Physiotherapist - Grade 2

Employment Type: Full-Time Fixed Term

Hours: 76-hour fortnight

Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital

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Contact: Dr Anne Harrison | Physiotherapy Manager

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

Provide quality, person-centred Physiotherapy clinical care across inpatient care including the short-stay and medical modular units, ensuring a holistic and multidisciplinary team approach. 

• Grade 2, 1.0 EFT Physiotherapist, fixed contract commencing 13/04/26 to 30/09/2026

• Provides quality, person-centred physiotherapy clinical care to the allocated caseload, ensuring a holistic and multidisciplinary team approach.

• Participation in weekend rosters essential.

• Supportive and friendly physiotherapy and multidisciplinary team at Werribee Mercy Hospital.

What you’ll bring

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• AHPRA-recognised degree in Physiotherapy with full, unlimited AHPRA physiotherapy registration.

• Broad and relevant clinical physiotherapy experience ideally in an acute hospital setting including inpatient care.

• Ideally minimum 12 to 18 months hospital experience.

• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt, problem solve and prioritise competing tasks in a timely manner within a complex work setting.

• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

• Enthusiastic, dedicated, friendly, team-oriented, adaptable with positive ‘can do’ attitude, and a philosophy of evidence-based practice.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.

• Current and unlimited AHPRA Physiotherapy Registration

• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.