Physiotherapist - Orthopaedics (Grade 2)

The Hospital:

The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive".

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

Physiotherapist (Grade 2) - Orthopaedics

• Work for Australia's leading Children's Hospital
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Parental leave cover until 29/03/2026

About the Role

This is a Fixed Term, Part Time position to cover Parental Leave until late March 2026 at 0.5 FTE/38 hours per fortnight within the Physiotherapy Department.

You will be working within the orthopaedic stream, where the current clinical vacancy exists within the areas of spinal surgery and orthopaedic Cerebral Palsy surgery.  Some changes in clinical area allocation may occur to achieve best fit across the stream.  If you would like to further discuss the potential clinical area allocations, we encourage you to make contact prior to submitting your application.  All staff within the orthopaedic stream are involved in working across other areas of the stream at times, including inpatient and outpatient orthopaedic and musculoskeletal, post-operative and acute respiratory care, burns, plastics, haematology, rheumatology, lymphoedema, developmental care and aquatic therapy.  Service delivery within other Physiotherapy streams may be required to meet workforce demands as directed by the manager.

Classification for this position will range from VB1 - VB4 (base salary $90,235 to $103,724 FTE per annum, plus superannuation).

What you'll achieve

• Provide clinical care, advice and education in line with clinical guidelines and evidence relevant to the patient's condition and clinical needs.
• Ensure timely provision of physiotherapy services through appropriate prioritisation of own caseload, that of junior staff, as well as patient needs.
• Work effectively and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to establish common goals and to develop and offer best care to children and families, ensuring that patient care is integrated and effective.
• Identify personal and professional development needs, and plan and implement strategies for achieving them.

Your skills and experience:

• Hold a Physiotherapy degree qualification and registration to practice as a Physiotherapist with AHPRA
• Have experience working in an acute tertiary and/or acute paediatric environment
• Sound problem solving and conflict resolution skills and the ability to apply these in practice
• Demonstrated skills and experience in areas of physiotherapy practice relevant to the clinical stream

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About the Department

The Physiotherapy Department is a vibrant community of individuals who share a commitment to ongoing learning and partnering with families in the provision of evidence-based care.  The Department also embodies the RCH Compact pledge that 'we do better work caring for children and families when we also care for each other'.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging - increase your take home pay
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Victorian Working with Children Check, or willing to obtain
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
• Compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure

Application process:

To apply, you will need a resume and tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.  Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly

For more information about this position please contact Fiona Fenton, Manager of Physiohterapy, Ph: , Email:

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children's Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children's Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" button

Applications close 30 October 2025