Exercise Physiologist (Inpatient Mental Health)

Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service; Rockhampton Regional; Sur place; AUD 66 000 - 67 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Professional development

Flexible work-life balance

Parental leave

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Discounted private health insurance

Fitness passport

Résumé du poste

Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service is opening a brand-new 32-bed Adult Inpatient Mental Health Service at Rockhampton Hospital. The Exercise Physiologist will deliver recovery-focused care from assessment to discharge planning, supporting consumers with complex mental health needs alongside a multidisciplinary team.

They will develop personalised care plans with consumers, carers and families, and provide clinical advice and supervision to students and junior staff while promoting

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Exercise Physiology and ESSA accreditation (or eligible).
• Deliver evidence-based assessment and rehabilitation for patients with acute mental health presentations.
• Confident communicator with a multidisciplinary team; contribute to care planning and risk management.
• Commitment to professional development and recovery-focused care; culturally responsive environment.

Responsabilités

• Deliver high-quality exercise physiology care from assessment to discharge planning for consumers with complex needs.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to create recovery-focused care plans and support families.
• Provide clinical advice, supervision and support to students and junior staff.
• Champion trauma-informed and least restrictive care; contribute to quality improvement and service development.

Connaissances

Evidence-based practice

Team collaboration

Clinical judgement

Communication

Formation

Tertiary qualification in Exercise Physiology

ESSA accreditation or eligibility

Description du poste

About us

Be part of what's next in mental health care in Central Queensland! Join our team as we prepare to open a brand-new 32-bed Adult Inpatient Mental Health Service at Rockhampton Hospital. Across Rockhampton, Capricorn Coast, Gladstone, Central Highlands and Banana, we provide specialist mental health and alcohol and other drug care that puts people, recovery and wellbeing at the heart of what we do. Our new state-of-the-art facility will feature high and low dependency units, therapy spaces, indoor gardens and purpose-built spaces designed with the wellbeing of consumers and staff in mind. Be part of a team doing things differently, working together and shaping the future of recovery-focused care in Central Queensland.

About the role

• Move recovery forward.Deliver high-quality exercise physiology care, from assessment and intervention through to risk management and discharge planning, supporting consumers with complex and acute mental health needs.
• Be part of the team.Work alongside a multidisciplinary team to create personalised, recovery-focused care plans and help consumers, carers and families achieve meaningful goals.
• Share your expertise. Provide clinical advice, education, supervision and support to students, support staff and less experienced practitioners, helping build skills and confidence across the team.
• Make an impact.Champion consumer rights, trauma-informed and least restrictive care, use evidence to guide your practice and contribute to quality improvement and the future of inpatient mental health care.

About you

• You've got a tertiary qualification in Exercise Physiology or Human Movement Studies and are an accredited, or accreditation-eligible, member of ESSA. Almost qualified? Applicants awaiting conferral or registration are welcome to apply too!
• Deliver evidence-based exercise assessment, intervention and rehabilitation, using sound clinical judgement to support people with acute mental health presentations.
• Confident communicator who thrives in a multidisciplinary team and can contribute to care planning, risk management, quality improvement and service development.
• Committed to professional development, reflective practice and recovery-focused care, while creating a safe, culturally responsive and supportive environment for consumers.

What we offer

Total remuneration value of up to $66,283 p.a. is comprised of:

• An hourly rate between $43.97 - $58.59 p.h.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% leave loading

Additional Benefits

• Ongoing Professional Development and Education Opportunities
• Flexible Work-Life Balance and Variety
• Generous Salary Sacrificing Options
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.

Applications close: Thursday, 15 October 2026

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.