Physiotherapist Grade 3

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• Fixed Term (12 months) Full Time or Part Time
• Part of the 7-day per week general medicine service and will include either a Saturday or Sunday shift each week

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 comprises approximately 112 EFT staff at the Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre. Clinical A physiotherapy clinical service is provided seven days per week, 12 hours per day to acute and aged care inpatient areas as well as outpatient and community services.  There is a seven-day primary care service for musculoskeletal injuries in the Emergency Department.  

This role will be an important part of the 7-day per week general medicine service at Austin Health and will include either a Saturday or Sunday shift each week to ensure rapid response and early discharge planning for older patients.

About the role

This role requires you to:

• Obtain clinical competency in transdisciplinary assessment tasks as identified though the credentialling framework
• Lead evidence-based care for hospitalised patients presenting with frailty, with a transdisciplinary approach to care.
• Manage a clinical caseload focused on complex patients in General Medicine, Gerontology and other clinical areas who present with frailty.
• Build effective relationships with staff, colleagues and service providers to ensure optimal outcomes for patients.
• Undertake and model evidence-based practice principles and transdisciplinary care.
• Model good inter-professional practice and act as a clinical leader.
• Use comprehensive clinical experience and knowledge to foster professional development of staff and students.
• Conduct successful change management within the designated areas of responsibility.

About you:

You will be someone with excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills, and have a commitment to quality, best practice, and environmental safety.

You’ll further have:  

• High level prioritisation, triage and case management skills to oversee a caseload at local level, with an understanding of the broader implications on flow at an organisational level.
• Ability to recognise and assess determinants of health and health behaviours and impacts on the health system and to general health behaviours.
• Experience in discharge planning and navigating complex service systems for patients such as the My Aged Care sector including assessment and aged care provider frameworks, Residential and @Home services, Commonwealth funded aged care providers, Transition Care Program and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
• Ability to work across the inpatient clinical service to support priority needs of the department including Better at Home, as required by the physiotherapy department.   

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 Grade 4 mark.hindson@austin.org.au

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

Application closing date: Wednesday 4th March 2026