Senior Physiotherapist Rehabilitation - Incentives Offered
Remuneration: $108,595 – $112,114 per annum + superannuation + salary packaging
Applications Close: Sunday 1st December 2024
At Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD), enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Proximity to shopping and other services
- ADO's each month (for full time employees)
- Salary packaging options
- 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
- You can access scholarships or grants to support your ongoing training and professional development Scholarships & Grants for Health Care Education & Training | HETI
About the role:
This is an excellent opportunity to join our dynamic Physiotherapy team! You will be responsible for providing high quality clinical services and leadership to our skilled multidisciplinary team at Tamworth Hospital.
You will deliver a high-level clinical Physiotherapy service, including services of a more complex nature, with advanced reasoning skills in the clinical area of rehabilitation. You would be making a difference in the lives of people who require rehabilitation, whether that is due to deconditioning, chronic diseases, or neurological conditions. From one-on-one therapy sessions, to coordinating rehab classes, you would have the opportunity to work with the team to get the best outcomes for patients.
Where you’ll be working:
There is a great Physiotherapy network across the New England Northwest, with a wide range of physiotherapists to connect with. Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital is a major referral hospital located in the northern region of the HNELHD. It has approximately 270 beds, the Critical Care Services is located in the new state of the art hospital complex and boasts an 8 bed ICU, 6 bed HDU, 8 bed CCU, Rehabilitation Unit, Orthopaedics, Hydrotherapy Pool, Musculoskeletal Outpatients and Fracture Clinic.
Tamworth is a modern, progressive city set in a picturesque backdrop of tree covered mountains. Renowned for its diversity and experiences, Tamworth proves that a rural lifestyle can be complimented by a thriving city experience. Make life-long friends and embrace the incredible lifestyle that Tamworth has to offer!
Tamworth Hospital is a major referral hospital located in the northern region of the Hunter New England Local Health District. Recently refurbished to boast brand new, state of the art facilities, our 288-bed facility includes Intensive Care, rehabilitation services, a Brain Injury Unit, Diabetes Centre and high dependency unit.
About you:
- Experience and passion for delivering rehabilitation to patients with different presenting conditions
- A problem solver with the ability to analyse issues, set priorities and apply a range of options to develop solutions
- Passionate about service development and continuous improvement
- Be eager and willing to supervise students and junior staff, sharing your clinical expertise and investing in other’s learning
- Effective verbal, written and interpersonal skills
Requirements:
- Physiotherapist with current Authority to Practice with AHPRA
Additional Information:
- Be rewarded with up to $10,000 in the first 12 months PLUS up to $5,000 each year thereafter in fortnightly payments under the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.*
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
- To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
- An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
- Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
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For role related queries or questions contact Julia Greaves on Julia.Greaves@health.nsw.gov.au
Information for Applicants:
Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp.
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
*All payments made to part time employees will be on a pro-rata basis. Check your eligibility here- Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. If you would like to discuss your eligibility or current circumstances further, please contact HNELHD-RuralIncentives@health.nsw.gov.au
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