Senior Physiotherapist - Chronic Pain Service

SA Health - Women’s and Children’s Health Network; Adelaide; Presencial; AUD 112.000 - 120.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Salary packaging benefits (up to $9,?)

Meal entertainment expenses up to $2,?

Fitness Passport

Free public transport for SA Health en

Employee Assistance Program

Relocation assistance negotiable

Descripción de la vacante

Women’s and Children’s Health Network in North Adelaide is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist for the Paediatric Chronic Pain Service. This part-time, fixed-term role (0.60 FTE) offers an opportunity to lead pediatric pain assessments and interdisciplinary care with a supportive team.

You will work within a multidisciplinary setting, delivering comprehensive assessments, developing treatment plans, and providing education to children, young people and families to improve outcomes.

Formación

• Degree in Physiotherapy with registration in Australia.
• Experience or strong interest in chronic pain conditions.
• Experience in multidisciplinary care and service improvement.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver physiotherapy services within the Paediatric Chronic Pain Service.
• Assess referrals, interpret findings, and plan interdisciplinary treatment.
• Manage complex cases in collaboration with the team.
• Engage children and families using biopsychosocial approaches.
• Provide supervision to junior physiotherapists.

Conocimientos

Physiotherapy degree

Chronic pain experience

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Clinical supervision

Evidence-based practice

Educación

Bachelor of Physiotherapy

Descripción del empleo

Senior Physiotherapist - Chronic Pain Service

$112139 - $120284 + 12% Super and Salary Sacrifice

• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Paediatric Chronic Pain Service, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – AHP3, $112,139.00 - $120,284.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time (0.60FTE), Temporary (fixed term) contract for up to six months.
• Access to generous Professional Development funding and support

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility.

About the role

Join the Paediatric Chronic Pain Service and use your physiotherapy expertise to support children and young people and their families with complex and persistent pain conditions. Working closely within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you'll deliver comprehensive assessments, contribute to the development of interdisciplinary treatment plans, provide education and self-management strategies, and make a meaningful difference to the wellbeing of children and their families every day.

Key duties of the role

• Implement and evaluate physiotherapy services associated with the Paediatric Chronic Pain Service.
• Use high-level professional knowledge and skill to manage referrals, provide physiotherapy assessments, make interpretations of assessment findings, and formulate and implement physiotherapy intervention plans within an interdisciplinary team.
• Manage complex cases autonomously, in collaboration with interdisciplinary team.
• Engage young people and families in understanding persistent pain using the biopsychosocial framework.
• Support and provide clinical supervision to AHP2 Physiotherapists.

Skills and Experience

• Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.
• Experience with initiating, implementing and evaluating service improvement activities.
• Experience or strong interest related to chronic pain.
• Experience in managing complex clinical situations.
• Advanced ability to implement patient centred and evidence based practice.
• Ability to independently apply a high level of professional judgement relevant to paediatric chronic pain.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Friday 13 November 2026 at 11:55pm