Your role at St John of God Frankston Hospital

Join St John of God Frankston Hospital as a Casual Grade 1 or Grade 2 Physiotherapist within our Exercise Rehabilitation Unit, where you’ll play an important role in supporting patients through their rehabilitation journey and helping them achieve meaningful health and wellbeing outcomes.

Working as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you’ll provide high-quality, evidence-based physiotherapy services across assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. You’ll have the opportunity to build strong therapeutic relationships with patients while working alongside experienced health professionals in a supportive clinical environment.

You will deliver clinical physiotherapy services across rehabilitation programs, with responsibilities aligned to classification level. Grade 1 Physiotherapists work under appropriate supervision, building clinical skills and experience, while Grade 2 Physiotherapists demonstrate greater expertise and autonomy, contributing to service development, education, quality improvement, research, and the supervision of junior staff and students.

About St John of God Frankston Hospital

St John of God Frankston Hospital is a leading private hospital serving the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula community. Our hospital provides a broad range of medical, surgical, rehabilitation and specialist healthcare services, supported by experienced clinicians and a strong commitment to patient-centred care.

Our Allied Health teams work closely with medical, nursing and other healthcare professionals to provide coordinated, holistic care. Joining our team means becoming part of an organisation where compassion, respect, excellence and service are central to the way we care for our patients and each other.

The Position In this role, you will:

Provide high-quality, evidence-based physiotherapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to patients and clients.

Deliver individualised exercise rehabilitation programs that support patients to achieve their functional and health goals.

Provide hydrotherapy treatments, where applicable, and contribute to the development of appropriate rehabilitation programs.





Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team, actively participating in team meetings and contributing to comprehensive patient care.

Establish and maintain positive working relationships with patients, families, multidisciplinary colleagues and internal and external stakeholders.

Utilise evidence-based patient outcome measures, patient feedback and quality assurance processes to monitor and improve clinical outcomes.

Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation, statistical reporting and other administrative requirements associated with patient care.

Participate in the physiotherapy department's weekend roster, where required.

Contribute to staff meetings, professional development activities and education sessions.

For Grade 2 applicants, contribute to clinical education, research and quality improvement initiatives, including the supervision and mentoring of students and junior clinicians.

Maintain your professional knowledge and skills through ongoing professional development and continuing professional development activities.

Promote a positive culture of safety and wellbeing and demonstrate a strong commitment to Occupational Health and Safety.

What you bring To be successful in this role, you will hold current AHPRA registration as a Physiotherapist and have experience working within a healthcare, rehabilitation or disability services environment.

You will ideally have

Recent experience providing physiotherapy services within a relevant clinical setting.

Experience in exercise rehabilitation and/or rehabilitation-focused physiotherapy.

Experience providing hydrotherapy treatments, where applicable.

Strong clinical assessment, treatment planning and documentation skills.

The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.





A commitment to evidence-based practice and achieving positive patient outcomes.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

For Grade 2, you will also demonstrate strong clinical experience, professional autonomy and the ability to contribute to clinical leadership, education, supervision, mentoring and service improvement.

Above all, you’ll place patient care at the heart of everything you do, embracing and supporting the Mission and Values of St John of God Health Care.

We can offer you

Grade 1: $46.02 - $63.63 per hour, including casual loading, plus 12% superannuation.

Grade 2: $61.98 – $74.12 per hour, including casual loading, plus 12% superannuation.

Casual employment with flexible opportunities.

As a casual employee, you can salary package a percentage of your earnings each pay period. Additional salary packaging options above the FBT cap, including novated leasing, work-related expenses, self-education and additional superannuation.

Discounts on hospital services and private health insurance.

Access to ongoing professional development and opportunities to grow your clinical career within St John of God Health Care.

The opportunity to make a genuine difference to patients through rehabilitation-focused care.

Apply now

If you’re a passionate Physiotherapist looking to develop your career within a supportive rehabilitation setting, we’d love to hear from you.

For enquiries, please contact Natalie Lyle, Manager Allied Health, on (03) 9788 3272

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being. Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.

📌 Physiotherapist - Exercise Rehabilitation Unit (Frankston)
🏢 St John of God Health Care
📍 Frankston