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Physiotherapy Head of Department South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) Employment Type: Permanent Full Time Position Classification: Physiotherapist Level 5 Remuneration: $135,884 - $139,188 per annum plus superannuation Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: REQ628141 Location: Randwick, Sydney Applications Close: Sunday, 28 December 2025 About the Role We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated Physiotherapy Head of Department to lead the physiotherapy service at the Royal Hospital for Women. This pivotal role holds operational accountability for the Physiotherapy Department, reporting operationally to the Director of Nursing and Midwifery and maintaining professional accountability to the Physiotherapy Discipline Advisor. The successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership, guiding and managing the physiotherapy service to ensure the delivery of highquality, patientcentred care. You will champion clinical excellence, support staff development, and drive service improvements aligned with NSW Ministry of Health (MoH) and SESLHD policies, procedures, and standards. If you are passionate about advancing womens health and leading a skilled allied health team, we invite you to apply and contribute to a service dedicated to exceptional care for our patients, clients, and their carers. Responsibilities Provide strategic and operational leadership of the Physiotherapy Department. Lead clinical excellence and support staff development. Drive service improvements aligned with MoH and SESLHD policies. Ensure delivery of highquality, patientcentred care. Selected Criteria Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and current registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia. Extensive clinical and leadership experience as a practising physiotherapist within Womens Health. Ability to provide highlevel leadership and strategic management of staff, resources, and services to meet current and future clinical service requirements. Strong collaborative skills in a multidisciplinary team and ability to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement. Experience initiating, leading, completing, and sharing quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes, with evidencebased practice. Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills. Current drivers licence (or willingness to travel). Benefits Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for fulltime employees) in addition to annual leave. Salary packaging options up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K for meal & entertainment and Novated Leasing. Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport. Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Discounted Private Health Insurance. Contact For role related queries or questions contact Leanne Horvat on [email protected] Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. SeSLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. Open to candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians. Reasonable Adjustments NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and you may require adjustments. If we can make adjustments, email [email protected]. #J-18808-Ljbffr