Physiotherapist G2

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Physiotherapist Grade 2 - General Medicine and Frailty, Austin Health Permanent, part time 0.6EFT (22.80 hours per week).
$88K-$102K base + salary packaging + super (pro-rata for part time)  Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide.
We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the department:  The Physiotherapy Department comprises about 112 EFT (Equivalent Full Time) staff at the Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, and the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre.
It provides seven days per week, 12 hours per day services to acute and aged care areas.
There is also a seven day a week primary care service for soft tissue injuries in the Emergency Department  It is a major clinical school for the University of Melbourne with responsibility for about 180 students from 1st through to 3rd year for the Doctorate of Physiotherapy (DPT) course.
The Physiotherapy department is also associated with Swinburne University as a clinical school.
Clinical research is a priority of the department.
About the role:  The Transition and Maintenance physiotherapy clinical stream provides a comprehensive service for all acute inpatients within Austin Health and is integrated within the nationally awarded innovative Austin Acute Physiotherapy workforce model of care.
The General Medicine and Frailty Grade 2 position sits within the Transition and Maintenance clinical stream.
The General Medicine and Frailty Grade 2 works within a general medicine sub-group of Grade 4, 3, 2s and 1 and AHAs across Acute Wards 7West, North, East and 5West and Ward 10 Aged Care Acute ward at Repat Campus.
A regular day will see you:  Triage the general medicine patient referral and caseload, identify physiotherapy problems, provide physiotherapy treatments for patients with clinical frailty, falls risk, functional change and chronic disease management Provide supervision to grade 1 staff and allied health assistants   Provide training to physiotherapy students Assist with in-hospital physiotherapy management of the Transition and Maintenance clinical steam patients when required based on clinical priority of the hospital Participate in active research projects in conjunction with the Physiotherapy department   Complete quality improvement and education project work in alignment with the Physiotherapy department.
About you:  Ideally, you'll have:  At least 3 years' experience working as a clinical physiotherapist, preferably with experience in General Medicine and Aged Care Previous experience in Aged Care and NDIS discharge planning Previous experience in the management of cardio-respiratory chronic disease patients   Previous experience and skills in supervision of staff and training of students Capacity to work well with other members of a multidisciplinary team  Demonstrate clinical, organisational, program development, leadership and evaluation and supervision skills.
Our benefits Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.
Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program Mentoring and career development opportunities Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists Work with us
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People.
We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities.
We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date.
This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Mark Hindson, Physiotherapist G4 at ****** Interested in finding out more about this opportunity?
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Application closing date: Friday 17 January 2025