• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Northern Mental Health - Modbury Hospital
• Salary - AHP5 - $127,346 to $139,281 per annum, plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits
• Full time / Ongoing Permanent

Are you passionate about mental health rehabilitation and ready to lead meaningful change? SA Health's Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking an exceptional Rehabilitation Service Program Manager for our new Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit at Modbury Hospital.

About the Role

The Modbury Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit offers contemporary, evidence based, and high quality rehabilitation services. The multidisciplinary team play a key role in delivering person centred, trauma-informed care within a collaborative environment. The MMHRU delivers rehabilitation services that are compassionate, solution focused, promoting skill development, social inclusion, and supporting consumers to achieve their recovery goals. Staff work in close connection with both Wondakka (Community Rehabilitation Centre) and The Gully services, supporting mental health rehabilitation service innovation and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and co-design.

This full-time, ongoing position offers the chance to shape innovative rehabilitation programs that genuinely transform lives. You'll not only provide operational and professional leadership to staff, but you will have the unique opportunity to play a key role in the initial service design, development, implementation, evaluation and positive culture of this brand new facility.

You will oversee comprehensive mental health services, ensuring our patients receive world-class care whilst leading a dedicated multidisciplinary team committed to recovery-focused outcomes.

Working within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN), a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, you'll seamlessly manage service demand, support the flow of services between inpatient and rehabilitation services within the Mental Health Division, and drive quality improvement initiatives that align with SA Health's vision of leading the nation in health and wellbeing.

About You

We are seeking an experienced mental health professional with strong leadership capabilities, program management expertise, and deep understanding of rehabilitation principles. Your strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement skills, and passion for mental health recovery will drive service excellence.

To be eligible for this role, you must hold an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification for one of the following Allied Health disciplines working in the service, specifically:

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia; OR
• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers; OR
• Appropriate Degree (master’s in clinical or health Psychology) or equivalent qualification as recognised by the PsyBA and general registration with PsyBA (Hold approved supervisor status with the PsyBA at all levels of supervision).

Why Choose SA Health / NALHN?

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is part of South Australia's largest employer, SA Health. We offer unparalleled career opportunities across our integrated health system. We're committed to fostering inclusive workplaces where innovation thrives and professional development is prioritised. Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive remuneration, flexible working arrangements, and extensive learning opportunities.

You'll join a values-driven organisation that puts patients first, embracing collaboration, respect, and excellence in everything we do. Our commitment to Aboriginal health, community engagement, and sustainable healthcare makes SA Health a rewarding place to build your career.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 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.

Our 500-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.

At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:

“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”

“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”

“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”

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

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

Lyell McEwin Hospital – The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, 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.

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. Our culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

In addition to this, other benefits of working in NALHN include:

• professional development opportunities. We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations
• opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research

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 the following satisfactory Criminal History Checks:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and 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 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies 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 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: 910848

Enquiries:

Gemma Ferraretto

Principal Occupational Therapist

Phone: (08) 7485 4300

E-mail: [email protected]

Application Closing Date: 22 August 2025 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

910848 - AHP5 - Rehabilitation Services Program Manager - Role Description.pdf

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