Company description:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Job description:

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Grade 3 Physiotherapist to join the Older Persons Care Hub team.

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our six main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.

About the Role:

The Grade 3 Physiotherapist has responsibility for the provision of interdisciplinary assessment and intervention for older adults living in the community who present to hospital with frailty issues including falls or falls related issues. This position will provide clinical expertise in the area of frailty and falls management and will carry a caseload. The Grade 3 Physiotherapist is expected to undertake home visits and to complete relevant assessments and interventions. The role will also collect outcome measures and data to assist with service evaluation and ongoing need for the service.

The Older Persons Care Hub service is a rapid response short term falls program. The service will provide interdisciplinary assessment and intervention for older adults (over 65years or over 50years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders) who are presenting to hospital with frailty and falls related risks.

This position is fixed term full time until December 2027 with a monthly Accrued Day Off - covering maternity leave.





Services will be provided in the client's home and involve short term intervention, such as provision of aids to address or minimize the risk of falls. The interdisciplinary team will provide relevant falls education and facilitate referrals to other services within the community. The Grade 3 Physiotherapist will carry a clinical caseload and will be recognized as a clinical expert in frailty and falls assessment and management.

As physiotherapy services and programs at Northern Health continue to develop and evolve to meet the increasing demand of servicing the Northern growth corridor the role will require staff to be versatile with their working hours and may include working after hours, on weekends and public holidays. The senior clinician will be required to travel and work across the various Northern Health campuses, programs, and partner organisations.

To be successful in this role you will have:

- A minimum of seven years of relevant clinical experience
- Demonstrates expertise in falls and falls management
- Demonstrated experience in leading quality improvement activities and demonstrating effectiveness of service for consumers.
- Proven experience to work with complex clients and working understanding of community referral pathways
- Demonstrated highly developed interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to promote evidence-based practice
- Possesses practical negotiation and conflict resolution skills

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Angie Chong Physiotherapy Clinical Leader 04•• ••• 994

Applications close 26 October 2026

Shortlisting will commence immediately for this vacancy. If an appropriate candidate is sourced, the advertising may close early, thus we advise you to apply right away.

📌 Physiotherapist - Grade 3 - Older Persons Care Hub (Epping)
🏢 Northern Health
📍 Epping