• Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network – Port Augusta/Whyalla
• AHP3 | Full/Part Time | Ongoing
• *Temporary Contract up for Negotiation
• Base Salary Range: $108,347 - $116,216 p.a

Join our Allied Health team as a Podiatrist and make a real impact delivering meaningful, community-focused care where your skills are truly valued!

Discover the Flinders and Upper North – Where Lifestyle Meets Opportunity

Imagine living where your commute is short, your weekends are long, and your backyard is filled with breathtaking landscapes. The Flinders and Upper North region offers a lifestyle that blends career growth with endless adventure.

Here, you’ll have more time for what matters most - whether that’s exploring the rugged beauty of the Flinders Ranges, enjoying time on the water, connecting with friends, or simply embracing the serenity of regional living. With access to quality public and private schools, plus tertiary education options, this is an ideal place to raise a family and build a future.

Your Career. Your Impact

When you join us, you’re not just taking a job - you’re becoming part of a supportive, welcoming team committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities. You’ll work across discipline-specific and multi-disciplinary teams, gaining experience in diverse settings that challenge and inspire you. We invest in your future through continuing education and professional development opportunities, so you can grow your skills and advance your career - all while making a real difference in the lives of people in our region.

Make the move. Discover a region where life is simpler, opportunities are greater, and community matters. Come and Discover FUNLHN!

Find out more about working with the Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network at: Working at the FUNLHN

Our Benefits:

• Financial Incentive: In addition to your annual salary and standard entitlements, you may be eligible for regional specific allowances as outlined in the award. Depending on your location, you could also qualify for a Locality Allowance (conditions apply). Plus, boost your take-home pay even further by enjoying salary packaging options.
• Grow Your Career: Access professional development and upskilling opportunities to achieve your career goals. Benefit from Clinical Supervision and a dedicated support program for new graduates, including Transition to Professional Practice Program for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) | SA Health.
• Be Part of a Supportive Team: Work in an inclusive environment where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to make a difference in the health of our community.
• Balance Work and Life: Flexible working arrangements help you maintain a healthy balance between rewarding work and personal commitments (including Option to Work from Home on Non-Clinical Days).
• Prioritise Your Wellbeing: Enjoy Fitness Passport discounts for you and your family, annual voluntary flu vaccinations, and access to confidential counselling through our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation Support: Up to $13,000 reimbursement may be available for those relocating. Learn more a SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
• Accommodation Assistance: Accommodation support may be available to make relocating easier (conditions apply).

Service:

Allied and Community Health Service

Our Allied and Community Health Teams are multi-disciplinary professionals united by a common goal: improving health outcomes for our community. Based in Port Augusta and Whyalla, we also deliver care through regular outreach clinics in Roxby Downs, Quorn, Hawker, Marree, and Leigh Creek. We provide a wide range of centre-based, in-home, and community-based services for people of all ages, tailoring care to meet individual needs. From therapy and rehabilitation to health education and support, our teams are committed to delivering accessible, high-quality care where it matters most. To find out more about the Services at Country Health Connect - Flinders and Upper North Community Health Service | SA Health

Orthotic and Prosthetics (O&P)

Based at Whyalla Hospital, our Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) Department provides personalised support for custom braces and artificial limbs. As the only O&P service located outside metropolitan South Australia, we proudly deliver care across regional centres including Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, and Port Pirie. We support clients during hospital stays in Whyalla and those attending appointments for rehabilitation and temporary prosthetic care. Our team also works closely with the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) to provide ongoing care and partners with podiatrists to assist clients with high-risk feet in Whyalla and Port Augusta. Our mission is simple: to improve movement and quality of life through treatment, education, and support.

Living and Working in the Flinders and Upper North Region - Port Augusta and Whyalla

About the Role:

Step into a Senior Podiatrist role where your expertise and leadership will shape high-quality, community-focused services across the Flinders Upper North Regional Health Service and rural and remote South Australia. You will work closely with allied health staff, managers and stakeholders to support service improvement, model of care development and workforce initiatives.

In this role, you will deliver complex clinical and consultancy services with a high level of independence, provide expert advice on service development and contribute to clinical protocols and projects at a network level. You will also support clinical supervision, education and professional development, while contributing to quality improvement and clinical governance within the podiatry service. The Podiatrist also works closely with community nursing in the wound clinic and the SA Health award winning Orthotics and Prosthetics team!

