Grade 4 Physiotherapy Clinical Educator

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. With more than 15 main sites—including hospitals, centres, and clinics—we provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people. More than 22,000 dedicated staff focus on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive.

About the Department

The Alfred Care Group Physiotherapy Department has more than 100 EFT and employs over 170 staff. The physiotherapy service has a proud history of clinical and academic excellence and remains strongly committed to pursuing excellence in physiotherapy through clinical research.

Alfred Care Group’s Physiotherapy Department provides acute physiotherapy services to patients of The Alfred and Sandringham Hospital and subacute physiotherapy services to Caulfield Hospital. The acute physiotherapy service is organised into five functional streams: Intensive Care, Musculoskeletal, Respiratory, PAN (Progressive Illness, Aged Care and Neurosciences), and Sandringham. The first four streams are located at The Alfred site, with the latter based at Sandringham.

The acute physiotherapy service provides clinical services and expertise in the following areas: intensive care, cardiothoracic surgery, general surgery, orthopaedics, trauma, burns, lung transplantation, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary rehabilitation, neurology and neurosurgery, infectious diseases, haematology/oncology, general medicine, haemophilia, and emergency.

The physiotherapy service at Caulfield Hospital provides an extensive range of inpatient and ambulatory services in rehabilitation, health of older person, and residential care. The subacute physiotherapy service is organised into four functional streams: Neurological Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Health of Older Persons (HOP), and ABI. It provides clinical services and expertise in neurology, non-traumatic spinal cord injury, orthopaedics, amputees, burns, complex regional pain, cardiac rehabilitation, aged care, transitional care, and aged psychiatry.

About the Role

The Physiotherapy Clinical Education Lead plays a vital role in developing and enhancing the Physiotherapy workforce, fostering a culture of clinical learning and best practice across the continuum of care. This position is responsible for collaboratively identifying education and training needs and strategically designing, implementing, and evaluating high-quality educational programs. It supports the career growth of Physiotherapists at all levels, including clinicians in specialty and educator roles.

The Physiotherapy Clinical Education Lead is a key member of the physiotherapy leadership group and works closely with clinical teams, stakeholders, and the leadership group to ensure education efforts align with organizational goals while adhering to best practices and evidence-based approaches. The role works with and is professionally accountable to the Allied Health Education Lead for education frameworks, alignment, and ensuring clinical education aligns with agreed professional education practices and priorities across Bayside Health.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and enhancement of the Physiotherapy workforce.
• Foster a culture of clinical learning and best practice across the continuum of care.
• Collaboratively identify education and training needs.
• Strategically design, implement, and evaluate high-quality educational programs.
• Support the career growth of Physiotherapists at all levels, including clinicians in specialty and educator roles.
• Work closely with clinical teams, stakeholders, and the leadership group to align education efforts with organizational goals.
• Ensure clinical education aligns with agreed professional education practices and priorities across Bayside Health.
• Develop innovative service models and programs in the provision of physiotherapy services.

Requirements

• Physiotherapist registered to practice in the state of Victoria (AHPRA).
• Postgraduate qualification (Masters Level or Higher) in a relevant field, or be working towards it.
• Preferable minimum of 10 years of experience, primarily in a hospital setting, as a practicing physiotherapist.
• Demonstrated experience in providing high-level teaching, training, and supervision to physiotherapy staff and students.
• Evidence of previous involvement in the development and implementation of quality improvement activities.
• Proven ability to develop innovative service models and programs in the provision of physiotherapy services.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and maintaining up-to-date, evidence-based clinical knowledge through research and collaboration with tertiary institutions.

Skills

• Applied knowledge of multi-modal design, implementation, and evaluation of single discipline or interprofessional education models.
• Applied knowledge of programme development supporting the competence, capability, and capacity of Physiotherapists.
• Demonstrated experience in leading change initiatives and/or project management.

Benefits

• 5 weeks of annual leave (pro rata).
• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia.
• Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax (subject to availability).
• Access for you and your family to an extensive network of health and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport membership.
• Excellent onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred via ProSport (pre-tax memberships).
• Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services.

Schedule

Part-time (45.6 hours per fortnight).