Senior Physiotherapist

New locum or permanent role for an experienced Physiotherapist / Senior Physiotherapist to join this regional health service. The location is based two hours from Canberra and four hours from Sydney. My last Senior Physiotherapist stayed with the service for three years!

There is a 12-14 week locum or permanent position available. There is also scope to trial the locum role and move into a permanent position if you prefer. Start date of 12th May to allow for a week handover with the current Senior Physiotherapist.

You will be the clinical lead for the team of 5 Physiotherapists and an Allied Health Assistant. Providing publicly funded physiotherapy services in a hospital setting to inpatients, outpatients and community patients.

In this role, you will :

• Cover a Rural Generalist caseload across sub-acute ward in-patients (including rehabilitation, geriatrics and palliative care), acute ward, outpatients (paediatric to adult) and community patients in the area.
• Paediatric experience preferred. The paeds caseload covers the equivalent of 1 day per week.
• The roles involves a clinical caseload and approx. 2 hours per day of management responsibilities – this could include providing supervision, covering urgent referrals, caseload allocation, rostering, supervision, education.
• You will provide supervision and support to 3 Physiotherapists, an allied health assistant and students.
• Foster a positive flexible Physiotherapy team, facilitate education and quality improvement projects, represent Physio team in the MDT setting, monitor team workload and ensure adherence to output targets and KPIs.

This is a challenging yet rewarding role. It is busy and requires the successful candidate to be motivated, adaptable, flexible, positive, communicative. Develop your skill set across management, leadership, supervision, working under pressure and problem solving. The senior role is supported by Allied Health Team Leader and you will have access to regular supervision and professional development.

Enjoy working across a varied caseload, building specialist clinical skills, leading the team to meet organisational targets and patients’ health needs and being a senior member of a large Allied health team (over 20 staff).

The role is open to Senior Physiotherapists or experienced Physiotherapists who are looking to take a step up into leadership. Some previous management experience is preferred.

Enjoy :

• Competitive annual salary, ranging from $112,396 - $116,038 + super for the permanent role
• Locum rates upto $70 per hour + super depending on experience
• Heavily subsidised accommodation for three months ($71 per week)
• Tailor your caseload to your area of interest
• Vibrant allied health team
• Regular supervision
• Chance to develop your skill set
• Several of my previous locums at this service have stayed long term as they have enjoyed the role and working environment

Working in regional Australia offers the chance to work within close knit communities. As part of smaller teams, you will access a wider range of patients and develop your clinical expertise. These roles offer great rates of pay, accommodation and the chance to broaden your skill set within a range of healthcare settings.

To apply for this role or to enquire about our other vacancies, please contact Rachael – Allied Health Division Lead at CC Medical on

• or email

My contactable days are Monday – Friday. If you need to contact me over the weekend, please send an email.

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