Physiotherapist - Grade 1 (New Graduate)

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

• Work for Australia's leading Children's Hospital
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Hub of medical precinct in Parkville, Melbourne

About the Role:

There are two fixed-term (12 months), full-time positions at 1.0 FTE/80 hours per fortnight within the Physiotherapy Department.  These positions are available for new graduate physiotherapists to undertake a graduate year, commencing in late January/early February 2026.

These roles are part of our Paediatric Rotation Program (PRP), which offers the opportunity to rotate on a four-monthly basis between various specialty areas, developing skills and experience across a wide range of clinical specialties and working towards a career in paediatric physiotherapy.  As part of the PRP, you will provide physiotherapy services to children and adolescents as part of a multidisciplinary team.  You will ensure that physiotherapy services are innovative, evidence-informed and provided in a child and family centred context.

Classification for these positions will range from Grade 1 Year 1 to Grade 1 Year 2 (FTE base salary $70,590 to $74,173 per annum, plus superannuation).

What you'll achieve:

• Provide evidence-based physiotherapy services to patients referred by designated units, in collaboration with supervising clinicians.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure delivery of a holistic, streamlined approach to care that best meets the needs of the patient and their family.
• Work in a flexible manner and participate in other duties as allocated, consistent with skill level to ensure adequate cover and clinical care across the whole Physiotherapy Department service.
• Achieve and maintain competency in relevant skills in line with departmental requirements relevant to the role.

Your skills and experience:

• Hold a Physiotherapy degree qualification from an accredited course/university and registration to practice as a Physiotherapist with AHPRA.
• Have no more than six months of experience working as a graduated Physiotherapist.
• Successful completion of physiotherapy placements in large hospitals with high acuity caseloads.

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About the Department:

The Physiotherapy Department is a vibrant community of individuals who share a commitment to ongoing learning and partnering with families in the provision of evidence-based care.  The Department also embodies the RCH Compact pledge that 'we do better work caring for children and families when we also care for each other'.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
• Professional development and special events

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
• Compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure

Application process:

To apply, you will need a resume and brief (no more than one page) cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.  Please include within your resume the details of your clinical placements, including placement location and patient populations seen as well as the clinical placement grade for placements that have already been completed.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!

For more information about this position please contact Fiona Fenton, Manager of Physiotherapy - Ph: 0403 130 342; Email: fiona.fenton@rch.org.au

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 13 October 2025