Grade 3 General Medicine Physiotherapist

Grade 3 General Medicine Physiotherapist

Position Title: Grade 3 General Medicine Physiotherapist
Classification: VB7-VC1
Department: Physiotherapy
Employment Status: Permanent Full Time, FTE 1.0 (80 hours per fortnight with RDO)

Applications Open: 26/08/2026

About Bayside Health:

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland.

We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between.

More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focussed on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive.

Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

About the Role - Permanent, Full Time

May be required to work across all sites

Bayside Health is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Grade 3 General Medicine Physiotherapist to join our growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to your community while working in a supportive and innovative organisation.

The Grade 3 General Medicine Physiotherapist is a clinical expert in musculoskeletal physiotherapy in the outpatient setting, demonstrating high levels of specialist knowledge and superior consolidated skills. They will be responsible for the provision, co-ordination and ongoing development of physiotherapy acute care services across the emergency department, short stay unit and the acute care ward at Wonthaggi Hospital and potentially other sites of the Bayside Health Regional Care Group. They will need to understand the current state of service as well as be able to identify gaps and areas for improvement. They will be required to understand and interpret data and engage with the data team to create clear activity reporting for the physiotherapy team across all of their service delivery.

Take advantage of free onsite parking

Boost your take-home pay with generous salary packaging & novated leasing

Feel supported with our Employee Assistance Program (Converge)

Grow your skills through top-tier education and training partners

Join a vibrant, collaborative team led by passionate leaders

Mandatory Requirements

Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Additional relevant post graduate education/qualifications or progression towards these

Highly developed verbal communication skills to enable effective liaison within an interdisciplinary team

Highly developed written communication skills to ensure accurate case recording and statistics

High level of clinical competence judged by complexity of clients and level of independent practice

Strong theoretical knowledge base relevant to work place

Ability to relate to and treat clients with a wide range of disabilities from a variety of social and ethnic backgrounds

Demonstrated skills in innovation, service development, and evaluation

High level organisational skills

Understanding of health structures

Dynamic and innovative problem-solving skills

Entitlement to work within Australia

A Police Check that is current and within 12 months of the issue date

Provision of valid Working with Children Check

Provision of an NDIS Worker Screening Check

Up to date Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers in accordance with Secretary, Department of Health Directions

Seven years' experience as a physiotherapist

Demonstrated expert knowledge and skills in the provision of cardiorespiratory physiotherapy services within the in and outpatient settings

Demonstrated ability to plan and manage a caseload, including the co-ordination of other staff

Demonstrated ability to undertake quality initiatives

Demonstrated ability to supervise students, Grade 1 and Grade 2 staff

Demonstrated communication skills

Demonstrated time management skills

Demonstrated leadership skills

Proficient in the use of Microsoft 365 applications

Join Bayside Health and help us to deliver healthy lives for everyone, through sustainable, innovative, compassionate care.

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