Physiotherapist Grade 1

Position Title: Physiotherapist Garde 1

Classification: GR1 YR2 (VA4) to GR 1 YR5 (VA7)

Salary per hour: $37.53 to superannuation + generous salary packaging options

Employment Type: Ongoing full-time

Award: Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise agreement

Role description

The Grade 1 Physiotherapist is responsible for delivering high-quality, person-centred physiotherapy services across various care settings within Dhelkaya Health. These settings include clients' homes, hospital wards, residential aged care, and outpatient clinics. Key responsibilities include conducting assessments, implementing evidence-based interventions, providing education, and prescribing appropriate equipment to support client independence and wellbeing.

This role involves rotation through a range of clinical areas at Dhelkaya Health, including:

• Inpatient care
• @Home community-based services
• Residential Aged Care
• Ambulatory Care outpatient rehabilitation

The Ambulatory Care team offers specialist clinics, including those focused on falls and balance, neurological rehabilitation, and musculoskeletal conditions.

The Grade 1 Physiotherapist will contribute to a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to care, promoting effective communication and teamwork to support the best outcomes for clients. The role also encourages the development of clinical knowledge and skills through structured supervision, ongoing professional development, and active engagement in mentoring opportunities.

About you

• Recognised tertiary qualification in Physiotherapy.
• Current registration as a Physiotherapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Current Victorian Driver's licence
• NDIS Worker Screening Check

Culture and Benefits

Dhelkaya Health is located on Dja Dja Wurrung country in regional Victoria. Just a short drive from Bendigo and easily accessed via public transport, the area is brimming with culture that blends the old with the new. Steeped in rich history, the town boasts a vibrant arts scene, historic architecture and is part of the Bendigo Region UNESCO City of Gastronomy.

Surrounded by scenic trails and a unique natural environment that includes historic goldfields, outdoor enthusiasts can immerse themselves in the beauty of the natural world. Combined with a wide range of sporting clubs and outdoor recreation opportunities, the community offers a rich, diverse culture to enjoy.

From community events celebrating local festivals to grassroots initiatives fostering inclusivity and diversity, this is a place where people come together. At Dhelkaya Health, you'll enjoy all this and a flexible work environment with access to career development pathways that suit your life goals. You'll also benefit from:

• Stress-free parking: at no-cost close to your place of work.
• Salary packaging: to maximise your earnings with options to package meals, entertainment, rent/mortgage repayments, and more.
• Healthy and active lifestyle: through access to a free onsite gym and Fitness Passportmembership for your family to use in a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities across the region
• Health and wellbeing: through a supported work environment that prioritises work-life balance and a health and well-being program that includes an Employee Assistance Program.
• Building meaningful connections: through the Dhelkaya Health Social Club and a variety of staff events and activities throughout the year held in a friendly, inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome.
• Home share - If lack of housing is stopping you from applying for a job here, consider Home share. It may help you get started at Dhelkaya Health. See this link for obligation free information.

*All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police check, NDIS (if required) and compliance with Dhelkaya Health Vaccination Policy.

Our purpose and role at Dhelkaya Health is to be Healthier Together - we engage and empower individuals and community through the provision of empathetic inclusive and professional health services.  We want a workforce who share our passion and purpose and is as diverse as the communities we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, and people of diverse genders and/or sexual orientations.

For further information about this position, please contact Alex Culvenor - Ambulatory Care Manager on

How to apply

Click here to apply for this role. Please note that candidates are required to submit a cover letter and CV together with a document addressing the key selection criteria (which can be found on the Position Description). Only candidates that supply this information will be considered for roles at Dhelkaya Health.