Department of Health
Hospitals & Primary Care - Hospitals Nth
Hospitals North - Allied Health North
Applications must be submitted by Tuesday 15 September, *******:55 PM
Award/Classification:
Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement, Allied Health Professional, Level 1-2
$81,614 to $117,074 per annum
Employment type:
Permanent, full-time
Region:
North
Location:
LGH Charles Street, Launceston
Make a difference every day by delivering high-quality physiotherapy care across a diverse range of clinical areas.
Join a collaborative multidisciplinary team, contribute to service improvement, and help achieve the best outcomes for patients across Northern Tasmania.
Physiotherapist – Level 1-2 – Permanent, full time, 76 hours per fortnight
Tasmanian Health Service – North (Launceston General Hospital)
To be Tasmanian is to value quality over quantity.
We create, preserve, and protect the unusual.
With quiet confidence, with passion and perseverance, we pursue the extraordinary.
Could you be Tasmanian?
You can start your Physiotherapy career anywhere.
What's different about Tasmania is our culture and our lifestyle.
You will be encouraged to be yourself, to learn, to grow and to develop meaning in your work.
You will have a powerful connection to your patients, and the community will encourage your success.
Our isolation helps drive a culture of creation and human connection, which feels both old fashioned and... like the only future worth pursuing.
Here you'll be spoilt for choice when it comes to breath-taking coastlines, National Parks, and incredible fresh produce crafted by locals.
After a hard day at work, you don't have to sit in traffic for an hour.
You decompress with a wander through our beautiful city or put on your boots and tell it to a mountain.
We offer an exciting and rewarding place to work, featuring contemporary, evidence-informed practice that sees our Physiotherapists closely linked to the broader multidisciplinary team.
We are a team of some 80 staff, a mix of passionate locals and recent Tasmanian adventurers who will welcome your energy and experiences into the group dynamic.
Here, you can work and learn alongside highly accomplished Physios like Ianthe Boden, Jane Lockstone and John Cannell,



while making a difference to the lives of a diverse and inclusive community.
We'll look after you from the very beginning, ensuring you are fully welcomed into our culture.
As an Allied Health group, we are dedicated to the development of our people and will work to help you to achieve your goals.
Kat, one of our team members would be most happy to hear from you to answer questions about her journey to Tasmania, and how she finds working in the health service and physio team:******
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of appointment
Permanent full time, day worker (with on-call) position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing 1 November ****.
*Notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.
$81,614 to $117,074 per annum.
Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Union Wages Agreement ****.
Salary Packaging
You'll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.
Please note that access to salaries beyond $115,529 is subject to qualifications and/or application to the personal upgrade scheme
In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:
Professional Development Allowance of up to $**** per annum
Benefits available to eligible candidates
Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.




Professional development and accelerated pathways.
A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $***** per week per person, or $***** for a family.
More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.
Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
Registered with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
Current Driver's Licence
Member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association
Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
For more information
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Anna Tyson
Position: A/Head of Department - Physiotherapy
Phone number: **************
Email address: ******
What it is like working at the Department of Health?
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence are the key values to work in Department of Health.
Listen to some of the lived experiences from within the department through some of our wonderful staff and hear about their journey in relocating to Tasmania!
Department of Health has achieved the "Carer Accredited Employer Status" providing support to employees with caring responsibilities.
(Find out more under the Carer Recognition Act ****).
Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do.
This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation.
We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.
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🏢 Department of Health, Tasmania
📍 Launceston