A physiotherapist and patient in the Kokoda Gym at Heidelberg Repatriation HospitalA physiotherapist and patient in the Kokoda Gym at Heidelberg Repatriation HospitalA physiotherapist and patient in the Kokoda Gym at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital

Clinics & services

Physiotherapy

For health professionals

Physiotherapy is part of the Austin Health Physiotherapy Clinical School, as part of the University of Melbourne.

We treat patients in the following services or units:

  • Intensive Care
  • Open Heart Surgery
  • Liver Transplant
  • General Medical
  • General & Medical Surgery
  • Acute Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Long Term Ventilator Patients
  • Inpatient Trauma
  • Inpatient Elective
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Outpatient Orthopaedics
  • Outpatient Plastics
  • Stroke Unit
  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Aged Care 

Overseas physiotherapists

The Australian Physiotherapy Council is the only assessment authority for overseas physiotherapy practitioners looking for work in Australia.

Do not contact the hospital to request clinical placements.

From time to time, Austin Health may be able to provide supervised practice for overseas qualified physiotherapists.

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