Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $70,590 - $85,873
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 15499
About the Role:
There are currently two full-time, ongoing positions available at 80 hours/1.0 FTE per fortnight within the Physiotherapy Department.
You will be working as part of our Paediatric Rotation Program (PRP), which offers you the opportunity to rotate on a four-monthly basis between various specialty areas, developing your skills and experience across a wide range of clinical specialties and working towards a career in paediatric physiotherapy. As part of the PRP you will provide physiotherapy services to children and adolescents as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will ensure that physiotherapy services are innovative, evidence-based and provided in a child and family centred context, by working in close collaboration with medical, nursing and allied health staff.
Classification for these positions will range from VA3 (Grade 1, Year 1) to VA7 (Grade 1, Year 5), base salary from $70,590 to $85,872.80 FTE per annum, plus superannuation.
What You'll Achieve:
Your Skills and Experience
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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'. The PRP is currently made up of rotations in the following areas:
What We Offer
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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 Physiotherapy, Ph: 9345 9300, Email: [email protected]
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 staff benefits such as 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.
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Applications close 24th of October 2026