Allied Health Exercise Physiologist Lead | BlueCare | Brisbane Employment Term: Permanent Full Time Location: Flexible working locations - Metro Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich, Toowoomba, Rockhampton Remuneration: Market-competitive salary + Super + Salary Packaging + Travel Reimbursement + Employee Benefits + 5 Weeks Annual Leave Leadership Opportunity Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare At BlueCare, we're committed to empowering Queenslanders to live life their way.

As our Allied Health Exercise Physiologist Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping and leading a high-quality, sustainable Exercise Physiology service across Queensland.

Working closely with the Allied Health Manager, you will provide strategic clinical and operational leadership while fostering a positive, high-performing team culture.

A passionate leader of people, you will support, develop and inspire Exercise Physiologists across the state to deliver exceptional outcomes for clients.

You will drive service excellence, workforce capability and innovation, while ensuring the Exercise Physiology service remains financially sustainable, responsive to community needs and aligned with organisational priorities.

About the role

As the Exercise Physiologist Lead, you will:

- Lead, coach and inspire a geographically dispersed team of Exercise Physiologists, fostering a culture of accountability, engagement and continuous learning
- Provide professional leadership and support to Exercise Physiologists across Queensland
- Drive best-practice clinical standards, innovation and continuous improvement
- Lead clinical supervision, mentoring, onboarding and professional development programs
- Support recruitment, workforce planning, performance development and employee engagement initiatives
- Drive financially sustainable service delivery through effective resource allocation, productivity management and achievement of operational targets
- Monitor service performance, financial outcomes, quality measures, productivity and key performance indicators to support long-term service viability
- Facilitate Communities of Practice and strengthen professional connections across regions
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary Allied Health and operational teams to deliver outstanding client outcomes
- Contribute to clinical governance, accreditation activities and service improvement initiatives
- Manage complex client cases as required

What you’ll bring to the role

- Tertiary qualification in Clinical Exercise Physiology - Essential
- Current ESSA Accreditation as an Accredited Exercise Physiologist
- Extensive clinical experience with demonstrated professional independence
- Proven people leadership experience, including staff supervision, coaching, mentoring, performance development and fostering high-performing teams




- Demonstrated ability to balance clinical excellence with operational and financial performance outcomes
- Experience managing service delivery, workforce planning, productivity and budget considerations to support sustainable service growth
- Robust knowledge of evidence-based practice and quality improvement principles
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
- Intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Office and remote collaboration tools such as Teams or Zoom
- Current Australian Driver’s Licence and willingness to travel as required - Essential
- Highly Regarded Postgraduate qualifications or working towards
- Experience in community-based care, aged care, chronic disease management or rehabilitation
- Understanding of community funding programs and aged care reforms
- Experience leading geographically dispersed teams
- Current First Aid and CPR Certification

Employee Benefits

Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events Career development opportunitieswith one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

- Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children




- Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
- Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
- Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple–everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long‑term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email [email protected]

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.

UnitingCare is the second-largest Queensland employer, with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of UnitingCare, BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital. When you join the UnitingCare family, you are part of something bigger. We are a proud not-for-profit with a compassionate and inclusive team who are committed to the work we do. People who want to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. For more than 100years we’ve been inspired by our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities. www.unitingcareqld.com.au We’re on a mission to make a meaningful difference every day, working with thousands of Australians to ensure they live life in all its fullness.

We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team. People who stand up for what is right. Who are open to new ideas. Who champion innovation. Who lead through learning, and lead by example. So, if you’re looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference, to grow, thrive and to be rewarded, it’s time you joined our UnitingCare familiy.

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📌 Allied Health Lead Exercise Physiologist (Queensland)
🏢 UnitingCare Health
📍 Queensland