Full job description

Build a career that feels like your own.

At Lithgow Physiotherapy, we're looking for an experienced physiotherapist—or someone ready to take the next step—to become the lead clinician in our established Lithgow practice.

This is a little different from the typical private practice role.

You'll have genuine autonomy over your clinical work, an established patient and referral base, and the opportunity to become a well-known and trusted physio within the Lithgow community.

You'll work independently day-to-day, but you won't be on your own. You'll have regular support, mentoring and clinical oversight from an experienced practice owner.

You focus on being a great physio. We'll support everything around you.

What makes this role different?

We aren't looking for someone to simply fill a diary.

We're looking for someone who wants to take ownership of their clinical work and build something they're proud of.

You'll be trusted to manage your own caseload, develop relationships with local referrers and patients, and shape the way you practise.

There are no layers of management and no need to compete for patients or opportunities within a large clinical team.

You're the lead clinician.

And while you'll have that independence, the systems, administration and business support are already there behind you.

It's an opportunity to enjoy many of the best parts of private practice—autonomy, responsibility, strong earning potential and professional recognition—without needing to own the business yourself.

Your day, your patients, your clinical decisions

You'll manage a varied private practice caseload including:

• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Sports injuries
• WorkCover and CTP
• DVA
• Medicare care plans
• Post-operative rehabilitation
• Persistent pain
• General private patients

We want you thinking clinically, communicating well and doing what's right for the person in front of you.

We value good outcomes and great patient care over simply chasing numbers.

Who would thrive here?

You don't necessarily need to have "Lead Physiotherapist" on your current job title.

We're more interested in finding the right person.

You might already be a senior physio who's ready for greater independence.

You might be working in a larger clinic and wondering what the next step looks like.

Or perhaps you've considered running your own practice but realised that what you really enjoy is being a clinician.

You'll probably suit us if you're someone who:

• Enjoys working independently
• Takes ownership of their patients and outcomes
• Builds genuine relationships with people
• Communicates confidently with GPs and other referrers
• Values evidence-based, active rehabilitation
• Wants to keep developing clinically
• Can ask for help when they need it
• Takes pride in doing a good job

Autonomy without isolation

Being the lead clinician doesn't mean being left to figure everything out yourself.

You'll have regular access to the practice owner for clinical discussion, mentoring and support, while still having the space to develop your own clinical style.

We want someone we can trust—and who feels trusted in return.

And yes, we want you to be well rewarded

Taking on a lead clinical role should come with appropriate recognition.

We offer a competitive remuneration package with the opportunity to earn an excellent income based on your clinical performance.

We can discuss the structure with the right person and are open to finding an arrangement that rewards someone who wants to make the role their own.

You'll also have:

• Professional development support
• Administrative support
• An established clinic and referral network
• Flexibility around working arrangements
• Regular mentoring and clinical support
• Genuine independence in your clinical practice
• Why Lithgow?