Job Details Employment Type: Permanent part‑time.

Hours: 7.6 hours per week.

Salary: As per EBA.

Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital.

Contact: Dr Anne Harrison, Physiotherapy Manager (E: [email protected]).

Chance Overview Werribee Mercy

Hospital is entering a landmark new phase with the opening of a major Emergency Department expansion. This expansion will significantly increase our capacity to meet the rapidly growing healthcare needs of the Wyndham community, providing timely, high‑quality emergency care to an additional 25,000 patients each year. Key Features of the New Emergency Department - State‑of‑the‑art, purpose‑built emergency department featuring 4 dedicated resuscitation bays, a 16‑bed Short Stay Unit (SSU), and custom‑designed paediatric and behavioural assessment zones designed to improve clinical outcomes and staff safety.

- Foundational membership of a major service expansion in one of Australia’s fastest‑growing corridors.
- Stability of a leadership team that prioritises professional growth and mentorship.
- Industry‑leading leave options, including the ability to purchase additional leave (48/52) and access gender‑neutral paid parental leave.
- Tailored salary packaging benefits to maximise take‑home pay.
- Reverse commute advantage against CBD and inner‑west traffic.

Role Summary Grade 3, advanced practice‑credentialed physiotherapist, permanent part‑time (0.6EFT), based at Werribee Mercy Hospital. Seven‑day service roster including weekends, public holidays and evening or day shifts as required. Provide evidence‑based clinical care, in both a primary and secondary contact capacity, across the Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit.

Responsibilities - Deliver high‑quality patient care in primary and secondary contact capacities within the Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit.

- Provide clinical leadership and supervision to junior physiotherapists and students.
- Actively participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance service outcomes.




- Maintain a supportive and team-oriented physiotherapy team environment.

Qualifications & Experience - Recognised degree in Physiotherapy and current full physiotherapy AHPRA registration.

- Credentialed as an advanced practice ED physiotherapist.
- Strong, broad clinical skills and experience relevant for an ED/SSU setting, including both primary and secondary contact capacities.
- Willingness and flexibility to work in both primary and secondary contact capacities and with a multi‑disciplinary team approach.
- Availability and willingness to work a rotating roster that includes weekends, public holidays, and both day or evening shifts as required.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in staff supervision and improvement activities.
- Excellent clinical, time‑management, organisational, and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem‑solve.
- Compassionate, flexible, and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
- Foster friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
- Current Police Check and Working with Children Check in process or obtained.
- Full and unlimited AHPRA Physiotherapy registration.
- Proof of current influenza vaccination and adherence to vaccination requirements consistent with public health orders.

Benefits - Competitive salary as per EBA.

- The ability to purchase additional leave.
- Gender‑neutral paid parental leave.
- Tailored salary packaging benefits.
- Reverse commute advantage.
- Stability and leadership that prioritises professional growth and mentorship. EEO and Cultural Recognition We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi‑wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgment to the many traditional lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

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Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

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