Closes: 15 November 2026

Classification: Health Qualified Level 3
Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 plus superannuation
Position No: 69494 - 02SGG
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 09 November 2026
Contact Officer: Megan Sullivan on [email protected] or (02) 5124 0079

What can we offer you:

- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.

About the Role: An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Physiotherapist to join the Division of Community Health and Integrated Care (CHIC) to fill an upcoming temporary vacancy within the Brindabella Day and Ambulatory Rehabilitation Service (BDARS) based at the University of Canberra Hospital.

BDARS is a multidisciplinary allied health service delivering a broad range of ambulatory and home-based rehabilitation programs to adults across the ACT, including Outpatient and Day Rehabilitation, Falls and Falls Injury Prevention, Rehab at Home, the ACT Motor Neurone Disease Service, and SPICE. The successful applicant will work within one of these services, with opportunities to work flexibly across programs and locations based on operational requirements, clinical experience, and service needs.

Working with a high degree of professional autonomy, the Senior Physiotherapist will provide evidence-based assessment and intervention for clients with complex rehabilitation needs, contribute to service delivery and clinical leadership, and support the supervision and development of junior staff, Allied Health Assistants, and students.



The role also contributes to service development, quality improvement, and the implementation of evidence-based practice to support safe, effective, and person-centred care and is a key leadership role within the multidisciplinary team.

This recruitment round will be used to create a merit list for any temporary or permanent vacancies at this level across UCH Physiotherapy services (including BDARS, UCH inpatient rehabilitation and TTCP) over the next 12 months.

The merit list or pool will remain valid for 12 months. This pool may be used to fill similar roles/ future vacant positions at the same level across CHS.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy
- Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of 10 – 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Note:



Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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This is a temporary position available for a period of 10 – 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services

📌 Senior Physiotherapist - Allied Health | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency (Canberra)
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