Senior Physiotherapist

Description

Employment Type: 2 x Part-Time/ Full-time, Temporary, 12-month contracts with possibility of extension and/ or permanency.

Classification: Health Professional Officer Level 3 (PN 61553, 65054)

Salary: $109,543 - $117,878 (Plus 12% Super)

Location: University of Canberra Hospital, Bruce ACT

Section: Acute Allied Health Physiotherapy

Closing Date:5 September 2025

What can we offer you:

Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.

Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.

Flexible working conditions.

12% Superannuation.

Access to Employee Assistance Program.

Access to discounted gym membership.

Access to onsite Physiotherapists.

Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates. (subject to review and approval)

About the Role:

The Pain Management Unit (PMU) provides comprehensive multidisciplinary care for people living with persistent pain, with the aims of reducing the impact of pain on quality of life through education, functional improvement and development of active coping skills based on a psychosocially informed, whole-person approach to managing pain in-line with best evidence practice. The clinical multidisciplinary team includes physiotherapists, psychologists, occupational therapy, nursing and pain physicians and trainee pain fellows, as well as a consultant psychiatrist. The PMU provides pain education and group interventions to address these aims with group interventions varying between one-off 90-minute sessions to 6-week part time pain management programs. In addition, the PMU provides a Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Assessment service to identify early CRPS and commence evidence-based treatments to ensure best patient outcomes.

A merit list will be established through this recruitment process. Candidates placed on the merit list may be considered for temporary positions, offering flexibility and further career development opportunities.

Please note: Full-time or part-time hours may be considered for the right applicant for position number 65054.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

To Apply:

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page response to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together

Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact James Olsen at or at

Job: Allied Health

Salary Range: 109, ,772.00

Closing Date: 05/Sep/2025, 8:59:00 AM