Step into a fast-paced role where your clinical expertise meets real-time impact. As a Senior Physiotherapist in the Emergency Department at Toowoomba Hospital, you’ll assess, treat and guide patients through acute presentations, working closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver responsive, evidence-based care. This role offers autonomy, variety and the chance to shape physiotherapy services in a dynamic hospital environment.

Job details

What your day will look like….

You'll manage a broad caseload, applying advanced clinical judgment to assess and treat patients in the Emergency Department. Whether consulting on musculoskeletal injuries, coordinating with nursing and medical staff, or refining protocols for rapid intervention, your work will be hands-on and collaborative. You'll contribute to service planning, mentor junior staff and participate in quality improvement initiatives that enhance care across departments. Every decision you make helps patients move forward safely, confidently and with clarity.

Let's talk about you!

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following:

• Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.
• Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.
• Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.
• Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.
• Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.

Why Us?

Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect.  DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.

Benefits!

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport
• Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility
• Generous Salary Sacrificing

Next step….

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.

Find out more about us!

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Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For more information about Darling Downs Health, please go to www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• DD2508653527 Role Description (PDF, 796KB)
  Role Description
  
  Candidate Application Guide (PDF, 198KB)
  Information Package for Applicants