Physiotherapist - Rehabilitation Unit

Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

Your role at St John of God****Frankston Hospital We are looking for Grade 2/3 Physiotherapist for our Exercise Rehabilitation Unit, ideally you will have clinical experience working with a Neurological case load.

You will work alongside the Multi-disciplinary team to provide clinical physiotherapy services to clients using advanced evidence based practice skills.

The Position

• Provides clinical services to client groups and circumstances of a complex nature requiring advanced practice skills.
• Use of Evidence Based Patient treatment outcome measures and use of Patient feedback - satisfaction measures and quality assurance activities.
• Ensure prioritisation and delegation of duties of Physiotherapy caseloads for self and supervised staff.
• Promotes professional values and ethics in clinical practice.
• Demonstrates consolidated, current knowledge of research, evidence based practice in Physiotherapy and related clinical areas.
• Acts as a clinical consultant for the discipline and within the specialty
• Document in the patient/clients healthcare record in accordance with the SJGHC policies and procedure.
• Maintain statistical data in accordance with departmental and professional clinical guidelines.
• Provide high quality evidence based senior Physiotherapy services to patients/clients within the clinical specialty area/s including hydrotherapy where applicable.
• Provide physiotherapy assessment, intervention and evaluation at a senior practice level for complex and general caseload/s.
• Ensure that direct working relationships are established and maintained with colleagues and internal/external customers.
• Use of Evidence Based Patient treatment outcome measures and use of Patient feedback - satisfaction measures and quality assurance activities
• Ensure prioritisation and delegation of duties of Physiotherapy caseloads for self and supervised staff.
• Participate in evidence based clinical research activities, where applicable

You will Current registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia (AHPRA) and demonstrate advanced clinical experience and leadership in a highly specialised area of clinical practice within a healthcare setting.

To succeed, you will demonstrate experience in the initiation, design and implementation of research and quality improvement activities. You will have recent experience in Physiotherapy services in relevant clinical settings including the provision of hydrotherapy treatments.

Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you:

• Grade 3 Salary: $132,042 to $132,042 (pro rata basis for part time), plus 12 % superannuation
• Grade 2 Salary: $95,432 to $114,129 (pro rata basis for part time) plus 12% superannuation
• Fixed term full time position available from August 25 to Aug 26 (covering maternity break)
• Salary packaging up to $18,550on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation
• A welcoming & supportive culture
• Discounts on hospital services & private health insurance
• Option to purchase up to two weeks of additional annual leave
• Dynamic role in multidisciplinary team

St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed**to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.

For enquiries contact Natalie Lyle, Manager Allied Health,( 03) 9788 3272

If suitable candidates are identified, shortlisting and interviews may begin before the advertisement closes