Senior Clinician Physiotherapy (Neurological Subacute)

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 our Subacute Neurological stream. 

• Permanent position
• Part time (40 hours/fortnight) - days may be negotiated (earlier in the week preferred)
• 5 weeks annual leave (pro-rata)
• Grade 3 Classification (VB7-VC1)
• Caulfield 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   

THE ROLE 

The Senior Clinician Physiotherapist (Neuro Subacute) is a senior position in the wider Subacute Neurological Physiotherapy Stream.

The Senior Clinician Physiotherapist (Neuro Subacute) is responsible for:

• Providing high quality assessment and management of patients within the Neuro Subacute Service including Better At Home, Spinal and Neuro Rehab services

• Providing leadership in the development of a collaborative interdisciplinary team approach to achieve optimal

patient care and outcomes and to minimise clinical risk.

• Providing leadership to enhance the clinical and professional skills of the Neuro subacute stream, Physiotherapy Department, staff and students.

• Providing regular clinical supervision to junior staff and AHAs to engender excellence in the Physiotherapy

Service.

• Coordinating/contributing to quality improvement and research activities within the Neuro subacute services and the Physiotherapy department.

• Promoting a culture of ongoing learning and development within the team.

• Providing high level participation within the student training program.

• Enhancing the overall functioning of Neuro Subacute service and the Physiotherapy Department by participating in necessary administrative and management tasks.

This position may be involved in clinical rotations with other Grade 3 Physiotherapists to optimise skill development, provide clinical leadership during times of leave, support succession planning and reduce burnout. Rotations will include but are not limited to Better at home, neurological rehabilitation and spinal cord injury.

Weekend work may be involved in this position

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS 

• Registered to practice in the state of Victoria (AHPRA) 
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge and skills in the provision of physiotherapy services to neurological 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 
• Victorian Drivers licence

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: Catherine Brooks, Neuro Rehab Physiotherapy Stream Leader at (03) 9076 4910, [email protected]

Applications close at 11.00pm on Sunday 05th of October 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