Overview
New Graduate - Physiotherapist. Employment Type: Full-time, Temporary, 12 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency. Location: Canberra Health Services, ACT. Section: Allied Health. Closing Date: 21 October 2025.
What We Offer
- A range of clinical experiences to help you identify your clinical passion and best fit within the organisation.
- A 12-month new graduate allied health education program, with comprehensive orientation, networking opportunities, clinical supervision and regular education sessions.
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Versatile working conditions.
- 12% Superannuation.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to discounted gym membership.
- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
- Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
- Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About The Role
If you are a new graduate physiotherapist looking for an exciting opportunity in healthcare, supercharge your career and create the life you want in Canberra. Our new graduate program has been designed to provide you with tailored individual support whilst optimising your career opportunities.
We are looking for Physiotherapists graduating at the end of 2025 to work in the following areas:
Physiotherapy In The Rehabilitation, Aged And Community Services (RACS) : RACS is a vibrant and diverse Division within CHS providing multidisciplinary rehabilitation, aged and community-based care across a range of settings. You will have the opportunity to rotate across four clinical areas providing the opportunity to develop clinical skills in hospital or outpatient or home-based neurological rehabilitation and musculoskeletal community-based out-patients.
Physiotherapy At North Canberra Hospital : NCH Physiotherapy provides services across acute inpatients wards and in the outpatient setting. As a new graduate, you will have an opportunity to rotate across four clinical areas at North Canberra Hospital. New graduates are required to participate in the weekend and public holiday roster.
Successful candidates in the HP1 new graduate year will have the opportunity to rotate across clinical specialties within the Division they are recruited to, providing a broad range of experiences and opportunities to identify your clinical passion. You will be supported with ongoing education opportunities facilitated through the Allied Health New Graduate program and Allied Health Clinical Education Unit.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
Pre-employment and Requirements
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
- Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
To Apply
Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page response to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description. Where possible, please use specific relevant examples of your work. Please supply two referees (one should be a recent physiotherapist placement supervisor).
- Applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position.
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused on delivering high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision : creating exceptional health care together.
Our Role : to be a health service that is trusted by our community.
Our Values : Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind.
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. Applications from all diversity groups are welcome. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with a disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Jason Whittingham at or
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📌 New Graduate - Physiotherapist
🏢 Canberra Health Services
📍 Australia