New Grad Exercise Physiologist | $75k-$85K + | Nationwide | 12 month program

Proactive Health; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary 75k–85k AUD

PD allowance 5k per year

Career path across 350+ clinics

Mentor support

Charity partner program

Job summary

Proactive Health invites new graduates to join its Exercise Physiologist graduate program, starting February 2027. You’ll be mentored by senior EPs and work within a multidisciplinary team across 350+ clinics nationally, gaining structured 12-month development and case review.

Successful candidates will complete a graduate induction, experience supervised practice, and have a clear pathway beyond the grad year with ongoing MDT support and charity collaboration.

Qualifications

• Degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology or equivalent.
• ESSA AEP accreditation or eligibility upon graduation.
• Eligibility for a Medicare provider number.
• Current First Aid and CPR (HLTAID011/ HLTAID009) or ability to secure.
• Queensland Blue Card or willingness to apply.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check to be completed before starting.
• Full working rights in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients and prescribe exercise for chronic disease, injury and complex conditions.
• Run 1:1 sessions and small groups in gym/hydro/Pilates settings.
• Work across Medicare, DVA, NDIS, WorkCover and private clients.
• Write clear reports/letters for GPs and referrers using Heidi AI notetaking.
• Build your caseload with mentor support throughout the program.

Skills

Teamwork

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Clinical reasoning

Communication

Education

Degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology

Graduating 2026/27

Job description

Your first year as an EP shapes the clinician you’ll become. We want yours to be a great one.

Proactive Health is looking for a new graduate Exercise Physiologist to start in February 2027. You’ll join other graduates on the Proactive Health graduate program, so you can support each other through the transition. We’re a national allied health network with 350+ clinics, and we have vacancies across the whole of Australia.

You’ll work alongside physios, OTs, podiatrists, dietitians and more. That means you’ll learn how a multidisciplinary team really gets results for a client, with experienced EPs backing you the whole way.

What you’ll be doing

• Assessing clients and prescribing exercise for chronic disease, injury and complex conditions
• Running 1:1 sessions and small groups in a gym / hydro / Pilates based environment
• Working across Medicare, DVA, NDIS, WorkCover & private clinets
• Writing clear reports and letters for GPs and referrers, using our AI notetaking software Heidi.
• Building your caseload at a steady pace with your mentor alongside you, everystep of the way.

Your graduate program

• 12 month structured program with your own senior mentor
• Weekly 1:1 supervision and case review, including a PDP
• A graduate induction before you see your first client
• A reduced caseload to start, building over weeks, with confidence
• Cohort sessions with grads from across the network
• Graduate Program support from MDT, 3rd party associates and our senior clinical council

• A degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology or equivalent, completing in 2026 or early 2027
• ESSA AEP accreditation, or eligibility to apply when you graduate
• Eligibility for a Medicare provider number
• Current First Aid and CPR (HLTAID011 and HLTAID009), or ability to secure this.
• A Queensland Blue Card, or willingness to apply
• NDIS Worker Screening Check — will be completed before starting work.
• Full working rights in Australia

• $75K – $85K base + super
• $5K PD allowance every year, after successful completion of the graduate program
• A career path past your grad year, with 350+ clinics nationally if you ever want to move
• A clinic owner who’s personally invested in your growth
• A network that gives back, with Bowel Cancer Australia as our Charity of the Year