Physiotherapist Level 1/2 - Transitional Aged Care Program
Position Classification: Physiotherapist Level 1/2
Remuneration: $37.03 - $52.83 per hour
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ531377
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
Hawkesbury District Health Service is a teaching hospital in Windsor NSW, providing acute, community and allied health services for the local community and surrounding districts. The service provides 24-hour emergency, medical, surgical, diagnostic, maternity, neonatal, paediatric, palliative, intensive and coronary care services.
The Hawkesbury Transitional Aged Care Program provides home based therapy for clients living within the Hawkesbury LGA. The Transitional Aged Care Program provides low intensity therapy and support services for older adults in their own homes following an inpatient stay in hospital. TACP service focuses on restoring, improving, or maintaining older people’s independent functioning and wellbeing. The focus of this service is assisting older people to regain or maintain physical, functional and cognitive abilities which support them to either maintain or recover a level of independence, allowing them to remain living in the community. This position is permanent part time position working 16 hours per week as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
Our team has meaningful, interesting, and rewarding work every day. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. Apply Today!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role:
- Degree in Physiotherapy and current National Physiotherapy Registration with AHPRA with minimum 2 years clinical experience.
- Demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge, reasoning, skill, and community clinical multidisciplinary team experience in the provision of Physiotherapy in the treatment of older people.
- Demonstrated high-level verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop care plans and adapt communication style to suit different audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise independent professional judgement in the provision of clinical care using evidence-based practice, commensurate with years of experience.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated participation or leadership in quality improvement processes and teaching, commensurate with years of experience
- Ability to respond to the demands and pressures of the role while managing time effectively.
- Current Driver’s Licence and willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Christine Colusso-Craig on Christine.Colusso@health.nsw.gov.au
