Grade 3 Aquatic Physiotherapist or Exercise Physiologist

Grade 3 Physiotherapist or Exercise Physiologist – Aquatic Therapy

Permanent Part-Time | 40 hours per fortnight | Starting September 2025 (flexible start date available)
Location: Grampians Health Ballarat

About the Role

Are you ready to take the next step in your career within a dynamic and supportive team environment?

Grampians Health Ballarat is seeking a passionate and experienced Aquatic Physiotherapist or Exercise Physiologist to join our multidisciplinary team. This permanent, part-time role offers the opportunity to deliver high-quality aquatic therapy services to outpatient, paediatric, and inpatient rehabilitation clients.

In addition to clinical care, the role includes leadership responsibilities such as supervision, coordination of professional development, and service development to ensure contemporary clinical excellence across our aquatic services.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver expert-level aquatic therapy across diverse client groups.
• Oversee pool water quality, plant room operations, and facility management.
• Model Grampians Health values: Collaboration, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Innovation.
• Lead service development initiatives including evaluation, clinical governance, and quality improvement.
• Communicate effectively across multidisciplinary teams and management levels.

Skills & Experience

Qualifications

• Registered as a Physiotherapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency or as an Exercise Physiologist with Exercise and Sports Science Australia.

Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

• A minimum of seven years’ experience, including significant experience and preferably a post-graduate qualification in the relevant clinical area of practice
• Advanced knowledge of assessment treatment and management options for a broad range of clients requiring Aquatic Therapy (preferably completed Level 3 Aquatic course, or be willing to undertake this)
• Advanced knowledge in the relevant legislation, water quality and plant room management (preferably completed Aquatic Technical Operator course, or be willing to undertake this)
• Demonstrated ability to identify, implement and review quality improvement activities, and positively influence change as required

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Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Nick Halliburton, Deputy Manager Physiotherapy East – 0482 995 313 or Luke Evans, Deputy Manager Exercise Physiology – 0457 887 492 for a confidential discussion. 

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. 

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Culture & Benefits 

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Staff Fitness program
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city.  Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping.  Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.