Learn more about our Allied Health workforce

About You:

• Must hold a recognised qualification within the Podiatry Profession and be eligible for (full) membership of the relevant Allied Health Profession.
• Deliver complex clinical and consultancy services using specialist expertise.
• Work independently with advanced clinical and reflective practice skills.
• Apply knowledge of service delivery, operations and workforce issues.
• Advise on service development and practice redesign

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

Applicant Information:

• Please refer to the role descriptions below for more detailed information on the position, responsibilities, and qualifications.
• 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.
• 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.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Want To Know More? Contact:

Tess Badenoch - , 8648 8327, teresa.badenoch@sa.gov.au

Job Ref: 933107

Application Closing Date: Thursday 8th October 2026 - 11:55PM

Refer to the SA Health Career Website How to Apply for further information.

933107 AHP3 Role Description

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• Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network – Port Augusta/Whyalla
• ASO2 | Casual Contract (up to 12 March 2027)
• Salary: $30.01 - $32.28 per hour | 25% Casual Loading

Join us and play a key role in delivering efficient, client-focused services across Community Health!

Discover the Flinders and Upper North - Where Lifestyle Meets Opportunity

Imagine living where your commute is short, your weekends are long, and your backyard is filled with breathtaking landscapes. The Flinders and Upper North region offers a lifestyle that blends career growth with endless adventure.

Here, you’ll have more time for what matters most - whether that’s exploring the rugged beauty of the Flinders Ranges, enjoying time on the water, connecting with friends, or simply embracing the serenity of regional living. With access to quality public and private schools, plus tertiary education options, this is an ideal place to raise a family and build a future.

Your Career with FUNLHN

When you join us, you’re not just taking a job - you’re becoming part of a supportive, welcoming team dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities. We offer flexible working arrangements to suit your lifestyle, professional development opportunities to help you grow, and a workplace where every role matters. Whatever your position, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our health network and making a real difference in the lives of those we serve.

Make the move. Discover a region where life is simpler, opportunities are greater, and community matters. Come and Discover FUNLHN!

Our Benefits:

• Be Part of a Supportive Team: Work in an inclusive environment where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to make a difference in the health of our community.
• Balance Work and Life: Flexible working arrangements help you maintain a healthy balance between rewarding work and personal commitments.
• Prioritise Your Wellbeing: Enjoy Fitness Passport discounts for you and your family, annual voluntary flu vaccinations, and access to confidential counselling through our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation Support: Up to $13,000 reimbursement may be available for those relocating. Learn more a SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
• Accommodation Assistance: Accommodation support may be available to make relocating easier (conditions apply).

Service:

Allied and Community Health

Our Allied and Community Health Teams are multi-disciplinary professionals united by a common goal: improving health outcomes for our community. Based in Port Augusta and Whyalla, we also deliver care through regular outreach clinics in Roxby Downs, Quorn, Hawker, Marree, and Leigh Creek. We provide a wide range of centre-based, in-home, and community-based services for people of all ages, tailoring care to meet individual needs. From therapy and rehabilitation to health education and support, our teams are committed to delivering accessible, high-quality care where it matters most. To find out more about the Services at Country Health Connect - Flinders and Upper North Community Health Service | SA Health

Living and Working in the Flinders and Upper North Region - Port Augusta

Living and Working in the Flinders and Upper North Region - Whyalla

About the Role:

As an Administrative Officer within Community Health, you will provide essential administrative and business support that keeps services running smoothly. You will contribute to a range of functions, including front-line customer service, consolidated Country CCCME operations, and effective information management. Your role will involve analysing issues, implementing improvements, and ensuring staff are skilled in both customer service and the use of data systems that underpin the delivery of high-quality community health services.

About You:

• Client and customer services experience.
• Proven experience in the provision of administrative support services to health services including the maintenance of records and systems.
• Proven experience in the compilation of statistical information.
• Previous experience in establishing and maintaining effective office systems and procedures.

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)

Applicant Information:

• Please refer to the role description below for more detailed information on the position, responsibilities, and qualifications.
• 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.
• 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.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Want To Know More? Contact:

Dan Johnson - A/Team Leader Clinical Services Team, 0407 611 623, daniel.johnson@sa.gov.au

Job Ref: 929653

Application Closing Date: Friday 12th March 2027 - 11:55PM

Refer to the SA Health Career Website How to Apply for further information.

929653 ASO2 Role Description

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