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.

Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist - Emergency Department

Why Join RMH?

• Part time ongoing | 16 hours per fortnight, primarily Mondays with flexibility
• Supportive team in a busy and vibrant Emergency Department
• Grade 3 Advanced Practice Physiotherapy opportunity

About the role

Join RMH’s Physiotherapy & Exercise Physiology team as a Grade 3 Senior Clinician Physiotherapist, providing expert clinical leadership across acute, subacute and community service.

In this role, you will use your specialist clinical expertise to lead high-quality, evidence-based physiotherapy practice while supporting the development of clinicians and the broader profession. You will supervise Grade 2 physiotherapists, lead education and professional development, and contribute to research, quality improvement, risk management and service innovation.

Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment, you will help shape physiotherapy services and strengthen patient care, with opportunities to build partnerships across the organisation and with external agencies.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide leadership of the physiotherapy service in the Emergency Department to ensure evidence based best practice and contemporary models of care
• Ensure excellence in clinical care provision
• Work autonomously and within the team
• Work in your scope of practice and seek help where required
• Contribute to organisation-wide and service/division initiatives and planning activities
• Initiate continuous quality improvement activities and projects both within the clinical team and department as require

About You

• Extensive experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, ideally within an Emergency Department or advanced musculoskeletal clinic
• Postgraduate qualifications in Musculoskeletal, Sports or Advanced Scope Physiotherapy, completed or in progress
• High-level clinical reasoning and advanced clinical knowledge
• Well-developed leadership, communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits of Working at RMH

• Meaningful Work
  Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career Growth
  Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Supportive Culture & Belonging
  Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Innovation
  Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
• World-Class Excellence
  Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Enjoy great employee benefits
  Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).

• Work in the Parkville Precinct
  Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.

Position Description

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Interested?

Click Apply to submit your application, including a cover letter and resume.

Interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled.

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.