Job Description

Work for one of Australia’s leading hospital groups Full Time, fixed term role (possibility of 0.8-1.0 role by negotiation) Friendly and supportive team environment.

About the Role

As the successful applicant, you will become part of a growing multidisciplinary team at a critical time in the history of St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, as we continue to transform traditional inpatient care towards a ‘home first’ approach, including hospital-level care to people living in residential aged care facilities.

Duties

- Provide optimal physiotherapy management to patients through effective assessment, treatment, evaluation, liaison, and discharge planning.
- Provide high quality clinically appropriate, comprehensive allied health therapy to patients and carers in their own homes, aligning with the patient’s expressed goals of care and healthcare needs, and considering the effects of the patient’s health issues on their life and wellbeing.
- Demonstrate sound clinical knowledge of evidence based practice, research and new developments.

Classifications

Classifications for this position will range from VB1 – VB4 ($86,730 - $99,699 per annum, pro rata for part time).

Your Contribution

- You will have broad and relevant clinical experience ideally including community based programs.
- You have demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- You have effective interpersonal skills including problem solving, negotiation and teaching.
- You are experienced in working with patients with multiple comorbidities that impact safety, function and independence.
- You are passionate about continually improving and have solutions focused approach to improve service delivery.
- Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain.

What we Offer

- A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs.
- Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling.
- A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!).




- Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities.
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
- In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks.
- Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation.
- Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals.
- Culture of continuous improvement.

Local Work Environment

Acute @Home is a forward-thinking and dynamic directorate, comprised of inter-linked services - Residential In-Reach (RIR), Hospital in the Home (HITH), District Nursing (DN) and Palliative Care @Home (PC@H) - with all programs aimed at supporting patients to return home successfully and earlier from campus-based care. The Acute @Home physiotherapist works as an integral member of medically-led multidisciplinary teams, to plan and provide care to HITH and RIR patients in their residential aged care facility, home, HITH @The Cottage, place of work, place of study, and HITH clinic. The patient population supported by RIR and HITH is across the adult lifespan, from diverse cultural backgrounds and with a broad spectrum of clinical conditions.

Working at St Vincent’s

Working at St Vincent’s St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

EEO and Inclusion

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Reconciliation Action Plan and Code of Conduct





Reconciliation Action Plan: At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected].

View Reconciliation Action Plan Code of Conduct: View Code of Conduct.

Closing Date

Closing Date: 25 September 2026 11:59pm

Health and Safety Requirements

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations). This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements.

Company Overview

St Vincent’s Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent’s Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, Current South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent’s family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.

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📌 Acute @Home Physiotherapist - Grade 2 (Melbourne)
🏢 St Vincent's Health Australia
📍 Melbourne