Physiotherapist (Grade 2)

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Physiotherapist role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Physiotherapy team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive. 

Latrobe Regional Health is looking for Physiotherapist (Grade 2) to join our growing team on a full time on an ongoing basis.

The Physiotherapist (Grade 2) – Community Rehabilitation Services provides high-quality, evidence-based physiotherapy with LRH’s community rehabilitation programs. This includes delivering therapy to individual clients as well as contributing to group programs such as heart and lung group, cardiac rehabilitation, hip and knee group, and stroke group. The role involves managing a clinical caseload, contributing to multidisciplinary care, and ensuring physiotherapy services meet best-practice standards.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

The role of the Physiotherapist (Grade 2) is to:

• Provide high-standard, evidence-based physiotherapy services for individual community rehabilitation clients and group-based programs.
• Manage an independent clinical caseload, ensuring all assessments, treatment plans and progress documentation meet LRH standards.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary team members to ensure coordinated, person-centred care and appropriate engagement of patients and families.
• Supervise and support Grade 1 Physiotherapists, AHAs and students, including providing direction, feedback and performance development.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, including evaluating service effectiveness, implementing evidence-based practice and participating in policy/procedure development.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• A Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) or equivalent, with current AHPRA registration and eligibility for APA membership.
• Well-developed rehabilitation knowledge and applied clinical skills, with the ability to provide both individual and group-based physiotherapy interventions.
• Experience supervising Grade 1 Physiotherapists, AHAs and physiotherapy students, with a commitment to supporting their development.
• Excellent organisational, time-management and documentation skills, with commitment to continuous improvement and evidence-based practice.

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Amanda Alton, Physiotherapy Manager email on Amanda.Alton@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au 

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications Close: 19 March 2026

Shortlisting and intervewing will commence immediately for this position.

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey.

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.