Physiotherapist Grade 3

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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Physiotherapy Department:  

The Physiotherapy Department is committed to promoting the highest levels of care for our patients. In realising this goal, the department will lead and excel in research, teaching and the use of person-centred evidence-based practice. The department provides services on all three campuses of Austin Health, from the Emergency Department through to bed-based services and ongoing ambulatory care.  

About the role:  

This position is designed to provide cover for Senior Physiotherapy roles within the department across all campuses and in the “at home programmes.” Where significant leave is taken this Clinical role will step in and provide and support patient care by helping supervise and support junior staff and maintain the Clinical Staff Profile of the area . 

A day in the role will see you  

• Grade 3 Physiotherapist – Leave Cover Responsibilities 

• Provide short-term or extended clinical cover for senior staff during periods of planned or unplanned leave. 

• Provide wholistic patient care across a broad range of services in the acute or subacute or outpatient settings 

• Be accountable for the clinical competency of early career physiotherapists / supervisees / physiotherapy students 

• Ensure connection to and credibility with clinical staff on site and gain an understanding of the challenges and opportunities for clinical educative initiatives for each site 

About you:  

• Physiotherapist currently registered for practice in Australia (AHPRA) 

• A commitment to Austin Health values: our actions show we care; we bring our best; together we achieve; we shape the future 

• Significant experience in teaching early career physiotherapists as well as undergraduate and post graduate students 

• Significant exposure to pedagogical theory and principles of adult learning 

• Significant physiotherapy experience of working in a tertiary level hospital 

Desirable but not essential: 

• Masters level or other higher education qualification in health professionals education. 

• A sound understanding of information technology including clinical systems, applications relevant to risk management reporting as required for the role. 

• Proficiency with Cerner, Kronos, Riskman, and other relevant IT applications. 

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager:

Mark Hindson, Physiotherapist G4 at Mark.HINDSON@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 23 November 2025