Job Description

Shape the future of heart failure care Transform heart failure care beyond the hospital - Deliver innovative virtual rehabilitation, exercise prescription and clinical support that helps people with heart failure remain safely at home while reducing avoidable hospital admissions.

Lead clinical excellence in a growing virtual care service - Utilise your advanced physiotherapy expertise to deliver evidence-based care, influence service development and support multidisciplinary heart failure management.

Grow your career with one of Australia's leading health providers - Access exceptional professional development, salary packaging benefits and opportunities across the St Vincent's national network.

Join Us in a Flexible Fixed-Term Role (Part-Time or Full-Time)

St Vincent's Care at Home

At St Vincent's Health Australia , we're redefining healthcare through our Care at Home portfolio, combining clinical excellence, digital innovation and multidisciplinary collaboration to:

- Deliver high-quality healthcare beyond traditional hospital walls.
- Improve patient outcomes through innovative virtual and community-based models of care.
- Reduce avoidable hospital admissions and support earlier discharge from hospital.
- Empower individuals to manage their health while remaining connected to specialist clinical support.
- Build a more sustainable and accessible healthcare system for future generations.

This is more than a new model of care. It's one of the most significant transformations in Australian healthcare.

Our Hearts at Home program

Our Hearts at Home program is an innovative virtual care service designed to support people living with heart failure in the community. Combining evidence-based clinical care, remote monitoring, exercise prescription, self-management coaching and multidisciplinary care coordination,



the program enables patients to receive specialist support from the comfort and safety of their own homes.

Working closely with hospital cardiac services, primary care providers and community-based clinicians, Hearts at Home supports early discharge from hospital, promotes self-management and helps reduce avoidable hospital admissions while delivering person-centred care aligned to each patient's goals and needs.

As part of the St Vincent's Care at Home vision, Hearts at Home is transforming the way heart failure services are delivered through innovation, technology and compassionate care.

About the Opportunity

We're seeking an experienced Physiotherapist to join our pioneering Hearts at Home team in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.

This is an exciting chance to play a key leadership role in a new and innovative virtual care service supporting people living with heart failure. As a senior clinician, you will provide advanced physiotherapy assessment, exercise prescription and rehabilitation support while contributing to the ongoing development and growth of the program.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll combine your expertise in cardiovascular rehabilitation with digital health technologies to deliver contemporary, evidence-based and person-centred care that improves outcomes and enhances quality of life for people living with heart failure.

Key Responsibilities

- Deliver high-quality,



evidence-based physiotherapy assessments, interventions and exercise prescription for people living with heart failure.
- Conduct virtual assessments via phone and video platforms to identify patient needs, priorities and rehabilitation goals.
- Utilise digital health technologies to provide secure and effective exercise prescription, monitoring and ongoing clinical support.
- Monitor patient outcomes and clinical risk, escalating concerns appropriately and collaborating with the broader care team to ensure optimal care delivery.
- Facilitate realistic and meaningful patient-centred goals that support health, wellbeing and self-management.
- Collaborate closely with cardiologists, nurses, care coordinators, hospital teams and primary care providers to deliver integrated care.
- Support early discharge initiatives and reduce avoidable hospital admissions through proactive intervention and monitoring.
- Lead physiotherapy service development initiatives and contribute to the ongoing evolution of the Hearts at Home model of care.
- Actively participate in quality improvement activities, service evaluation and program development.
- Provide expert physiotherapy advice, mentoring and supervision to colleagues as required.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation, activity reporting and compliance with relevant policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Promote the Hearts at Home program and contribute to stakeholder engagement activities.
- Participate in orientation, education and professional development activities across the service.

About You

You're a highly experienced Physiotherapist with a passion for cardiovascular care, virtual health and innovative models of service delivery.This role would suit a clinicia

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📌 Physiotherapist - Hearts at Home (Melbourne)
🏢 Svha
📍 Melbourne