Physiotherapist, Women's and Newborn Health Program

to apply as an internal applicant.

Req : 225871
Department/Program: Allied Health NICU, Women's & Newborn Health
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (60% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $38.4318 - $52.7714 /hour
Closing Date:
September 11, 2026 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities.

We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization.

There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country.

We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2

SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Neonatal Care Team, the Physiotherapist (PT) works as part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team providing Physiotherapy services to infants in a Family-Integrated Care Environment. The PT will provide services within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a focus on neuroprotective and developmental care. This may be on a direct, consultative, or monitoring basis.

The PT is responsible for developmental assessment and intervention, including but not limited to motor development, neuromuscular status, posture, movement quality, musculoskeletal integrity, pain management and positioning and handling needs of infants in the NICU. The PT educates and coaches parents and caregivers in infant development and developmental care, including handling, positioning, and developmental support.

The PT liaises with the team and family to support goals related to on-going discharge planning and to ensure continuity of care. The PT participates in clinical rounds, developmental care rounds, interdisciplinary care planning, and client and family meetings.

The PT supports service development through care team meetings, discipline meetings, working groups, and subcommittees as needed.

The PT consults and collaborates with other interdisciplinary team members both within the Health Centre and in the community and contributes to staff education.

The PT participates in precepting students and supervising Rehabilitation Assistants as appropriate.

This position requires daily recording of workload, documentation of program plans…