In rehabilitation Physiotherapists use their knowledge and skills to help individuals overcome physical challenges, regain strength, and reclaim control over their bodies and lives!
Physiotherapist - Level 1/2
Rankin Park Centre
About the role:
In this role you will form part of the RPC Rehabilitation Team and will ensure the delivery of high-quality clinical service delivery, the development and implementation of innovative models of care and assurance of quality management processes.
RPC provides specialist rehabilitation services to both an inpatient and outpatient caseload. Rehabilitation is provided to patients following stroke, traumatic brain injury, other neurological conditions, general debility and amputation.
The RPC Physiotherapy Team consists of eight Physiotherapists and three Therapy Assistants, staff working both part and full-time. This role will be a rotating position working across the two inpatient rehabilitation wards, the day hospital outpatient rehabilitation service and the in-reach rehabilitation team at JHH.
Where you’ll be working:
- John Hunter Hospital (JHH) Physiotherapy department provides services to JHH, Rankin Park Centre (RPC) and Belmont District Hospitals (BDH).
- RPC is a Rehabilitation Unit within JHH Medical and Interventional Service and includes 40 inpatient beds and an outpatient service.
- This position will be based at RPC which is located on the JHH campus.
- The department is committed to providing a high-quality physiotherapy service and values the input of all staff members.
Benefits:
- Four (4) weeks annual leave for temporary and permanent employees (pro-rata if part time).
- Fitness Passport.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
- Working for a highly regarded public health facility, where supporting the local community is at the forefront of our business strategy.
- In this role you will be supported by the Level 5 Rankin Park Physiotherapy Manager, the JHH Senior Physiotherapy Leadership Team and the RPC multidisciplinary team.
- JHH Physiotherapy provide a clinical supervision program and competency development program that will provide mentorship for the successful candidate.
- Engagement in professional development, in-services, quality projects and research are also strongly encouraged.
Requirements:
Our successful candidate will possess the following:
- Physiotherapist with current Authority to Practice with AHPRA.
About you:
- You will be a dynamic and motivated Physiotherapist with rehabilitation experience, to ensure the provision of patient-centred, innovative, high-quality Physiotherapy services.
- You must have a high level of clinical reasoning skills and be a problem solver.
- You will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work extensively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- You will have a commitment to professional development, evidence-based practice and continuous improvement.
Additional information:
- An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
Need more information?
For role related queries or questions contact Megan Lancaster on[email protected]
Information for Applicants:
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefitssuch as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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