Senior Clinician Physiotherapist (Burns)

Alfred Health

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 for a Grade 3 Senior Clinician Physiotherapist in Burns. 

• Fixed-term (parental leave) commencing 12/01/2026
• Full time at 80 hours per fortnight
• 5 weeks annual leave (pro-rata)
• Grade 3 Classification (VB7-VC1)
• Alfred site
• 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 latter being 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.  

The physiotherapy service at Caulfield Hospital provides an extensive range of inpatient and ambulatory services in the areas of rehabilitation, aged care and residential care services. The physiotherapy service provides subacute clinical services and expertise in the following areas: neurology, non-traumatic spinal cord injury, orthopaedics, amputees, burns, complex regional pain, cardiac rehabilitation, aged care, transitional care and aged psychiatry. The physiotherapy department is organised into functional streams: Neurological Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Health of Older Persons (HOP) and ABI.  

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   

VICTORIAN ADULT BURNS SERVICE 

The Victorian Adult Burns Service (VABS) plays a significant role within The Alfred Hospital’s range of services and is the state-wide provider of burns care for all adults with complex major burn injuries in Victoria, as well as many people with less severe burns. It offers clinical leadership in all aspects of adult burn care and supports The Alfred Hospital’s role as one of the two adult trauma centres serving Victoria.

The Alfred admits over 300 burn patients and reviews over 1000 outpatients each year with the service providing acute care, post-operative rehabilitation, ongoing outpatient care and secondary reconstructive surgery while supporting consultation and education services across Victoria.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Grade 3 (Burns) Senior Physiotherapist is responsible for the ongoing development and provision of physiotherapy services to the Victorian Adult Burns Service in consultation with their stream leaders.  This position is also responsible for overseeing the provision of physiotherapy services to the Plastics Unit, which is led by the Grade 2 (Burns & Plastics) Senior Physiotherapist. 

The Grade 3 (Burns) Senior Physiotherapist is responsible for the supervision and professional development of Grade 1 and Grade 2 staff assigned to their units, as well as education of physiotherapy students.   

The Grade 3 (Burns) Senior Physiotherapist has an important role contributing to the development of individuals, the clinical team and the physiotherapy service through good leadership, teamwork and communication.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS 

• Registered to practice in the state of Victoria (AHPRA) 
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge and skills in the provision of physiotherapy services to Burns conditions 
• Demonstrated ability to lead quality and/or research initiatives 
• Demonstrated ability to supervise staff and students
• Demonstrated advanced communication skills 
• Demonstrated advanced time management skills 

STAFF BENEFITS 

• Salary packaging and novated leasing  
• Discounted health insurance  
• Staff car parking (subject to availability)  

Please note - We may review applications and interview candidates prior to the closing date 

For all enquiries, please contact: Kim McManus, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Stream Leader at (03) 9076 3450, [email protected]

Applications close at 11.00 pm on Saturday 01st of November 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: www.alfredhealth.org.au