PHYSIOTHERAPY & HEALTH

Working in Australia

• Step 1 - Get your Skills Recognised

  Learn about skills recognition.

• Step 2 - Register with a Physiotherapist Board

  Physiotherapy Registration Boards are statutory authorities responsible for the registration of physiotherapists. Primarily the functions of the Physiotherapists Registration Boards in each State are:
  
  
  • To protect public health and safety.
  • Maintenance and promotion of professional standards of physiotherapy practice in each State and Territory
  • To register physiotherapists
  • To advise the Minister on matters relating to the standards of physiotherapy practice;
  • To distribute information pertaining to Physiotherapy Registration Acts and the Regulations to physiotherapists, consumers and other interested persons.
  
  You must register with the appropriate Physiotherapists Registration Board before practising as a physiotherapist in Australia.
  
  
  New South Wales
  www.physioreg.health.nsw.gov.au
  
  Queensland
  www.physioboard.qld.gov.au
  
  Western Australia
  www.prbwa.com.au
  
  Northern Territory
  Ms Janette Steele, Registrar
  Phone: (08) 8999 4157
  Fax: (08) 8999 4196
  Email: healthprofessions.ths@nt.gov.au
  
  Australian Capital Territory
  health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=sp&did=10030521
  
  Victoria
  www.physioboard.vic.gov.au
  
  South Australia
  www.physioboardsa.org.au
  
  Tasmania
  www.physioboard.tas.gov.au
  
  
  
  
  

• Step 3 - Join the Australian Physiotherapy Association

  About APA Membership
  
  

• Step 4 - Purchase Professional Indemnity Insurance

  
  It is recommended that indemnity insurance be obtained before commencing employment.
  
  Guild Insurance is the recommended insurance company for physiotherapists within Australia. APA members receive substantial discounts with Guild Insurance. Proof of Board Registration is required before insurance will be granted.
  
  Contact Guild Insurance for an application form/ details on insurance options.
  Ph: 1800 810 213 (For international first dial 0011 61).
  
  

• Step 5 - Obtain a Working Visa

  The Department of Immigration can assist you with your applications for a working visa permit to work in Australia.
  
  

• Step 6 - Find Employment

  For a detailed listing of national vacancies, use the APA Classifeds.