Unique chance for Grade 2 Senior Physiotherapist in Neurosciences

- Fixed term (10 months), full time (80 hours per fortnight + monthly ADO) position
- Commencing December 2026
- Physiotherapist Grade 2, Year 1-4 (VB1-VB4)
- Alfred & Caulfield sites (rotational position)
- 5 weeks annual leave (pro-rata)
- Great staff benefits

The Department

Alfred Care Group’s Physiotherapy Department provides acute physiotherapy services to the patients of The Alfred and Sandringham Hospital and subacute physiotherapy services to Caulfield Hospital.

The acute physiotherapy service is organised into five functional streams, namely: Intensive Care, Musculoskeletal, Respiratory, PAN (Progressive Illness, Aged Care and Neurosciences), and Sandringham. The first four streams are located at The Alfred site, with the latter being based at the Sandringham site. The physiotherapy service provides acute clinical services and expertise in the following areas: intensive care, cardiothoracic surgery, general surgery, orthopaedics, trauma, burns, lung transplantation, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary rehabilitation, neurology and neurosurgery, stroke, renal, infectious diseases, haematology/oncology, general medicine, haemophilia and emergency.

The physiotherapy service at Caulfield Hospital provides an extensive range of inpatient and ambulatory services in the areas of rehabilitation, aged care and residential care services. The physiotherapy service provides subacute clinical services and expertise in the following areas: neurology, non-traumatic spinal cord injury, orthopaedics, amputees, burns, complex regional pain, cardiac rehabilitation, aged care, transitional care and aged psychiatry.



The physiotherapy department is organised into functional streams: Neurological Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Health of Older Persons (HOP) and ABI.

The Alfred Care Group's Physiotherapy Department has more than 100 EFT and employs over 170 staff. The physiotherapy service has a proud history of clinical and academic excellence. It remains strongly committed to further pursuing excellence in physiotherapy through clinical research. The Alfred Care Group Physiotherapy Department is a major partner in the Alfred Health Physiotherapy Clinical Schools for both La Trobe and Monash Universities and in this role provides core and elective clinical placements for more than 50 undergraduate physiotherapy students

The Role

The Senior Physiotherapist (Neurosciences - Rotational) is responsible for the ongoing development and provision of physiotherapy services across the acute and subacute sites of Alfred Care Group, and includes the service provision to the acute Neurosurgery, Neurology and Stroke units, subacute areas of Neurological Rehabilitation & ABI, home based rehabilitation and any other areas assigned to them, in consultation with senior clinician(s) and stream leader at the level of a developing expert. The Senior Physiotherapist (Neurosciences - Rotational)



shares responsibility for the education of physiotherapy students and the supervision and professional development of Grade 1 staff assigned to their units, with the Senior Clinician(s) and Stream Leader. The Senior Physiotherapist (Neurosciences - Rotational) has an important role contributing to the development of individuals, the clinical team and the physiotherapy service through good leadership, teamwork and communication.

Skills and Qualifications Required

- Registered to practice in the state of Victoria (AHPRA)
- Demonstrated advanced knowledge and skills in the provision of physiotherapy services to neurosciences patients
- Demonstrated ability to supervise staff and students
- Demonstrated advanced communication skillsDemonstrated advanced time management skills
- Victorian Driver's Licence

Staff Benefits

- Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
- Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax *subject to availability
- Access for you and your family to an extensive network of health and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport membership
- Enjoy excellent onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred via ProSport(pre-tax memberships)
- Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

Please note, we may review applications and interview candidates prior to the closing date.

If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.

For all enquiries regarding this position, please contact Catherine Brooks, Neurological Rehabilitation Stream Leader on (03) 9076 4910 or [email protected]

Applications close 11pm AEDT, Saturday 31st October 2026.

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