Job Description: Role title: New Graduate / Intern Physiotherapist Role type: Max term, full-time (1 year contract from 08/02/2027 to 04/02/2028) Role grade: Physiotherapist, Level 1 (Year 2 or 3, dependant on under/post graduate) Department and location: Physiotherapy, St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney Salary: $82,262.00 or $87,090.00 + Super + Salary Packaging

Welcome to St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots. Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydney’s premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community. Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth. Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep. Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.

About the role Join our 12-month First Year Graduate Physiotherapy Program, designed to provide new graduate physiotherapists with valuable hospital-based experience and clinical exposure through a structured rotational roster across a range of clinical areas. This program supports the development of clinical skills, professional confidence, and experience within a supportive multidisciplinary environment.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide high-quality physiotherapy services within your allocated clinical rotation, under the professional clinical supervision of the Senior Physiotherapist
- Develop your clinical skills and experience through exposure to a range of physiotherapy practices within your current rotational area




- Participate in relevant quality improvement activities and initiatives under the direction of the Senior Physiotherapist
- Provide supervision and mentoring support to First Year Graduates and physiotherapy students as required
- Contribute to the development and review of physiotherapy policies, procedures, standards, and clinical practices

About you

- Tertiary Qualifications in Physiotherapy completed by the end of the 2026 academic year from a NSW University or a NSW resident studying at an interstate university with eligible for Physiotherapy Registration with AHPRA
- Ability to apply clinical knowledge and concepts to practical situations in clinical setting
- Proven ability to apply evidence-based practice in clinical settings
- Demonstrated ability to respond to feedback and incorporate into clinical practice
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a clinical team

What we can offer you

- Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income
- World-Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes
- Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives
- Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre
- Community: Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care
- Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships
- Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations
- Coming from NSW Health: Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements




- Sponsorship / work rights for Australia Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Equal opportunity We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone. As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.

Reconciliation Action Plan: At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, protected, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

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St Vincent’s Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent’s Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, Current South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent’s family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.

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📌 Physiotherapist (Sydney)
🏢 St Vincent's Health Australia
📍 Sydney