrangements

Part-time option

Job summary

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – SA Intellectual Disability Health Service (SAIDHS) invites applications for a Staff Specialist to provide specialist medical assessment, treatment and consultancy for adults with intellectual disability and complex health needs in a part‑time ongoing role.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, contribute to quality improvement and teaching, and ensure person‑centred care in a community-facing service model across SA Health.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent.
• Appropriate Specialist Qualification and be registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist registration.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist clinical care to adults with intellectual disability presenting with complex or co-occurring health conditions
• Provide consultancy and support to primary care, community, and acute health teams across South Australia
• Contribute to quality improvement, clinical governance, and evidence-based service development within SAIDHS
• Engage in teaching, supervision, and capacity-building activities that strengthen the broader workforce

Skills

Clinical experience with ID

Communication

Leadership

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Specialist Qualification

Job description

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – SA Intellectual Disability Health Service - GILLES PLAINS
• Total Indicative Remuneration: $377,429 - $848,152 p.a. (pro rata) – MD2
• Ongoing Part-Time – 15 hours per week

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Staff Specialist within the South Australia Intellectual Disability Health Service (SAIDHS). If you are a medical specialist who believes equitable, person-centred care matters, this part-time ongoing role offers the scope to make that belief count.

Your Role at SAIDHS

Working within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN), you will provide specialist medical assessment, treatment, and consultancy for patients with intellectual disability and complex health needs. This is a clinically rich position that spans direct patient care, multidisciplinary collaboration, and service development.

• Deliver specialist clinical care to adults with intellectual disability presenting with complex or co-occurring health conditions
• Provide consultancy and support to primary care, community, and acute health teams across South Australia
• Contribute to quality improvement, clinical governance, and evidence-based service development within SAIDHS
• Engage in teaching, supervision, and capacity-building activities that strengthen the broader workforce

What You Bring

• Demonstrated clinical experience with people with intellectual disability or complex neurodevelopmental presentations
• Strong skills in communicating and building trust with patients, families, and carers across diverse backgrounds
• Ability to work effectively within and lead multidisciplinary teams in a community-facing service model
• Commitment to the SA Health values of respect, integrity, and excellence in patient care
• Understanding of the legislative and ethical frameworks underpinning disability health in South Australia

To be eligible for this position, you must have a Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent. You must also have an appropriate Specialist Qualification and be registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist registration; or another qualification as defined in the SA Medical Officers Award.

The Total Indicative Remuneration figure is calculated taking into account base salary, leave loading and superannuation as well as managerial allowances, professional development or any other allowances where appropriate.

About You:

Are you looking for a change and opportunity to apply your skills in a new way? Are you interested in working with a dynamic interdisciplinary team supporting adults with intellectual disability?

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.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

About Adelaide:

Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world‑class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award‑winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high‑quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

With over 7,000 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home‑based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north‑eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi‑day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub‑acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.

Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in‑hospital and across four community sites.

Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

• From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
• Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
• Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
• NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
• SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
• We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
• 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.

Check(s):

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the . See our page for links to lodge screening requests.

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Job Ref: 952477

Enquiries:

Stephanie Searle

Phone: [phone]

E-mail:

Application Closing Date:

23 October 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – for further information.