Working
across a diverse and stimulating caseload spanning acute, subacute
and outpatient care.
Support
young patients through complex orthopaedic surgical and
rehabilitation journeys.
CRVCID 710378
This recruitment will establish a pool for
permanent, fixed term, full-time and part-time
appointments.
We currently have one permanent full-time position available
for appointment.
Position
Profile
We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Senior
Physiotherapist with advanced clinical skills and
experience in the assessment and management of orthopaedic
conditions to join our multidisciplinary team based at Perth
Children’s Hospital and Neonatology.
Working as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team, you will
provide advanced clinical physiotherapy services across a broad
caseload from admission through to discharge and effective
follow-up in outpatient settings. This includes: elective and
trauma-based orthopaedic inpatients, post-operative care, plastics
inpatients and specialty orthopaedic outpatient clinics such as:
external fixation frame management, clubfoot, CP post-operative
clinics and general orthopaedic follow-up.
You will provide leadership and supervision to junior staff and
students, engaging as a mentor and modelling advanced practice to
enhance the team’s overall clinical capability and delivery of
safe, family-centred care. In addition, you will contribute to
service development, and work alongside another Senior
Physiotherapist and the Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Coordinator to
drive quality improvement and innovation across the service.
Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering and coordinating advanced physiotherapy
assessment, intervention and evaluation for paediatric
orthopaedic patients.
- Providing senior clinical consultancy and advice to
physiotherapists, allied health professionals and clinical
teams.
- Leading and supervising P1 physiotherapists, Allied Health
Assistants and students.
- Supporting safe discharge planning, parent/carer education
and continuity of care across settings.
- Participate in weekend and after-hours rosters as
required.
- Contribute to evidence-based practice, research and service
improvement initiatives.
- Ensure clinical documentation, safety, quality and
professional standards align with AHPRA and CAHS
requirements.
A Tertiary qualification in Physiotherapy and current AHPRA
registration is required for this role.
If you are passionate about paediatric orthopaedics, thrive in a
multidisciplinary environment and want to contribute to a
high-performing, child-focused health service, we encourage you to
apply.
About our
Team
Located at Perth Children’s Hospital, we provide a statewide
service to children aged 0-16, including inpatient and outpatient
care, with transition support for those over 16. Through telehealth
and partnerships with community services, we deliver rehabilitation
closer to home for rural and regional outpatients.
Our multidisciplinary teams focus on prevention and
rehabilitation, offering early intervention and evidence-based
treatments for various conditions, including neurological,
respiratory, musculoskeletal, oncology, and bladder and bowel
issues. We aim to minimise the impact of medical conditions,
enabling children to return home quickly and enhance wellbeing,
independence, and participation in daily activities to improve
children’s quality of life.
We invest in our team's skills and our quality improvement
culture through a creative and robust education program. Our strong
quality improvement culture is complemented by a dedicated Research
Coordinator and Clinical Educator, supporting staff learning,
research planning, and postgraduate studies.
How to
Apply
Applicants are requested to apply online (www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).
Please note, applicants must have a current, valid email address in
order to apply online. This email address will be used for
communication with applicants.
Your ability to meet the work-related requirements will be
assessed throughout the recruitment process.
- A statement addressing essential selection
criteria 2, 3, 4, 6 & desirable criteria
1– approximately one page per criteria with no
more than 5 pages in total.
- A current resume which
summarises your experience, qualifications and how you can meet
the position requirements no more than 4 pages in total.
- Please provide the name, email and contact details
of two referees who can be contacted
to provide a reference. Referees should include at least one
individual who has been or is your direct Line
Manager/Supervisor. (We will contact you to seek your
confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees).
Selection Criteria: Please see the
attached Job Description Form.
Role related questions:
We encourage you to contact We encourage you to contact Gavin
MacKenzie on 0436 595 459 or by email gavin.mackenzie@health.wa.gov.au
with any specific questions related to this role.
Help in submitting your application: If
you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please
contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance
during business hours.
Eligibility: To be eligible for
appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed
term appointments) OR be an Australian citizen, permanent resident,
or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for
permanent appointments).
This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With
Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to
the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff
in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies
require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and
integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may
also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past
demonstration of ethical behaviour.
WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of
discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace
diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from
culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal
workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a
measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity
Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.
Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which
appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments
may be made from this pool until 28/02/2027.
About
CAHS
The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be
the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western
Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service for
infants, children, and young people. CAHS comprises four service
areas: Neonatology, Community Health, Child and Adolescent Mental
Health Services (CAMHS) and Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH).
With over 6500 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and
King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network
of more than 160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan
area.
For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS,
please click here and
for further information regarding CAHS’ services, please
click here
CAHS values: To achieve our vision
of healthy kids, healthy communities, CAHS is
committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and
shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. During the
selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the
responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values. If
you have any questions regarding this, please contact the person
named in this advert.
Support for your interview
process
CAHS strives to ensure the interview process caters to the
access needs of all applicants, please contact the CAHS Talent
Acquisition Team via email CAHS.talentacquisition@health.wa.gov.au or
phone on +61 8 6456 0321 prior to your interview if any reasonable
adjustment to accommodate a disability and confidential enquiries
needs to be made.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or
after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be
accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS CAN NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
