Grade 3 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Bayside Health; Wonthaggi; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Salary packaging & novated leasing

Employee Assistance Program (Converge)

Job summary

Bayside Health is seeking a Grade 3 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist to join the Physiotherapy service across Wonthaggi and Cowes sites. This role focuses on expert outpatient musculoskeletal care with leadership in service development and program piloting.

The successful candidate will manage a caseload, engage with the data team for reporting, and participate in innovative service delivery while contributing to a supportive, educated team culture.

Qualifications

• Registration with AHPRA.
• Post-graduate qualification in musculoskeletal physiotherapy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to plan and manage a caseload with staff coordination.
• Demonstrated leadership and service development skills.
• Understanding of health structures and dynamic problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy services across Wonthaggi and Cowes sites.
• Develop and refine outpatient programs and service delivery.
• Collaborate with data team to produce clear activity reporting for the service.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Leadership

Education

Post-graduate qualification in musculoskeletal physiotherapy

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Position Title: Grade 3 Musculoskeletal Therapist
Classification: VB7-VC1
Department: Physiotherapy
Employment Status: Permanent Part-Time, FTE 0.8 (64 hours per fortnight)

Applications Open: 29/10/2026

About Bayside Health:

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland.

We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between.

More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focussed on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive.

Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

About the Role - Permanent, Part Time

May be required to work across all sites

Bayside Health is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Grade 3 Musculoskeletal Therapist to join our growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to your community while working in a supportive and innovative organisation.

The Grade 3 Musculoskeletal physiotherapist is a clinical expert in musculoskeletal physiotherapy in the outpatient setting, demonstrating high levels of specialist knowledge and superior consolidated skills. They are responsible for the provision, co-ordination and development of Physiotherapy Outpatient services across both Wonthaggi and Cowes sites of the Bayside Health Regional Care Group and will be required to influence those at other sites in the Bayside Regional Care Group. They will need to understand the current state of service as well as be able to identify gaps and areas for improvement. They will be required to understand and interpret data and engage with the data team to create clear activity reporting for the physiotherapy team across all of their service delivery. They will be responsible for the provision and ongoing development of physiotherapy services to the Musculoskeletal Outpatient services including the piloting of a new OAHKs service

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Boost your take-home pay with generous salary packaging & novated leasing

Feel supported with our Employee Assistance Program (Converge)

Grow your skills through top-tier education and training partners

Join a vibrant, collaborative team led by passionate leaders

Mandatory Requirements

Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Post-graduate qualification in relevant field, (or be working towards).

Additional relevant post graduate education/qualifications or progression towards these

Highly developed verbal communication skills to enable effective liaison within an interdisciplinary team

Highly developed written communication skills to ensure accurate case recording and statistics

High level of clinical competence judged by complexity of clients and level of independent practice

Strong theoretical knowledge base relevant to work place

Ability to relate to and treat clients with a wide range of disabilities from a variety of social and ethnic backgrounds

Demonstrated skills in innovation, service development, and evaluation

High level organisational skills

Understanding of health structures

Dynamic and innovative problem-solving skills

Entitlement to work within Australia

A Police Check that is current and within 12 months of the issue date

Provision of valid Working with Children Check

Provision of an NDIS Worker Screening Check

Up to date Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers in accordance with Secretary, Department of Health Directions

Demonstrated expert knowledge and skills in the provision of musculoskeletal physiotherapy services within the Outpatient setting

Demonstrated ability to plan and manage a caseload, including the co-ordination of other staff

Demonstrated ability to undertake quality initiatives

Demonstrated ability to supervise students, Grade 1 and Grade 2 staff

Demonstrated communication skills

Demonstrated time management skills

Demonstrated leadership skills

Proficient in the use of Microsoft 365 applications