Medical Lead - Neuroscience & Rehabilitation

Job no: +010+4
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide CBD
Categories: Administration, Business and Management, Medical
Central Adelaide Local Health Network
MD2 Salary $365,7+8 - $713,6+2 P.A. (Pro Rata) + Divisional Managerial Allowance
Part Time (0.5FTE), Up to 3 Year Appointment
CALHN Medical Lead – Neuroscience & Rehabilitation Program

Join our Senior Leadership Team at Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Are you a visionary clinician ready to shape the future of healthcare? Join the Central Adelaide Local Health Network’s Senior Leadership Team and lead with purpose in delivering clinical excellence and innovation.

About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic medical leader to join the Neuroscience & Rehabilitation leadership team. As Medical Lead, you will provide expert medical leadership, clinical governance and strategic direction across this essential program, ensuring patient-centred, high-quality care.

In this pivotal role, you’ll work closely with clinicians, program leaders and consumers to guide service planning, improve patient outcomes and support continuous service improvement within the program and wider network.

The 0.5 FTE allocated to this role is dedicated solely to managerial duties, with no clinical practice component.

About the Neuroscience & Rehabilitation Program

The Neuroscience and Rehabilitation service consists of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Stroke, General Rehabilitation, the SA Spinal Cord Injury Service, SA Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service and Care awaiting Placement Services.

About You

You are a committed and experienced clinical leader with a passion for driving excellence in patient care and service delivery. With advanced medical qualifications and proven leadership capabilities, you’ll bring strategic insight, strong clinical governance experience, and a collaborative spirit to this critical role.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Specialist medical qualifications registerable with the Medical Board of Australia, along with current AHPRA registration.
Proven clinical leadership experience with the ability to influence, motivate and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality Neuroscience & Rehabilitation services.
Exceptional communication, analytical and decision-making skills, with demonstrated success leading service reform, financial management and achieving service improvement outcomes.
In-depth knowledge of contemporary Neuroscience & Rehabilitation care models, public health service operations, clinical governance frameworks and workforce management principles.

About CALHN

At Central Adelaide (CALHN), we’re shaping the future of health through excellence in clinical care, research, and innovation. As South Australia’s largest health network, we deliver exceptional, safe and connected healthcare—for our patients, our community, and our people.

With more than 17,000 dedicated employees, every day at CALHN presents an opportunity to make a real impact—not because it’s expected, but because our values guide us to be our best.

Join us and be part of a team that’s driven by a commitment to a seamless safe and connected experience for all.

Find out more about our stories , our network, and the opportunities to be part of CALHN.


Benefit of Joining CALHN

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

Salary Attractions: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning.
Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
Flexible Work Arrangements: 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.
Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.
Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.


Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer 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, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

Application Information

Please submit a cover letter and your Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening.
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.

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Application Requirements

Please submit a cover letter and your Curriculum Vitae (CV).

Applications Close

11.55 PM Monday 1+th May 2025

Contact Information

For further information please contact:

Dr. Sarah Flint – Executive Director Medical Services
Email: Health.CALHNEDMS@sa.gov.au


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Advertised: 05 May 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 1+ May 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

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