Service Manager, Paediatric Physiotherapy

**Join a team where collaboration, care and leadership transform young lives.**

**Remuneration**: $65.89 - $67.49 per hour + super
**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time until August 2026
**Position Classification**: Physiotherapist Level 5
**Location**: John Hunter Children's Hospital
**Hours Per Week**: 30
**Requisition ID**: REQ605210
**Applications Close**: Thursday, 18th September 2025

**About us**:
The Paediatric Physiotherapy Team at John Hunter Children's Hospital provides evidence-based assessments, interventions and child focused care that ensures optimal outcomes for infants, children, young people and their families. The team are passionate and dedicated to improving the care that patient's receive following illness, injury or developmental concerns. The manager role works closely alongside the other service managers within Paediatric Allied Health and with members of the various multidisciplinary teams.

**About the role**:
This position is a managerial position with a clinical caseload. The team is predominately made up of part-time employees and therefore it is essential for a collaborative approach and clear communication to ensuring that the team receive consistent direction and leadership. This role will also involve providing clinical assessment and intervention across the inpatient and outpatient areas, involving patients with various needs.

The applicant will be supported by the seniors within the Paediatric Physiotherapy service, the Director of Allied Health and Manager of Community & Allied Health for Children, Young People and Families, as well as the other Service Managers of Paediatric Allied Health. There will be access to orientation to the service and CYPFs and ongoing opportunities for professional development will be available.

**About you**:
This person will have advanced communication skills, with a passion for the delivery of quality physiotherapy to infants, children and young people. They will be calm when prioritising different demands and be clear in communicating these priorities with members of the multidisciplinary team. They will have significant clinical experience that they rely on to provide guidance and supervision to complex and challenging situations.

**Requirements**:

- A relevant university degree and registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and membership of the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.

**What we can offer you**:
At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You'll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. On top of this we also offer:

- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Proximity to shopping and other services
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

**Additional information**:

- An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part time vacancies.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

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**Information for Applicants**:
**This is a Category A position**. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with**NSW Health policy directive **PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases** for Category A positions prior to offer.**All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

Hunter New England Health is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

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