TITLE: PHYSIOTHERAPIST - COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAM

Requisition ID: 4259
Location:Burwood East, VIC, AU, 3151 Wantirna, VIC, AU, 3152
Job Posting Date: 25 Aug 2025
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• 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.
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• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
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ABOUT THE ROLE

An exciting opportunity exists for a Grade 2 physiotherapist with a passion for rehabilitation to work in the Community Rehabilitation Program at Peter James Centre and Wantirna Health.
As a Grade 2 physiotherapist in the Community Rehabilitation Program, key responsibilities and tasks include managing a caseload of musculoskeletal, neurological and general rehabilitation clients, demonstrating collaborative interdisciplinary care, working with a culturally and socially diverse clinical population and the ability to undertake holistic person-centred assessment and management approaches. This role may also be involved in the supervision of undergraduate physiotherapy students, and may be required to support the clinical supervision of more junior staff (physiotherapists, allied health assistance). Work within this role will require the successful applicant to work across sites and streams (musculoskeletal / neurological rehabilitation) as required based on service demands. This position will be well supported within a large collaborative and supportive team, with regular clinical supervision provided by the senior clinician physiotherapist and operationally supported by the team leader.
This role requires the successful candidate to work autonomously in the community, whilst being able to contribute and work strongly within the wider interdisciplinary team. Initiating and participating in teaching, training, research or quality activities is an important part of this role as well as representing the Community Rehabilitation Program Eastern Health as delegated by your Team Leader/Senior Clinician and/or Manager (Community Rehabilitation Program & CRTT).
The community rehabilitation program is committed to facilitating the professional growth and development of its clinicians. This role will be supported in a large interdisciplinary team with regular clinical supervision provided by a senior clinician physiotherapist, and operation support provided by the program team leader. Physiotherapists in the program are supported and encouraged to engage in regular effective clinical supervision, actively engage in professional development opportunities and are supported to achieve their personalised professional goals. The community rehabilitation program offers a dynamic learning environment with a strong focus on continuous learning and evidence-based practice.

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Contact Person: Liz Wintle
Contact Number: 0457563173
Contact Email: elizabeth.boswell@easternhealth.org.au
Job Posting End Date: 22/09/2025

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Recognised tertiary qualification in Physiotherapy
• Current registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
• Eligibility for practicing membership of the Australian Physiotherapy Association
• Demonstrate proficient clinical skill in assessing and managing a neurological, musculoskeletal and general rehabilitation caseload including comprehensive discharge planning using a client-centred approach.
• Previous clinical experience working in an aligned clinical environment across neurological and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
• Current Victorian driver’s licenc