Provide compassionate care to children and young people,
with a focus on comfort, dignity and quality of life.
Contribute to a specialised and
growing Children’s Hospice service
Vacancy
Reference No. 723530
We
currently have a permanent full-time position available.
Part time may be considered for the right
applicant.
Position
Profile
The
Child and Adolescent Health Service are seeking an
experienced and compassionate Senior
Physiotherapist to join our Paediatric Palliative
Care and Children’s Hospice Service. This is a unique
opportunity to deliver specialised care that supports the
comfort, quality of life, and dignity of children and their
families.
In this
rewarding role, you will work as part of a
multidisciplinary team to plan and deliver advanced
physiotherapy services to children with complex and
life-limiting conditions, including respiratory,
neurological, and musculoskeletal care.
This
role includes coordinating and delivering hydrotherapy
services within the Children’s Hospice.
You
will collaborate closely with patients, families, and
multidisciplinary teams and provide expert clinical advice
and consultation across the service and broader health
system to ensure coordinated, compassionate
care.
Key
responsibilities include:
- Delivering and
coordinating advanced physiotherapy assessment,
intervention, and evaluation for paediatric palliative care
patients.
- Managing and
prioritising a complex caseload, including participation in
case conferences and care planning
- Supporting children
and families through holistic, family-centred care
approaches, focused on maintaining routines that help
children feel secure and cared for and supporting children
to engage in normal, meaningful activities such as play,
and time with siblings
- Contributing to
quality, safety, and service development
initiatives
- Providing clinical
leadership, supervision, and support to physiotherapists,
therapy assistants, and students
- Providing education
to parents and carers during their child’s care journey and
supporting discharge planning and continuity of care
through education and referral pathways.
If you
are a skilled physiotherapist with advanced clinical
experience in paediatric physiotherapy, particularly in
respiratory, neurological, and/or musculoskeletal care, we
encourage you to apply.
Experience in
paediatric palliative care and/or disability settings is
highly regarded.
A
Tertiary qualification in Physiotherapy and eligibility for
registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia are
required for this role.
About the Sandcastles (Boodja
Mia) Children’s Hospice:
Due to
commence operations mid 2026, this purpose-built,
world-class paediatric hospice, located on the stunning
Western Australian coast, offers statewide specialist
paediatric palliative care services for children and young
people (0–18 years) who are living with life-limiting or
life-threatening conditions, and their families.
This
state-of-the-art, 7-bed facility will be the first of its
kind in Western Australia, providing specialised palliative
care for children living with life limiting conditions aged
from birth to 18 years within a peaceful, home-like setting
that prioritises comfort, dignity and connection.
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.
For
your written application please provide the
following:
- A current resume
which summarises your experience, qualifications and
how you can meet the position requirements (maximum 4
pages).
- A statement
addressing the selection criteria as specified (maximum
4 pages or approx 1 page/ selection
criteria)
- Please
answer the following selection criteria
only:
- Essential
Criteria: 2, 3 and 4
- Desirable
Criteria: 1
- Please
use the following format:
- Font:
Arial Font
- Size:
12
- Line
Spacing: 1.25 line spacing & 1.5 cm margins all
sides
- 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).”
- Additionally you
will be asked to respond to the following question
within the system (not as an attached document) when
you lodge the forms for your application:
- “Please
describe how your experience translates to a
paediatric palliative care setting, including any
experience working with children with complex or
life‑limiting conditions.”
- In your
response, outline your approach to family‑centred
care in sensitive or palliative
contexts.
- This
response will be assessed against Essential
Criterion 2 in the Job Description
Form.
These
documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to
applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to
complete the online application process as you will be
required to answer various questions and attach your
documentation.
Selection
Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description
Form.
For Further
Job Related Information: We encourage you to
contact Julien Graciet, Head of Department, Physiotherapy,
on 0420 454 721 or julien.graciet@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).
Working With
Children check: 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 a criminal records
screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment
process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening
and integrity checking, you may also be required to
undertake a working with children check (if required for
the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may
ask referees to comment on your integrity and past
demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that
adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an
applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment
process.
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.
Whilst
this selection process will initially be used to fill the
above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar"
vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to
this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the
advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant
may also be selected from this process. Both of these
options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months
from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment
decision.
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 three service areas: Perth Children’s Hospital
(PCH) and Neonatology, Community Health, and Child and
Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
With
over 7000 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 is
committed to ensuring that our interview process meets the
access needs of all applicants. If you require any
reasonable adjustments to accommodate a disability, enhance
access, or support your inclusion and success during the
interview, please contact the CAHS Talent Acquisition Team
prior to your interview.
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.
