SA Health
Job reference: 948780
Location: 5253 - MURRAY BRIDGE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Heath Network, Murray Bridge & Riverland.
• AHP3 | Allied Health Professional Level 3 | $112,139.00 p.a. to $120,284.00 p.a.
• Employment: Full time - Ongoing Permanent
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Regional Incentives may apply, subject to the terms in the Enterprise Agreement. (Allied Health positions only) + Superannuation + Leave Loading + Salary Sacrifice Benefits + Regional Incentives may apply.

About the Role:

Are you an experienced Physiotherapist looking for an opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of older people? Join our Community Aged Care team and use your clinical expertise to support people to remain active, independent and connected to their communities. In this senior role, you'll provide complex clinical care, clinical leadership and supervision, contribute to education, research and service innovation, and work alongside multidisciplinary teams and community partners across a rural and remote region. This is an opportunity to grow your leadership, shape physiotherapy practice and help deliver high-quality, person-centred care that enables older people to live well at home.

What We're Looking For:

Essential Criteria 

• Qualifications & clinical expertise: Recognised Physiotherapy qualification with current AHPRA registration, and extensive clinical experience, preferably in rural/remote or community aged care settings.
• Clinical leadership & development: Demonstrated experience providing clinical supervision, mentoring, education and leadership to Physiotherapists, students and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Person-centred practice: Strong commitment to client-centred care, cultural safety, community engagement and supporting older people to achieve their goals and maintain independence at home.
• Communication & service development: Highly developed communication and teamwork skills, with experience contributing to service planning, project management and effective multidisciplinary partnerships.
• Continuous improvement: Demonstrated commitment to reflective practice, quality improvement, research, evaluation and developing innovative solutions to improve Physiotherapy services and consumer outcomes.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support
• Join RMCLHN's Allied Health Team (video)

Applicant Information

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 have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Job ref: 948780

Enquiries

Application Closing Date

16 November 2026 - 11:55pm

Attachments

AHP3 Senior Physiotherapist - Community Aged Care Programs - Role Description.pdf

About Murray Bridge Factsheet (Digital Version).pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines

 

Applications close: 16/11/2026 11:55 PM

Flexibility Statement
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.