This position qualifies for an annual Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (conditions apply and may be pro-rata’d to your contracted or ordinary working hours, these payments are paid on a fortnightly basis) under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.
This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services, and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.
Employment Type: 1 x Temporary Full Time (until 30 June 2028) / 1 x Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Physiotherapist Level 1/2
Remuneration: $79,419 - $92,801 + superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ706679
Location: Broken Hill
We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia (only a 2 hour flight from Sydney) with everything you need right at your front door!
Broken
Hill is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms.
- Opportunity to make your mark in this new position within a truly supportive team
- Grow your career with us with ongoing learning and development
We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West What You'll Be Doing To provide quality physiotherapy assessment and treatment to patients of the Far West Local Health District.
What We Offer You
- 5 Weeks Annual Leave per year
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!) $9009 + $2650 Meal Entertainment
- Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month
- Fitness passport
- Career development and support through advanced education and training
- A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing (less than a 10 minute commute from anywhere in town and free parking)
About The Far West LHD The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW.
FWLHD has a mandate to provide the highest quality care and services to its communities using the latest clinical evidence and technological enablers. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare. Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.
In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.
How To Apply To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible by selecting APPLY NOW below:
- Qualifications in Physiotherapy with current registration by the Physiotherapists Registration Board and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA).
- Demonstrated ability to provide clinical Physiotherapy services within your scope of practice.
- Demonstrated high level written, verbal and interpersonal skills, to both engage patients/clients and work effectively with multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of person centred care, quality improvement and evidence based practice
- Demonstrated commitment to work and partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait,
Islander patients and families and employees to enhance health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
- Evidence of participation in own professional development and commitment to maintaining competence and enhancement of skills, and willingness to apply and share professional expertise with colleagues.
- Ability to work in sites across the Local Health District as required or directed with a valid unrestricted Class C drivers licence for use in NSW and willingness to travel in the course of employment. Availability and capacity to participate in a weekend and public holiday on call service.
The Welcome Experience The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster. Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Need more information?
- Click here for the Position Description
- Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Kate Vandenheuvel on
[email protected] Applications Close: 23 November 2026
Stepping Up The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health.
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If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit:
https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Empower, listen and act together
Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.
At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply!
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