Overview
Working across a diverse and stimulating caseload spanning acute, subacute and outpatient care. Support young patients through complex orthopaedic surgical and rehabilitation journeys. CRVCID .
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 ( 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 Gavin MacKenzie on or by email 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 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:
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 or phone on +61 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 CANNOT BE CONSIDERED.
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