Senior Physiotherapist in Wagga Wagga

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and enthusiastic staff member to join the new MLHD Chronic Pain Service. The multidisciplinary team includes staff across medical, nursing, administration, physiotherapy and clinical psychology who will work together to provide high quality evidence-based care of our patients. The clinic is new to MLHD and the successful candidate will therefore be helping to pave the way of chronic pain management for the district. The Physiotherapist position is a two day a week role based at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital with Thursday and Friday as the working days.

Key responsibilities:

• Clinical Excellence & Patient-Centred Care: Deliver evidence-based physiotherapy across all settings, leading multidisciplinary teams to optimise outcomes, ensure timely discharge, and uphold professional and ethical standards including Aboriginal cultural competence.
• Documentation, Compliance & Quality Improvement: Maintain accurate documentation within KPIs and NSW Health Directives, contributing to service planning, evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Leadership, Supervision & Team Culture: Supervise junior staff and students, foster positive workplace culture, and actively contribute to MLHD Professional Discipline and Allied Health networks.
• Professional Development & Growth: Advance personal development through ongoing education, evidence-based practice, clinical supervision, and performance reviews to continuously improve service quality.

What MLHD offers:

• Meaningful Impact: Play a vital role in delivering essential health services to our diverse and vibrant regional communities.
• Flexible Working Arrangements: Designed to support work-life balance, aligned with NSW Health policy.
• Generous Salary Packaging: Access up to $20,600 per annum tax-free for living expenses, plus the option for novated car leasing.
• Professional Development: Take advantage of ongoing learning and career development opportunities.
• Health & Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our comprehensive wellness programs for you and your family, including Employee Assistance Programs, Fitness Passport and initiatives to support both physical and mental health.

Qualifications:

• Holds a tertiary Physiotherapy qualification with current AHPRA registration and demonstrates advanced clinical knowledge and evidence-based practice within chronic pain.
• Proven experience in clinical and team leadership, staff and student supervision and the ability to initiate, lead and evaluate quality improvement initiatives and service development.
• Highly developed communication skills including negotiation, advocacy, and decision-making, with the ability to engage constructively across a diverse range of stakeholders via in-person and telehealth delivery.
• Strong time management, written, verbal and IT skills, with a current Class C drivers licence and willingness to travel and develop policies and procedures that drive service improvement.

MLHD welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy. You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.