Senior Physiotherapist

Provide and maintain specialist physiotherapy services for outreach and community-based clients across Tasmania's North West region, delivering assessment, treatment, follow-up care for at-risk clients post-discharge, and expert physiotherapy advice through both consultancy and hands-on service delivery in clients' homes and community settings.

The Community Outreach Physiotherapy Team is a smaller team that sits within the broader Physiotherapy Team of the North West Area Health service of the THS. This role will predominantly support clients of the North West community within their homes or at times, in one of our Outpatient settings. You will be part of the broader MDT team including other Allied Health Disciplines, community nursing and Specialist Palliative Care services that also works with our other Physiotherapy colleagues in the acute and outpatient settings.

This position is based in Burnie at the North West Regional Hospital. To promote, provide and maintain optimal specialist physiotherapy care to outreach/community-based clients across the North West Region of Tasmania, including follow up post discharge ‘at risk’ clients. Provide a consultancy and advisory service in addition to “hands on” physiotherapy. Service provision is provided in homes or may be centre-based throughout the THS-North West Region.

You will need:

• Experience in Physiotherapy broadly and ability to time manage juggling direct client care, case co-ordination and travel to home-based clients of NW Community.
• High level interpersonal skills to communicate with broader community NGO’s, MDT Teams, colleagues and clients and their families/care providers.

Details of appointment: Fixed term part time, day worker position, working up to 68.4 hours per fortnight, commencing from 31 August 2026 until 5 February 2027. Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Union Wages Agreement 2025. You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Benefits available to eligible candidates include:

• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria. Registered with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.

We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.