Bayside Health
Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.
Exciting opportunity for a Grade 2 Senior Physiotherapist or Grade 3 Senior Clinician Physiotherapist in Musculoskeletal Advanced Practice and Outpatients.
Fixed-term until 6/12/2026 (Maternity leave)
Part-time (13 hours per week)
Days flexible - Monday preferred
Experience in Emergency Advanced Practice setting desirable, hospital outpatient and private practice experience considered
Grade 2 or 3 Classification (VB1-VB7-VC1)
5 weeks annual leave (pro-rata)
- 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 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
POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior (AMP/outpatients) Grade 2 or Grade 3 physiotherapist is responsible for the ongoing development and provision of the musculoskeletal physiotherapy services to the Physiotherapy Department’s Musculoskeletal Outpatient service. Depending on prior experience, the Senior (AMP/outpatients) Grade 2 or Grade 3 physiotherapist may also contribute to the Advanced Practice Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy service offered at The Alfred.
The Senior (AMP/outpatients) 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 musculoskeletal patients
- Post-graduate qualification in musculoskeletal, or working towards is desirable
- Demonstrated advanced communication skills
- Demonstrated advanced time management skills
STAFF BENEFITS
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 Monday 02nd March 2026
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.
