Grade 3 Physiotherapist

Why Join RMH?

• Part time ongoing | 16 hours per fortnight, primarily Mondays
• Supportive team in a fast-paced Emergency Department
• Grade 3 Advanced Practice Physiotherapy opportunity

About the role

Join RMH's Physiotherapy & Exercise Physiology team as a Grade 3 Senior Clinician Physiotherapist, providing expert clinical leadership across acute, subacute and community service.

In this role, you will use your specialist clinical expertise to lead high-quality, evidence-based physiotherapy practice while supporting the development of clinicians and the broader profession. You will supervise Grade 2 physiotherapists, lead education and professional development, and contribute to research, quality improvement, risk management and service innovation.

Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment, you will help shape physiotherapy services and strengthen patient care, with opportunities to build partnerships across the organisation and with external agencies.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide leadership of the physiotherapy service in the Emergency Department to ensure evidence based best practice and contemporary models of care
• Ensure excellence in clinical care provision
• Work autonomously and within the team
• Work in your scope of practice and seek help where required
• Contribute to organisation-wide and service/division initiatives and planning activities
• Initiate continuous quality improvement activities and projects both within the clinical team and department as require

About You

• Extensive experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, ideally within an Emergency Department or advanced musculoskeletal clinic
• Postgraduate qualifications in Musculoskeletal, Sports or Advanced Scope Physiotherapy, completed or in progress
• High-level clinical reasoning and advanced clinical knowledge
• Well-developed leadership, communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits of Working at RMH

• Meaningful Work
  Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career Growth
  Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Supportive Culture & Belonging
  Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Innovation
  Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
• World-Class Excellence
  Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Enjoy great employee benefits
  Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).
• Work in the Parkville Precinct
  Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.

Interested?

Click Apply to submit your application, including a cover letter and resume.

Interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.