Title:  Physiotherapist - Weekend Subacute

Weekend Grade 2 Physiotherapist

• Saturdays with additional Public Holiday opportunities | Musculoskeletal rehab
• Peter James Centre | Carparking on site | Join a values based organization
• Opportunity to progress your career | Enjoy ongoing professional development

Are you a rehabilitation physiotherapist with a passion for working with your patients to maximise their function in a sub-acute, bed-based environment? 

Do you have a strong track record of working effectively within a fast paced, interprofessional team to maximise rehab patient and team outcomes? 

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

About the role

We are looking for a dedicated, driven rehabilitation physiotherapist with a proven commitment to achieving optimal outcomes for their patients & their team.  You must have experience working with a variety of sub-acute musculoskeletal, neurological and amputee rehabilitation presentations as well as sound general rehabilitation skills & knowledge. This will allow you to be able to work autonomously and seamlessly within our rehabilitation team at Peter James Centre.  

Being able to effectively assess and provide timely, thorough assessments to form evidence-based recommendations to treating teams is essential. 

You will be required to supervise and delegate to AHAs. You will need to be an enthusiastic team player who is highly resourceful, agile and innovative. Having excellent prioritisation, time management and communication skills and with a commitment to the ongoing growth, development of yourself and the service.

This role will have supervision with the weekday Grade 3 Rehabilitation physiotherapists and the opportunity for two-way communication and feedback.

About you 

To be successful in this role you will possess:

Essential 

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Physiotherapist. 
• Professional development in musculoskeletal, neurological physiotherapy &/or rehabilitation 
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication & organisational skills. 
• A strong commitment to high quality care, evidence-based practice and applying these at an individual patient & unit/service level. 
• The ability to work effectively as part of a diverse team. 
• Excellent communication, prioritisation and organisational skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to maintain change-readiness, agility & a solutions-focus, particularly in times of high demand. 

Desirable 

• Post graduate qualification completed, commenced or demonstrated intention to commence 
• Previous experience as a Physiotherapist Grade 2 
• Previous experience within the public health system
• Participation in effective supervision of Grade 1 physiotherapists and AHAs 
• Professional development in amputee, neurological or musculoskeletal rehabilitation
• Experience utilising quality improvement methodology to identify & implement changes that improve patient and team outcomes. 

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Mentor and Shadowing program 
• Access to discovery days across our 50 sites 
• Study and professional development leave 
• Friendly & supportive teams
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 
• Fitness Passport for work-life balance 
• Employee Assistance program accessible for you and your loved ones 
• Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements 
• Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme 
• Access to Private Health Insurance offers 
• Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training 
• Cafes at all of our Hospitals 

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check.

Good to know:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application

If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.

Please click here for position description 

Contact Person: Katie Fairhurst

Contact Email: katie.fairhurst@easternhealth.org.au

Job Posting End Date: 08/12/2025

Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1)

Click Here for the Candidate Guide also for help in our recruitment process!

Our Values in Action:

Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day