Title:  Senior Physiotherapist - Community Rehab Program

Senior Clinician, Grade 3 Physiotherapist - Community Rehabilitation Program 

•  Fixed Term Part Time | 60.80 hrs per fortnight until May 2026 | Work-life balance
• Leafy Angliss hospital | Opportunity for clinical leadership | Partner in care
• Expand your clinical expertise through a diverse caseload and professional development

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 exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and innovative Physiotherapist to develop and lead the Physiotherapy and interdisciplinary team in the Community Rehabilitation Program, Falls and Balance clinic and Focal Spasticity Management Clinic - Eastern Health.  
The successful candidate with professional and operational mentorship will support the growth of junior staff and continuously improve the quality of care delivered in these services. 
The Community Rehabilitation Program at Eastern Health is striving to delivery great care everywhere, every time for our community. We are seeking a client-focussed rehabilitation physiotherapist, who has a commitment to quality patient care and service improvement. You will provide clinical leadership and supervision for the physiotherapy team at the Angliss Community Rehabilitation Program, as well as support and lead quality improvement initiatives.  To support your growth and success in this role, you will work closely with the CRP Team Leaders and profession Senior Clinicians.  You will have access to clinical supervision from the Grade 4 Physiotherapy Clinical Lead and will be supported to participate in professional development, quality improvement & research.  
 

About you 

To be successful in this role you will have: 

• Extensive experience in the area of neurological rehabilitation (desirable) 

• Strong commitment to high quality patient care 

• Well-developed interpersonal and leadership skills 

• Advanced clinical skills in managing a complex caseload using a client-centred approach 

• Sound clinical reasoning skills within the field of rehabilitation including supervision and development of staff 

• High level communication and coaching skills 

• Demonstrated ability to introduce innovative practice and quality improvement 

You will be required to: 

• Support the CRP Team Leaders in managing the day to day operational needs of the CRP teams based on Eastern Health’s mission and values 

• Lead the delivery of a high quality, accessible and coordinated service to our clients both in the client’s home and in the centre 

• Provide clinical supervision to physiotherapy staff across Yarra Ranges Health and Angliss CRP and facilitate evidence based practice. 

• Support the CRP Team Leader to meet key performance indicators and targets set by Leadership Teams, Eastern Health and funding bodies 

• Collaborate and develop good working relationships with stakeholders at all levels to ensure effective staff communication processes are in place 

• A Victorian Drivers licence 

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 Position Description 

Contact Person: Cynthia Fong

Contact Number: 0403603252

Contact Email: cynthia.fong@easternhealth.org.au

Job Posting End Date: 30/04/2025

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) 

Our Values in Action:

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