Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $100,000 - $110,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 6691
About the role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic Grade 2 Physiotherapist to join our Cardiorespiratory team with opportunities to rotate across the acute settings.
Our Grade 2 Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapists rotate through multiple clinical areas at Footscray and Sunshine Hospitals, giving you the opportunity develop and refine your cardiorespiratory skills across a variety of clinical caseloads and complex patient cohorts. Rotations involve intensive care, special and general medicine, short stay unit, surgical, respiratory and oncology, as well as radiotherapy outpatients.
These are well-supported positions and provide opportunity for training and development of your clinical, supervision and leadership skills, joining a team that is dedicated to evidence-based practice and continuous improvement. Grade 2 Physiotherapists at Western Health participate in our Research and Quality program and contribute to our stream portfolios and department committees. In this role you will be supported by experienced Grade 3 and 4 Physiotherapists and encouraged in your ongoing professional development. We have a strong research focus with a number of PhD candidates within our cardiorespiratory team and exciting opportunities for involvement in small and larger scale research projects.
With the new Footscray Hospital opening in February 2026, providing high quality facilities that support and promote innovative health care delivery, it is an exciting time to join the Western Health Physiotherapy team, with fantastic opportunities for career progression.
Come and join our innovative, supportive and friendly department, with our strong positive workplace culture, and help us continue to improve the lives of our community in the West.
Located in highly desirable Inner-West Melbourne, other benefits of working with us include:
See why our Allied Health Staff love working at Western Health: My Why - Allied Health Recruitment.
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About you:
To be successful in this role, you will:
About Western Health
Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.
We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.
We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.
Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.
Why join us?
Compensation and benefits
Learning and development opportunities
Community impact and inclusion
Organisational culture and environment
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re passionate about providing quality care to cardiorespiratory patients, we’d love to hear from you. Simply click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts.
If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.
Closing date: 11:59pm on 6 February 2026.
Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact:
Name: Kirsty May
Title: Physiotherapy Operations Lead
Phone: 0434 821 124
Alternate Contact: Candice Poupard
Title: Physiotherapy Operations Lead
Phone: 0466 835 758
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).
Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.