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: 6143
About the role:
Working in our musculoskeletal team gives you the opportunity to rotate across multiple clinical areas including orthopaedic inpatients (elective and trauma), outpatients, fracture clinic, specialised rehabilitation program, and aquatic physiotherapy. Our musculoskeletal teams have a strong focus on patient-centred care combined with evidence-based practice and innovative models of care to achieve excellent patient outcomes.
Western Health also delivers a broad range of Advanced Practice Physiotherapy services, and our Musculoskeletal Grade 2’s have the opportunity to build and develop skills relevant to these roles.
Learning and development are integral to the culture of our physiotherapy department, and we will support you to build you clinical, supervision, and leadership skills. We will encourage you to participate in our Research and Quality program and contribute to our stream portfolios and department committees. Physiotherapists at Western Health are also encouraged in career development and planning through the Allied Health workforce development program.
About you:
Come and join our innovative, supportive and friendly department, with our strong positive workplace culture, and help us continue to care for the community in the West.
Find out more about our team by following us on Facebook: @westernhealthphysio
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
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Closing date: 11:59pm on 12 December 2025.
Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Rebecca Pile on 0405 417 278 or Bhavna Trivedy on 0481 916 669 (Clinical Leads Musculoskeletal and Advanced Practice Physiotherapy).
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.