Senior Physiotherapist

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will come together with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will provide people with the best possible care with services that support them throughout their lives. The merger will also strengthen our workforce, providing new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health. Unique opportunity to join a leading Trauma Physiotherapy Service across the ICU and Musculoskeletal teams Permanent, Part-time up to 3 days per week (includes regular weekend commitment every week/fortnight) Applications of 8-24 hours per week and job-shares considered (please indicate hours and days of availability in your application) Grade 2 Physiotherapist Classification (VB1-VB4) Highly sought after permanent role within trauma service Located at The Alfred Hospital 5 weeks annual leave Great staff benefits The Department Alfred Health’s Physiotherapy Department provides acute physiotherapy services to the patients of The Alfred and Sandringham Hospital and subacute physiotherapy services to Caulfield Hospital. The acute physiotherapy service is organised into five functional streams, namely: Intensive Care, Musculoskeletal, Respiratory, PAN (Progressive Illness, Aged Care and Neurosciences), and Sandringham. The first four streams are located at The Alfred site, with the fifth and latter stream based at the Sandringham site. The physiotherapy service provides acute clinical services and expertise in the following areas: intensive care, cardiothoracic surgery, general surgery, orthopaedics, trauma, burns, lung transplantation, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary rehabilitation, neurology and neurosurgery, infectious diseases, haematology / oncology, general medicine, haemophilia and emergency. Caulfield Hospital Physiotherapy Department provides an extensive range of inpatient and ambulatory services in the areas of rehabilitation, aged care and residential care services. The physiotherapy department has more than 50 staff with another 15 physiotherapists working in other ambulatory and community services on site. The department provides subacute clinical services and expertise in the following areas: ABI, neurology, non-traumatic spinal cord injury, orthopaedics, amputees, burns, pain, aged care, transitional care and aged psychiatry. The Alfred Health Physiotherapy Department has more than 100 EFT and employs over 170 staff. The physiotherapy service has a proud history of clinical and academic excellence. It remains strongly committed to further pursuing excellence in physiotherapy, through clinical research. The Alfred Health Physiotherapy Department is a major partner in the Alfred Health Physiotherapy Clinical Schools for both La Trobe and Monash Universities and in this role provides core and elective clinical placements for more than 50 undergraduate physiotherapy students. There is a strong commitment to professional development and research with staff able to access an extensive continuing education program on site and the support of Associate Prof of Physiotherapy for research activities. The Role The Grade 2 Senior Physiotherapist (Trauma) is responsible for the provision and development of physiotherapy services to trauma and acute orthopaedic patients at The Alfred, as an integral component of the innovative model of care that provides an increased intensity of therapy to these patient groups. This model focuses on providing targeted cohorts of patients with more intense physiotherapy to enhance patient outcomes, facilitate discharge from the acute setting and expand therapy provided by the weekend service. The position may involve work at any of the three sites across Alfred Health including The Alfred, Caulfield and Sandringham hospitals, and may evolve to include rotations across different clinical areas. This position requires regular weekend work as a standard roster. The Grade 2 Senior Physiotherapist (Trauma) will contribute to the supervision and professional development of Grade 1 staff working in this team, and the education of undergraduate physiotherapy students undertaking clinical placements. The Grade 2 Senior Physiotherapist (Trauma) will promote the development of individuals, the clinical team and the physiotherapy service through demonstration of their initiative and application of their high-level leadership, teamwork and communication skills. Skills/Qualifications Required Registered to practice in the state of Victoria (AHPRA) Demonstrated advanced knowledge and skills in the provision of physiotherapy services in the management of acute trauma patients across the continuum of care Demonstrated advanced knowledge of the provision of physiotherapy practice to patients in the trauma setting 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 and Grade 1 Staffn Demonstrated communication skills Demonstrated time management skills Staff Benefits Salary packaging and novated leasing Discounted health insurance Staff car parking (subject to availability) Please note - we will review applications prior to the closing date. We are planning to schedule interviews on Tuesday 16th December 2025. Enquiries to: Sara Calthorpe, ICU Physiotherapy Stream Leader, on . Applications close at 11.00 pm on Sunday 14 December 2025 We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds. If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad. In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. Website: #J-18808-Ljbffr