Coordinator Physiotherapy

WHERE COMPASSION
MEETS EXCELLENCE
Vacancy Reference
No.
691314
This is a Recruitment Pool
for Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time, Fixed Term
Full Time and Fixed Term Part Time appointments with the
possibility of extension and/or permanency.
Position Profile:
The Child and Adolescent Health Service are seeking
dynamic and values driven individuals to be considered for
the role of Coordinator Physiotherapy within our Child
Development Service team.
Bring your passion and
commitment and make a difference to those that matter
– the next generation.
In the role of Coordinator
Physiotherapy, you will lead and enhance our paediatric
physiotherapy services within the Child Development
Service.
In this role, you will plan, develop,
coordinate, implement and evaluate comprehensive
physiotherapy programs for children, including managing a
clinical caseload of specialised and complex cases.
You
will also provide education and support to parents and
community stakeholders, ensuring excellence in service
delivery.
You will have the
opportunity to embody the CAHS Values and make a real
difference by providing safe quality care through expertise
and teamwork.

About the Child Development
Service: The Child Development
Service provides multidisciplinary assessment and
intervention services to infant, children and young people
with developmental delay or difficulties that impact on
function, participation and/or the parent-child
relationship.
Clinicians adopt a child
and family-centred approach, working in partnership with
families to address developmental concerns that are of
priority to the family.
Our teams include Clinical
Psychologists, Developmental Paediatricians, Nurses,
Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Social Workers,
Speech Pathologists and other allied health
professionals.
The Child Development
Service provides services at approximately 18 locations
across the metropolitan Perth area, as well as providing
home, school and community visits as needed.
Visit
Child and Adolescent Health Service | CAHS –
Community Health to find out more about the benefits of
working for CAHS – Community Health and our
services.
Eligibility to
Apply: Australian
citizenship or permanent residency is an essential
requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent
positions in the public sector.
Fixed term contracts can be
held by individuals on visas that allow working rights
within Australia.
If you experience
difficulties while applying online, please contact
Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance
during business hours.
Application
Instructions: Applications are
required to be submitted online by selecting "Apply
for job" below.
(via www.jobs.wa.gov.au.)
Please ensure the email
address provided is actively monitored as it will serve as
the primary communication channel throughout the
recruitment process.
Your ability to
meet the work related requirements will be assessed
throughout the recruitment process.
For your written
application, please provide a response to
the following questions that address the selected essential
criteria, as stated within the job description form for
this position.
Each response should be no more
than 500 words per question.
Question
1: Are you eligible for registration by the
Physiotherapy Board of Australia? Please provide
details.
(Refers to Essential Criteria
1).
Question
2: Please provide a detailed demonstration
of your advanced knowledge of appropriate assessments and
the ability to plan, implement and evaluate physiotherapy
programs in a paediatric clinical caseload.

(Refers to Essential Criteria 2).
Question
3: Describe your demonstrated efficient and
effective time and caseload management skills.
(Refers
to Essential Criteria 3).
Question
4: Describe your demonstrated skills and
experience in providing clinical supervision and support to
Allied Health staff and/or students.
(Refers to
Essential Criteria 5).
Question
5: Describe your current knowledge of
legislative obligations for Equal opportunity, Disability
Services and Work, Health and Safety and how these impact
on employment, service delivery and the ability to
incorporate inclusive practices.
(Refers to Essential
Criteria 6).
Please provide a
current resume which summarises your experience and
includes both phone and email contact details of two
professional referees, with at least one being a recent
supervisor/line manager.
These documents should be
complete and ready to attach prior to applying online.
Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the
online application process as you will be required to
answer various questions and attach your documentation.
Working With Children's
check: This position is subject to a
Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check.

For further information please refer to the WWC website at:
https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
Selection Criteria:
Please see the attached Job Description Form (available
online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au)
For Further Job Related
Information: We
encourage you to contact Claire Nailer, Manager
– Physiotherapy, Child Development Service on 0447
627 158 or via email *************@health.wa.gov.au
About Child and Adolescent Health
Service (CAHS): CAHS is Western
Australia's primary provider of paediatric healthcare,
exclusively dedicated to infants, children, and young
people.
Comprising Perth Children's Hospital
(PCH), Neonatology, Community Health and Child and
Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
CAHS
operates with over 5,500 employees across PCH, King Edward
Memorial Hospital (KEMH) and over 160 community clinics in
the metropolitan area.
For more information about our
services click
here.
CAHS Values: CAHS
is committed to providing a workplace culture that is
driven and shaped by our values of Compassion,
Collaboration,
Equity,
Respect, Excellence
and Accountability.
During the selection process you may be
assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of
this position in accordance with the values.

For further information
about the benefits of working for CAHS and our services
please click here
For Assistance including
any adjustment needed to accommodate a disability and
confidential enquiries – please contact the CAHS
Talent Acquisition Team on
(08) 6456 03***or via
email: ***************@health.wa.gov.au
Other
Conditions:
WA Health engages staff in
positions of trust and responsibility.
WA Health policies
require applicants to undertake criminal records screening
and integrity checking as part of the appointment process.
Referees may also be asked to comment on an
applicant's integrity and past demonstration of
ethical behaviour.
Our Values guide our work
in every action, and that includes recruitment and
employment CAHS encourages Aboriginal people, people
from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or
LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with
us.
Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual
orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask
that you consider bringing your expertise to our
workforce.
In addition, we are
committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA
Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy.
As a measure to
achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act
1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.
There are also Fixed Term
opportunities for substantive occupant/s who are on a
period/s of Parental Leave.
It is anticipated that
first round interviews for this position will be held the
week beginning 20 October 2025.
Suitable applicants will be
placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when
similar vacancies occur.
Appointments may be made
from this pool until 30 April 2027.
Whilst this selection
process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy,
it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies
throughout the health service.
In addition to this,
should the successful applicant decline or vacate the
advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant
may also be selected from this process.
Both options
remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when
the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment
decision.
Lodgement is system
generated.
Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on
the closing date will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL
APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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