Senior Physiotherapist
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- Physiotherapist
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- REQ655623 Requisition #
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- 2 days ago Post Date
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Physiotherapist Level 4
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $126,524 - $129,591 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ655623
Applications close: 27/04/2026
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
Lead, inspire and shape the future of rehabilitation at Nepean Hospital. We are seeking an experienced Senior Physiotherapist to join our dynamic Rehabilitation service.
As a Senior Physiotherapist, you will coordinate and lead clinical education across a large rehabilitation ward while delivering hands‑on, high‑quality physiotherapy care. Working within a collaborative and highly experienced multidisciplinary team with strong university partnerships and a well-established student program, you will support physiotherapy students. You will also provide supervision and professional development for new graduate and Level 1/2 Physiotherapists, ensuring consistent, patient‑centred practice.
If you are passionate about rehabilitation, education and workforce development, this is an outstanding opportunity to make a lasting impact. Apply now and grow your leadership career at Nepean Hospital.
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Accrued Day Off (ADO)
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Degree in Physiotherapy and current National Physiotherapy Registration with AHPRA
- Evidence of extensive experience and demonstrated advanced levels of clinical expertise and leadership in a rehabilitation physiotherapy team.
- Demonstrated experience in managing a rehabilitation clinical service or team and proven ability to effectively prioritise, meet deadlines and organise a team's and own work and caseload.
- Extensive experience in student supervision with demonstrated understanding of adult learning principles, engaging, motivating, assessing and evaluating learners.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and support students across a range of activities to meet development goals /course/learning outcomes with an understanding of ClinConnect administration.
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement and/or research initiatives, service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate across all levels with internal and external stakeholders including high level committees, written reports and submissions, and conference and seminar presentations.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Shelley Boyle on Shelley.Boyle@health.nsw.gov.au
