Call for applications

21 Aug 2014

Call for applications for physiotherapists to join the Physiotherapy Board of Australia's list of approved persons for appointment to panels and/or the Physiotherapy Advisor List.

The National Board is seeking applications from experienced practising physiotherapists with a minimum of three years current and recent experience, interested in being included on a List of Approved Persons for appointment to panels and/or the Physiotherapy Advisor List, to assist the National Board in its primary role of protecting the public.

The National Board is seeking candidates who practise and reside in the following states and territories:

• ACT 
• New South Wales 
• Northern Territory 
• Queensland 
• South Australia 
• Tasmania 
• Victoria 
• Western Australia

List of Approved Persons:

Recruitment in accordance with s183(2) of the National Law, to the extent practicable, will exclude individuals whose residence or principal place of practice is in a co-regulatory jurisdiction (i.e. NSW).

Under the National Law , a National Board convenes health panels and performance and professional standards panels when required to hold hearings into specific health, performance or conduct matters for individual registered health professionals. Such panels consist of members chosen from a National Board List of Approved person for appointment to panels.

Applications to the List of Approved Persons will be assessed by a Selection Advisory Panel for appointable positions.

Physiotherapy Advisor List:

The National Board is seeking applications from registered physiotherapists who may be approached to assist in other activities such as assisting in performance assessments for practitioners, or providing an opinion in a focused area of practice.

All appointments are for up to three years, with eligibility for re-appointment, and are expected to commence in late 2014.

Candidate information pack and application forms

• Advisor and panel member application guide (77.8 KB,PDF), Word version (422 KB,DOCX)
• Advisor and panel member application form (75.6 KB,PDF), Word version (419 KB,DOCX)
• AHPRA criminal check information and application form (903 KB,PDF).

Please download the information guide and application form above. All general queries about the process should be directed to boardappoint@ahpra.gov.au.

Submission requirements are detailed in the Application Form. Applications should be received by 5.00pm AEST on Monday 8 September 2014.