Overview
Exercise Physiologist – Experienced or New Grad - Townsville, Queensland.
Employment Type: Permanent – Full-Time
Practice Information:
This organisation has been providing culturally competent allied health, aged care, mental health, and wellbeing services for over 30 years. Servicing more than 50 remote and rural Queensland communities, they are a vibrant not-for-profit organisation with strong community connections and a commitment to supporting healthier people.
Responsibilities
- Screen and risk-stratify clients for safe and appropriate exercise interventions
- Assess movement capacity across all ages and health levels
- Run established group classes (falls prevention, cardiac, pulmonary health)
- Design safe, individualised exercise programs
- Provide health education, advice, and support
- Deliver interventions for those at risk of chronic conditions or injury
- Manage communication with internal and external stakeholders
- This role includes outreach travel with occasional overnight stays to surrounding communities. All work-related travel expenses are subsidised.
Benefits
- Competitive salary + super + salary sacrificing up to $15,900
- 5 weeks annual leave + 17.5% leave loading
- Relocation assistance
- 10 days paid career development leave + CPD support
- Paid parental & partner leave
- EAP for you and your family
- Birthday leave & recognition of service bonus
Why join this team?
- Varied clinical caseloads with exposure to diverse presentations
- True community-based primary healthcare at no cost to clients
- Friendly culture with strong peer and professional support
- Multidisciplinary environment enabling holistic, wraparound client care
- Structured supervision and mentoring, with the option to choose an external mentor
- Career progression opportunities and leadership pathways
Qualifications & Experience
- Tertiary qualifications in Exercise Physiology
- Current or eligible registration with Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA)
- Current unrestricted C-class Australian driver’s licence
- Combined Blue Card & NDIS Worker Screening (or eligibility)
- Australian work rights
- Queensland Health credentialing (desirable)
- Strong communication skills, MS Office literacy, and awareness of local health issues
After Hours Requirements: No
Salary Information:
Starting from $80,445 + super + salary sacrificing options.
About Townsville:
There are plenty of lifestyle benefits associated with living and working in North Queensland. Great schools, recreational activities, James Cook University, the Great Barrier Reef, and only a stone's throw from the beautiful Magnetic Island! It is the second capital city of Queensland and has a tropical lifestyle that offers 300 days of sunshine a year. Make the move to Townsville today.
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Following successful placement, eligible candidates may be entitled to receive support and financial assistance through Health Workforce Queensland's comprehensive workforce attraction and retention incentives. This position may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary for ongoing professional development.
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📌 Exercise Physiologist - Experienced or New Grad - Townsville QLD (JOB -10003885)
🏢 Health Workforce Queensland
📍 Townsville