Senior Physiotherapist – AHP Level 3 – Physiotherapy Outpatient Rehabilitation
Full Time Fixed Term until 31/1/26
Tasmanian Health Service – North (Launceston General Hospital)
To be Tasmanian is to value quality over quantity. We create, preserve, and protect the unusual. With quiet confidence, with passion and perseverance, we pursue the extraordinary. Could you be Tasmanian?
You’ve paired a diverse clinical skillset with leadership nous. And you could put this into place anywhere. What’s different about Tasmania is our culture and our lifestyle. Here you will be encouraged to be yourself, to learn, to grow and to develop meaning in your work. You will have a powerful connection to your patients, you will influence decision making within a vital service, and the community will encourage your success. Our isolation helps drive a culture of creation and human connection, which feels both old fashioned and… like the only future worth pursuing.
Here you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to breath-taking coastlines, National Parks, and incredible fresh produce crafted by locals. After a hard day at work, you don’t sit in traffic for an hour. You’re decompressing with a wander through our beautiful city, on putting on your boots and telling it to a mountain, within minutes.
We offer an exciting and rewarding place to work, featuring contemporary, evidence-informed practise that sees our Physiotherapists closely linked to the broader multidisciplinary team. We are a team of some 80 staff, a mix of passionate locals and new Tasmanian adventurers who will welcome your energy and experiences into the group dynamic.
This important role will see you working within John Cannell’s Neuro-Rehabilitation team in an outpatient setting providing tailored, goal based, time limited care to clients requiring single discipline physiotherapy. This role encompasses a wide variety of client presentations and specialises in neurorehabilitation, vestibular rehabilitation, falls and balance, spinal cord injuries and amputee conditions. We’ll be committed to seeing you thrive. We’ll look after you from the very beginning, ensuring you are fully welcomed into our team and culture. As an Allied Health group, we are dedicated to the development of our people and will work to help you to achieve your goals. Physiotherapist Guy McLachlan moved to this region to take on a Senior role. They would be most happy to hear from you to answer questions about their journey to Tasmania, and how they find working in our health service and physio team: guy.mclachlan@ths.tas.gov.au
For more information about becoming a Physiotherapist in Northern Tasmania, or to learn more about what we can do for you (relocation, salary benefits, development opportunities, etc.) please email or phone Emily, our Acting Physiotherapy Discipline Lead: emily.farquhar@ths.tas.gov.au or (03) 6777 6216.
If you need any more convincing about our beautiful part of the world, here it is Northern Tasmania, Department of Health, Tasmania and Tasmanian Health Stories - YouTube.
Details of Appointment: Fixed term, full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight until 31 January 2026 (notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant)
*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time and casual vacancies.
Salary: $110,425 to $121,907 per annum pro rata + 11.5% superannuation on top of that amount
Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Union Wages Agreement 2022
Salary Packaging: Access to a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible
Allowances:
- Please note that access to salaries beyond $119,290 is subject to qualifications and/or application to the personal upgrade scheme
Professional Development: $1,000 per annum entitlement for professional development course fees (daily wage, flights, accommodation, daily allowance paid in addition to this)
Benefits available to eligible candidates:
- Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
- Excellent leave benefits: 20 days annual leave (pro rata), 20 days personal leave (pro rata), and study assistance leave if eligible.
- Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.
Eligibility:
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.
- Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
- Registered with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of Essential requirements, Desirable requirements and pre-employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
Statement of Duties:
Application Guide:
How to apply:
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.
You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties and a Physiotherapy Outpatient Rehabilitation caseload. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Emily Farquhar
Position: A / Discipline Lead - Physiotherapy
Phone number: (03) 6777 6935
Email address: Emily.farquhar@ths.tas.gov.au
What it is like working at the Department of Health?
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