Title: Paediatric Physiotherapist
Upper Ferntree Gully, VIC, AU, 3156
Paediatric Physiotherapist - Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (VPRS)
- Grade 2 role | Experience career progression | Excellent team engagement
- Angliss Hospital | Provide quality care to patients in your community
- Temporary Part Time | 68.8 hrs a fortnight until July | Work-life balance
Are you looking to live and work in a world city like Melbourne?
Are you a qualified & passionate Physiotherapist looking for a new challenge?
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 Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.
About the role
An excellent opportunity exists for a Physiotherapist within the Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (VPRS) based at Eastern Health. The Physiotherapist will provide assessment and interventions for babies, children and adolescents as part of the multidisciplinary rehabilitation service at Angliss Hospital, Upper Ferntree Gully.
Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service caters for babies, children and adolescents who require specialist rehabilitation for:
- Cerebral palsy tone management/ post intervention management
- Complex rehabilitation e.g. Acquired Brain Injury
- Early support and intervention for infants who are diagnosed as at high risk of cerebral palsy
About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:
- Current physiotherapy registration with AHPRA
- Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience
- A strong commitment to high quality care
- The ability to work as part of a diverse team
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Experience in paediatric physiotherapy
Clinical Experience in paediatric rehabilitation is desirable however please note that the position sits within an experienced multidisciplinary team and so this is an excellent opportunity for a physiotherapist wishing to build skill within this area. Clinical supervision from an experienced physiotherapist is available and co-treatment sessions with the wider multidisciplinary team are a key feature of VPRS practice
Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.
What we offer
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching 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 (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.
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
Please click here for the position description
Contact Person: Vanessa Lyndon VPRS Team Leader
Contact Number: 0439864413
Contact Email: vanessa.lyndon@easternhealth.org.au
Job Posting End Date: 26 Nov 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)
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