Enhance health outcomes of our young patients in this autonomous role.

• This is a job pool for permanent part-time, fixed term and casual appointments for weekend only
• There are permanent part-time roles available across multiple weekend clinical areas in our weekend services as well as fixed term part-time leave cover.

CRVCID No. 667415

About the Roles:

The four positions available range across multiple clinical areas in our weekend services:

• Respiratory Acute/ICU (full day shift)
• Respiratory Subacute (full day shift)
• Orthopaedics/Surgical (full day shift)
• Rehabilitation (half day shift)

As a Senior Physiotherapist working in one of these varied and rewarding roles, you will apply your advanced clinical practice skills to provide comprehensive care and physiotherapy treatments to a diverse range of inpatients at Perth Children’s Hospital.

In the Acute Respiratory/ICU role, you will work within the paediatric intensive care and high dependency units with young patients facing acute and deteriorating conditions, utilising your specialised skills in intubation and ventilation. In the Subacute Respiratory role, you will also provide respiratory physiotherapy for patients with conditions such as cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis, employing manual techniques and specialised devices to enhance lung ventilation and clear secretions. In the Orthopaedics/Surgical and Rehabilitation shifts, your expertise will be crucial in orthopaedic and neurological rehabilitation, where you will focus on progressing the patient to enable early discharge.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing and coordinating specialised physiotherapy services to paediatric patients, including assessment, intervention, and evaluation at an advanced level, across a range of respiratory, neurological, and musculoskeletal presentations.
• Prioritising and coordinating your caseload, actively participating in clinical reviews, and completing clinical documentation and necessary administrative tasks.
• Coordinating and supervising P1 physiotherapists, assigning physiotherapy interventions and tasks and obtaining feedback on patient progress and clinical issues.
• Educating families, carers, and other staff in understanding the nature of the patient’s mobility and/or functional challenges and organising discharge summaries, completing outpatient referrals as needed.

A tertiary qualification in Physiotherapy and eligibility for registration by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia is required for this role.

About our Team

Located at Perth Children’s Hospital, our Physiotherapy Department comprises of over 80 dedicated professionals and provides a comprehensive state-wide service to children aged 0-16 years including inpatient and outpatient services, with transition to adult care for those over 16 years.

Our team provide assessments, advice, education, and a range of interventions for babies through to young people including early intervention for developmental concerns, neurology, rehabilitation, respiratory, musculoskeletal, oncology, bladder or bowel issues and other complex illnesses.

We work closely with multidisciplinary teams across medical, allied health and nursing teams to provide assessment, advice, and education to a diverse group of patients and their families, enabling carers to understand and be part of their child’s health journey.

How to Apply

We welcome your application via the ‘Apply for Job’ button at the bottom of this page. Your application should contain the following:

• A statement addressing selection criteria 2, 3, 4, and 6– no more than 4 pages.
• Acurrent resume which summarises your experience, qualifications and how you can meet the position requirements.
• Please provide the name, email, and contact details of two referees who can be contacted to provide a reference. Referees should include at least one individual who has been or is your direct Line Manager/Supervisor. (We will contact you to seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees).

Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form. 

Role related questions:

We encourage you to contact Gavin MacKenzie, Manager Inpatients Physiotherapy on 0436 595 459 or by email [email protected] with any specific questions related to this recruitment process or the different positions and roles included in the pool.

Help in submitting your application: If you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Eligibility to Apply: Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector.  Visa sponsorship for eligible international applicants that meet immigration requirements may also be considered.

This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au

Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.

WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.

In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

This is an “open-ended” recruitment pool, and as such the following should be noted:

• The panel will monitor this recruitment pool for applications, and will assess on a regular basis.
• Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. 
• Appointments may be made from this pool until 30/04/2027.

About CAHS:

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service for infants, children and young people. CAHS comprises four service areas: Neonatology, Community Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH).

With over 6500 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan area.

For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS, please click here and for further information regarding CAHS’ services, please click here

CAHS values: To achieve our vision of healthy kids, healthy communities, CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability.

During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the person named in this advert.

For Assistance including any adjustment needed to accommodate a disability and confidential enquiries – please contact the Strategic Talent Acquisition Recruitment Team (START) service via email: [email protected]

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted. 

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED.