Physiotherapist - Level 3 - Aged Care and Rehabilitation

Join a dynamic team and elevate your career as a Physiotherapist, providing expert care in the Illawarra Shoalhaven region

$56.68 - $58.52 per hour + 11.5% super & salary packaging | Temporary Part Time 18 hours per week until 11 January 2026 | Port Kembla Hospital (PKH) | REQ578016 | Grade: Physiotherapist Level 3 | Applications close: 4 June 2025

This is a temporary leave relief position until 11 January 2026 with the possibility of extension.

Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Level 3 Physiotherapist to join the Physiotherapy Rehabilitation and Aged Care service at Port Kembla Hospital.

This exciting role focuses on community-based therapy through an outreach service. You'll have the opportunity to supervise junior rotational physiotherapists while leading service development and quality improvement initiatives, ensuring clinical excellence in outpatient and community physiotherapy services.

The successful applicant should have advanced clinical skills in frailty, falls prevention and ability to work closely with the multidisciplinary team.

This recruitment creates an eligibility list for future temporary part-time and full-time positions, including a casual pool. There is potential for increased hours and an extension of the contract.

For more information and to view the position classification, see the Position Description here.

A Little About Us.

As a part of the new

Shellharbour Hospital and Integrated Services Project

, a new Community Health Centre is being built on the old Port Kembla Hospital site. Located on Dharawal Country,

Warrawong Community Health Centre

will bring together a range of services including community mental health, drug and alcohol, community nursing, and child and family services.

Until the new Community Centre is complete,

some allied health services

will continue to operate out of the Port Kembla Hospital site.

Benefits Of Working With ISLHD.

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

• Allocated Days Off (ADO) – once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)
  
  

Salary packaging

– less tax and more take-home pay

Novated leasing

– lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)

Fitness Passport

• discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)
  
  

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

– free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families

• Discounted health insurance is available through a number of different private health insurance providers. Talk to your provider today for more information
• Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities
  
  

Apply now by reading the Position Description, then, using our online portal, submit a resume and answer the

selection criteria

within the application. In addition, please note you must have the following essential requirements:

• Applicable vaccination requirements for a
  
  

Category A

role.

• Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• Current AHPRA Registration
• Valid NSW Drivers Licence
  
  

ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the

Child Safe Standards.

We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

Need more information or help applying?

• Visit the ISLHD website for
  
  

application tips

,

to learn more about ISLHD

and

other important application information.

• Visit the
  
  

Stepping Up website here

• Stepping Up supports Aboriginal people to navigate the recruitment process and find a career or employment in NSW Health.
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For role-related queries or help applying, contact Catherine Carnegie

at

• @health.nsw.gov.au