Physiotherapist Grade 2

• Permanent / Part Time position (30.4 hours per week)
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Friendly and dynamic team
• Excellent benefits including salary packaging

About the Role

An exciting opportunity currently exists for a Grade 2 Physiotherapist to join the Community Rehabilitation team on a permanent part time basis. The Physiotherapist will deliver high quality person-centred, goal-orientated home and centre-based care within a supportive multidisciplinary team. This position may be required to work at any of the HIP hub sites or programs. This will be at the discretion of the HIP manager and will take into consideration appropriate skills and training.

Classifications for this position will be VB1 – VB4 ($90,235.60 - $103,724.40 per annum).

Your Contribution

• Bachelor of Physiotherapy or equivalent
• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Minimum of four (4) years post-graduate experience in a relevant field of rehabilitation
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of physiotherapy practice and principles in the area of rehabilitation
• Demonstrated highly developed clinical skills
• Understand and support the principles of Health Independence Programs continuum of care for clients, particularly in relation to individualized, time-limited, goal-centred episodes of care that aim to improve health outcomes
• Commitment to the values and health care philosophy of St. Vincent’s

What we offer

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Staff Health Centre
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Career development & advancement encouraged
• Culture of continuous improvement

About the Department

This position is part of the Health Independence Programs (HIP). The intent of HIP is to deliver improved outcomes for clients and to support hospital demand management and flow, through delivering integrated and coordinated care to clients across the hospital and community interface, reducing duplication and fragmentation of services and ensuring client centered care planning.

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) HIP consists of integrated hub sites across several locations including in Fitzroy, Kew, North Richmond and Fairfield. HIP at SVHM is delivered in partnership with North Richmond Community Health (NRCH). This position is part of the HIP Community Rehabilitation team. Community rehabilitation is currently provided from our centers at Kew and Fairfield.

The key aim of Community Rehabilitation is to help people who are recovering from traumatic injury or illness, are frail or chronically ill to regain optimal function and to allow people to maximize their independence. The programs offer a supportive and dynamic team environment, which focusses on patient-centered care.

Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

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Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve. Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations). Please contact us if you would like to know more.

For further information contact Andrea Forster or Sarah Jessup, (03) 9906 5600.