Clinical Lead Physiotherapist (Grade 4) - Critical Care

- Permanent part-time | 16 hours per week | Flexible hours to support your ideal work-life balance
- Join a dynamic and innovative physiotherapy and multidisciplinary team in a newly established role
- Lead the future direction of critical care physiotherapy through expert clinical leadership, research, education, and workforce development initiatives

Eastern Health is one of Victoria's largest public health services. As a values-led, integrated service united by our Healthier Together promise, we deliver high-quality care, support and service to a broad and diverse community across Melbourne’s east and beyond.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to establish and lead the next phase of critical care physiotherapy at Eastern Health, influencing clinical practice across our services and building the capability of physiotherapists to deliver exceptional care to critically unwell and high-acuity patients.

As the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist (Critical Care), you will provide expert clinical leadership and advice, support decision-making in complex cases, and work alongside physiotherapy and multidisciplinary teams to strengthen evidence-based practice. You will drive research, education and supervision, and lead initiatives that improve outcomes for critical care patients.

This newly established Grade 4 role will enable you to shape the future direction of critical care physiotherapy and make a lasting contribution to workforce capability and patient care at Eastern Health.

What you’ll bring

You are a recognised leader in critical care physiotherapy with the expertise, credibility and influence to shape practice across a large and complex health service. Combining advanced clinical knowledge with strategic thinking, you provide expert advice on complex clinical and service-delivery matters, drive evidence-based improvements and lead meaningful change. You are passionate about developing others, using coaching, education and mentorship to build capability, foster excellence and support high-quality patient care.





A collaborative and influential communicator, you build strong relationships across disciplines and inspire teams around a shared vision.

You’ll further bring with you:

- Recognised expertise and significant experience in critical care physiotherapy
- Demonstrated leadership, coaching and change management capability
- Experience improving patient and service outcomes through research, quality improvement, education and evidence translation
- The ability to provide expert advice and influence clinicians, multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders
- A strategic and innovative approach to complex clinical, workforce and service challenges
- Excellent communication, collaboration, negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Relevant postgraduate qualifications, with research publications or conference presentations in an appropriate area of practice

What we offer

Being part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts. We offer a range of benefits including:

- Investment in your career through continuous learning, mentoring, professional development, and opportunities to progress into specialist, leadership or advanced practice pathways.
- Work-life balance with flexible working arrangements, study and professional development leave, and leave purchasing options.
- Wellbeing support through fitness programs, confidential employee assistance services for you and your family, and 24/7 access to a range of support resources.
- Financial incentives to help you make the most of your earnings, including salary packaging through Maxxia, novated leasing options, and employee discounts on health insurance, banking and more.

Interested in joining us?





If this opportunity feels like the right fit for you, we'd encourage you to apply and share what you can bring to the role.

You must be eligible to work in Australia. Applications are reviewed as they are received, so we encourage early applications as the advertisement may close prior to the closing date.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange an interview, and all applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application. Appointment to this position is subject to a satisfactory Police Check, compliance with mandatory vaccination requirements, including annual influenza vaccination, and evidence of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases where required.

Click here to view our Candidate Guide and learn more about our recruitment process.

Our commitments

- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability across the communities we serve and within our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming setting for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- We are shaping a culture that delivers exceptional care for our community, and an exceptional experience for all the people who make it possible.

Please click here to view the position description.

Contact Person: Shae Cooke

Contact Number: 0466 864 717

Contact Email: [email protected]

Job Posting End Date: Wednesday 14 October 2026

Need help submitting your application?

Contact the person listed in the advertisement or our Talent Acquisition team for support on (03) 9955 7555 (option 1) or [email protected], including discussing any adjustments you may require during the recruitment process.

Our Values in Action

Respect for all | Safe and welcoming | Partnering in care | Innovate, learn and lead

📌 Clinical Lead Physiotherapist (Melbourne)
🏢 Eastern Health
📍 Melbourne