About the role
Mater Hospital Springfield is seeking applications for Senior Physiotherapist – Paediatrics to join us in a permanent, part time (0.8 FTE) role. Based at our Springfield campus, these roles will be part of a landmark moment in Queensland healthcare at Mater Hospital Springfield — opening early 2026. This state of the art facility will meet the needs of the growing Greater Springfield region. With a mix of public and private beds across ICU, maternity, emergency and medical, surgical services, it’s set to care for over 200,000 patients annually.
The Physiotherapy department at MHS provides a broad range of public and private acute health services with adults, women’s health, neonatology, children and adolescent services. The Mater Hospital Springfield Physiotherapy team provides specialist services to inpatients and outpatients across the continuum of neonatal and paediatric care. The Neonatal Critical Care Unit has 16 cots, Paediatric inpatient unit has 19 beds, with Paediatric Outpatient service to open in the coming months.
Salary range: $66.58 - $71.64 (HP4) per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!
What you’ll be doing
In this role, you will lead family centred, evidence based, neonatal, infant and general paediatric clinical care, in an emergency department, inpatient (NCCU, postnatal and paediatric wards) and outpatient settings. This will include caring for infants and children with cardiorespiratory, developmental, neurological, musculoskeletal and orthopaedic concerns, throughout the continuum of care. Please note this role will also involve weekend and on call rosters as required.
Reporting to the Physiotherapy Team Lead, you will be delivering safe, effective and evidence-based clinical services within paediatric services and clinically supervising and training HP3 Physiotherapists in neonatal and paediatric care.
About you
The successful applicant will have the following:
Why join us?
Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater #GETBETTERWITHMATER
For more information regarding the role, please contact Mandy Carr, Allied Health Manager, at Mandy.Carr@mater.org.au
Applications close Tuesday, 2nd June 2026 –please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW. Direct applications only — we are not engaging recruitment agencies at this time. All successful candidates may be required to complete pre‑employment checks (including criminal history, working rights, medical and working with children checks).
Mater offers a safe, supportive, flexible and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Visit our Reconciliation webpage
Mater ensures all children have an environment suitable for their safety and wellbeing through proper supervision and safeguarding practices.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
