Senior Palliative Care Physiotherapist

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD); Sydney; On-site; AUD 122,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

12 days off per year

Learning & development

Gym discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is seeking a Physiotherapist Level 3 for a temporary full-time role at Prince of Wales Hospital. You will provide high-quality physiotherapy within Palliative Care, aligning with NSW Health policies and SESLHD standards.

This position supports patient-centred care across acute and community services in a dynamic health district. The role offers 38 hours per week, a salary of around $121,568 – $125,507 per annum plus superannuation, and

Qualifications

• Registered physiotherapist with NSW Health/ AHPRA standards.
• Extensive post-graduate clinical experience in Palliative Care Physiotherapy.
• Ability to provide clinical supervision and lead service improvements.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and implement high-quality physiotherapy care within Palliative Care for Prince of Wales Hospital patients.

Skills

Physiotherapy

Palliative care

Clinical supervision

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Physiotherapy degree

Job description

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time up to 14 November 2027

Position Classification: Physiotherapist Level 3

Remuneration: $121,568 - $125,507 per annum plus superannuation

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ687431

Application Close: Sunday 20 September 2026

Additional Benefits

• Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, Novated Leasing; and Discounted Private Health Insurance.
• Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
• Health & wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.

Where you'll be working

Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Service is a Level 6 Tertiary Referral Hospital with an inpatient bed base of 370. Each year we care for more than 70,000 patients in our Emergency Department and have around 50,000 admissions to the inpatient units. POWH offers an outpatient service and rural outreach service and provides more than 900,000 occasions of non-admitted patient care each year, including innovative virtual models of care. We have transitioned the majority of inpatient units and wards to the Acute Services Building (ASB) including a state of the art Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit. POWH provides an exceptional staff experience and enhanced patient and family outcomes as a result of the provision of person-centred care.

Randwick Local council is renowned for our world-class beaches and supported by cafes and restaurants to tickle your taste-buds, Randwick’s fascinating coastline and atmosphere will have you in awe the minute you arrive. Offering a mix of historic buildings, impressive beaches and coastal walks coupled with boutique restaurants, transport links and a vibrant nightlife, you’ll never be short of things to do in this progressive community.

What You'll Be Doing

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

Plan, coordinate, and implement in-depth levels of clinical expertise and extensive specialised knowledge within Palliative Care in order to provide high quality physiotherapy to patients of Prince of Wales Hospital, consistent with NSW Health and South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) policies, procedures and standards.

Selection Criteria

• Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and the Physiotherapy Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• Extensive post graduate clinical experience in Palliative Care Physiotherapy
• Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
• Ability to provide in-depth advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence, with the capacity to provide clinical supervision to other staff.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
• Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.
• Current Drivers licence valid in NSW, for provision of community based physiotherapy services as required.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email [e-mail] and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information For Applicants

• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
• We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support ([e-mail]) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website

For role related queries or questions contact Joshua Wakefield on [e-mail]

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