Exercise Physiologist/Physiotherapist in Canberra

Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital. Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions. Flexible working conditions. Access to Employee Assistance Program.

About the Role: Join the Department of Bariatric Medicine's multidisciplinary team and play a key role in improving the health and wellbeing of people living with obesity and chronic disease. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Exercise Physiologist with specialised expertise in obesity and bariatric care to deliver high-quality, evidence-based interventions within a collaborative and innovative multi-disciplinary team. Reporting to the Clinical Unit Coordinator, you will provide comprehensive clinical Exercise Physiology assessment, education, exercise prescription, and intervention for patients throughout their bariatric care journey.

This role requires advanced knowledge of obesity as a chronic disease and expertise in prescribing safe, evidence-based exercise interventions for individuals with complex health needs. You will deliver services in both individual and group settings, using patient education, health promotion and behaviour change strategies to support sustainable lifestyle change. Working with patients undertaking intensive treatment pathways, including Very Low Energy Diets (VLEDs), obesity pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery, you will tailor exercise recommendations to optimise clinical outcomes, improve function and support long-term health and wellbeing.

You will also contribute to quality improvement activities and service development to ensure the delivery of contemporary, patient-centred care. We are seeking a motivated clinician with excellent clinical reasoning, communication and behaviour change skills who is passionate about supporting individuals living with obesity. You will be confident working independently, managing complex clinical presentations, and building positive professional relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, and service leaders to ensure seamless care delivery.

To be successful, you will have a minimum of three years' post-qualification experience, with five or more years highly regarded. Demonstrated experience in bariatric medicine, obesity management, chronic disease management, or related clinical settings will be highly advantageous. Experience delivering clinical exercise assessment and prescription across medical, pharmacological and surgical obesity treatment pathways is highly desirable.

A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and will remain valid for 12 months. This pool may be used to fill similar roles/ future vacant positions at the same level across CHS.

Note: Appointment to this position may be based on application and referee reports only. Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy and comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Part-time - This position is part-time at 29:24 hours per week and the full-time salary noted above will be pro-rata. Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‑based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together. Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community. Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind. CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved.