Physiotherapist - Specialist Palliative Care, Clare Holland House

Employment Type:Full Time, Temporary 12 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Health Professional Level 2 (PN 602551)
Salary:$91,026 - $108,691 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Location: Clare Holland House, Barton, Canberra
Section: Specialist Palliative Care - Allied Health
Closing Date: 1 October 2026

What can we offer you:

- City living without the traffic - click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe advantages tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions.
- 12.5% Superannuation.

To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au)

About the Role:

Join the Physiotherapy team at Clare Holland House in this HP2 opportunity and contribute to the delivery of specialist palliative care services across inpatient, home-based and outpatient settings.

Working as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence-based physiotherapy assessment and intervention to support patients and their families, helping to maximise function, comfort and quality of life through a patient-centred approach.

This role offers the opportunity to manage a diverse clinical caseload while working collaboratively with patients, carers, referrers and healthcare providers across the continuum of care. You will contribute to high-quality service delivery through clinical practice, participation in quality improvement and clinical governance activities,



data collection and evaluation, and support for student placements and junior staff development.

We are seeking a motivated physiotherapist with strong clinical reasoning, organisational and communication skills, who thrives in a collaborative team environment. You will be supported by structured clinical supervision, competency-based learning, ongoing professional development opportunities, enabling you to further develop your skills in a rewarding and specialised area of practice.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
- Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
- Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‑based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the .

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

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📌 Physiotherapist - Specialist Palliative Care, Clare Holland House (Canberra)
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