Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time

Position Classification: Physiotherapist Level 6

Location: Nepean Hospital

Remuneration: $ $72.50 per hour

Hours Per Week: 24

Requisition ID: REQ610813

Applications Close: 15/10/2025

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney's western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

An exciting new leadership opportunity is available within the Nepean Hospital Pain Management Centre for a highly experienced Physiotherapist to join our team as a Clinical Specialist in Pain Management. This role offers the chance to work within a dynamic interdisciplinary team comprising physiotherapists, nurses, psychologists, and medical specialists, dedicated to assessing and managing complex pain presentations.

The successful candidate will provide advanced practice physiotherapy and clinical leadership, delivering evidence based assessments and treatments to outpatients both individually and in group settings. The role includes contributing to and leading quality improvement initiatives, education programs, and research activities across the hospital, the local health district, and nationally. Academic affiliation opportunities are available through the University of Sydney.

Join us in shaping the future of pain management care. Be part of a team that values clinical excellence, collaboration, and innovation. Apply now to make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients and contribute to the advancement of physiotherapy practice.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.

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What you will bring to the role

• Degree in Physiotherapy and current National Physiotherapy Registration with AHPRA and; Post Graduate Qualifications in Pain Management, or have gained peer recognition by a panel of discipline colleagues, by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia in Pain Management; or Hold a substantive academic conjoint appointment for conducting clinical research in the area of pain management.
• Evidence of extensive experience and demonstrated advanced level of clinical expertise in Pain Management physiotherapy and a recognition of high clinical standing in the professional community.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate at high levels in the scientific community, work autonomously, use initiative and organise workload with minimal direct supervision.
• Possess excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders throughout all organisational levels, with a proven ability to provide high level clinical advice and promote highly innovative models of care to enhance service delivery in Physiotherapy Pain Management.
• Proven record in completing research in physiotherapy as the lead author in published research in pain. Ability to integrate research, education and clinical care in the field of Pain Management physiotherapy with demonstrated capacity for ongoing contribution to the field of pain management physiotherapy.
• Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement and/or research initiatives, service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
• Demonstrated ability to participate in a multidisciplinary Pain Management team to effectively manage complex physical and cognitive- behavioural issues utilising best practice with appropriate team communication.

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