The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers.

Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Grade 2 Physiotherapist – Subacute Inpatient Rehabilitation

•  Full-time fixed-term position until August 2027, based at the Royal Melbourne Hospital Royal Park Campus.
• Provide physiotherapy services, along with clinical supervision and education of students and junior physiotherapists.
• Join a supportive team focused on supervision, career development, and access to specialist leaders.

About the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH):

RMH, part of the Parkville Precinct, is one of Australia’s leading public hospitals, providing a broad range of specialist medical, surgical, and mental health services, along with rehabilitation, aged care, specialist clinics, and community programs.

This role offers the opportunity to work within a well-supported multidisciplinary team in our subacute inpatient rehabilitation ward, managing a diverse caseload. You will supervise and educate students and junior physiotherapists, and access leadership and professional development opportunities across Physiotherapy and Allied Health. Based at Royal Park campus, you will be supported by experienced Grade 3 and 4 physiotherapists.

About the role:

• Bring your excellent clinical skills to provide high quality patient assessment to competently and independently assess, treat and manage patients in the inpatient rehabilitation setting. 
• Contribute to the running of rehabilitation group therapy including hydrotherapy. 
• Be involved in the supervision and education of student and junior Physiotherapists.  

• Develop your leadership skills in organisational committees and portfolios.  
• Contribute to our innovative research and quality improvement program. 

About you: 

• You are an experienced Physiotherapist with broad rehabilitation skills. 

• You have a strong ability to develop relationships with relevant team members from allied health, nursing and medical teams. 
• You are able to be proactive and adaptable to service demands 

• You have experience with supervision of staff and students 

Benefits of working at RMH: 

• A rewarding career in a values-based organisation offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement including mentorship and leadership programs. 

• Great opportunities for career diversity and professional development, including training and research opportunities, as well as access to mentorship and leadership programs. We pride ourselves on our dedication to supervision, career growth and access to specialist leaders.  

• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive, inclusive and collaborative team 
• Salary packaging options, monthly ADOs for full time staff (that is an additional day off every month!), onsite car parking, close to public transport.  

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Interested? Click on the apply button! Recruitment is ongoing, and interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled.

For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.