Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 9 Month Contract with the possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Health Professional Officer Level 3 (PN 40890)
Salary: $109,543 - $123,772 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: University of Canberra Hospital
Section: Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Services
Closing Date: 10th July 2025

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to discounted gym membership.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

An upcoming opportunity exists for a suitably qualified Exercise Physiologist with experience working in a rehabilitation setting to join the University of Canberra Exercise Physiology team in a temporary capacity. The suitable applicant will ideally be familiar with a sub- acute hospital and/ or community rehabilitation setting. The successful applicant will join the multidisciplinary and diverse Brindabella Rehabilitation team and will provide clinical interventions and support to junior EP staff across inpatient and outpatient settings including the aquatic exercise therapy service.

The UCH based Exercise Physiology (EP) Team are based within the Brindabella Day and Ambulatory Rehabilitation Services (BDARS) and provide Exercise Physiology services to UCH inpatient and outpatient services. This includes BDARS, UCH Inpatient Rehabilitation Wards, Aquatic Exercise/ Hydrotherapy Service and the Sub Acute Mental Health inpatient and outpatient services based at UCH.

The CHS Exercise Physiology Profession Lead provides professional support to the UCH EP team.

This position will require you to work flexibly across services / locations and may be required to participate in a weekend roster.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

To Apply:

Please submit online, a copy of your CV along with a 2-page Response to the Selection Criteria listed in the position description.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please see the full contact details and how to apply on the CHS Careers Page.