Full-time or part-time | Minimum 3 days per week
The Hills District, Sydney | Flexible working arrangements
About the role
We're looking for an experienced paediatric physiotherapist to join Just for Kids as our
Clinical Lead.
This is a genuine clinical leadership role combining your own paediatric caseload with protected time for mentoring, complex case support, clinical education, service development and leadership.
The role is approximately
*****% clinical / *****% clinical leadership and service development
, although this will flex depending on the needs of the team.
You'll work closely with our Director, Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist and Practice Manager to support an established paediatric team and help shape where Just for Kids goes next.
What you'll do
Your role will include:
Managing your own paediatric caseload within your areas of experience and interest
Supervising and mentoring physiotherapists and physiotherapy aides
Supporting clinicians with complex cases and clinical decision-making
Providing joint consultations and co-treatment where appropriate
Reviewing clinical reasoning and treatment plans
Running case discussions, in-services and internal training
Developing clinician learning and professional development plans
Supporting onboarding and development of recent clinicians
Reviewing clinical pathways, service quality and consistency of care
Working with the leadership team on staffing, service priorities and future growth
Building relationships with paediatricians, GPs, allied health professionals and other referrers
Potential upcoming Clinical Lead projects




A key part of this role is having protected time to work on projects that improve the service beyond the patients you personally treat.
Potential upcoming projects may include:
Further developing our
Physiotherapy Aide service
, including delegation, handover systems and aide training
Exploring the viability of a
satellite paediatric physiotherapy service
alongside a trusted local paediatric medical team
Reviewing and implementing an additional
standardised gross motor assessment tool
Investigating emerging clinical areas such as
neuromuscular electrical stimulation
Reviewing and updating clinical pathways and SOPs
Developing targeted team upskilling and professional development programs
Improving clinician onboarding and supervision systems
Identifying new service opportunities and helping determine
what we should develop next
These are examples rather than a fixed project list. We want the Clinical Lead to have genuine input into where their time and expertise can have the greatest impact.
About you
You'll be an
excellent clinician first and foremost
.
Ideally, you'll have:
5+ years' experience as a physiotherapist
At least 2 years' private practice paediatric physiotherapy experience
Strong independent clinical reasoning and caseload management
Current AHPRA registration
Current Working With Children Check
Professional indemnity insurance
Unrestricted rights to work in Australia
Experience mentoring or developing other clinicians
Confidence giving and receiving feedback
Experience navigating challenging conversations
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📌 Paediatric Physiotherapist - Clinical Lead (Sydney)
🏢 The Hills Physio
📍 Sydney