Senior Physiotherapist - Permanent, Full Time
Tasmanian Health Service - North West Region - Mersey Community Hospital
To be Tasmanian is to pursue quality over quantity. We create, preserve, and protect the unusual. With quiet confidence, and with passion and perseverance, we pursue the extraordinary. Could you be Tasmanian?
You can be a Physiotherapist anywhere. What’s different about Tasmania is our culture and our lifestyle. You will be encouraged to be yourself, to learn, to grow and to develop meaning in your work. You will have a powerful connection to your patients, and the community will encourage your success. Our isolation helps drive a culture of invention and human connection, which feels both old fashioned and… like the only future worth pursuing. Here you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to breath-taking coastlines, National Parks or award-winning restaurants or bars. After a hard day at work, you don’t have to sit in a car or a train for an hour. You can decompress with a walk along your local beach or put on your boots and go tell it to a mountain.
We are small enough in Tasmania for you to shape and influence your work and make a real impact every day. Yet we are big enough for you to feel part of something important, somewhere you can belong and be surrounded by diversity, innovation, and friendships. Tasmanians are connected to the land where we live, and to the stories of the people who have cared for this place for tens of thousands of years.
We are a close-knit group of 30 in our Physiotherapy team. We are based across the North West Regional Hospital and the Mersey Community Hospital, in one of the most naturally beautiful parts of the world. In this position, you will provide and maintain optimal specialist inpatient physiotherapy services and support seamless transfer of care at the Mersey Community Hospital. This role assists patient flow and timely discharge through the provision of physiotherapy services to patients across the medical wards, and the busy emergency department at Mersey Community Hospital. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing evidence-based Physiotherapy care collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient centred care; facilitate patient flow and discharge planning, and advocate for high quality physiotherapy care to the wider health profession. The successful applicant will provide teaching and supervision to junior physiotherapists, Allied Health Assistants (AHA), students, and contribute to our learning culture.
We are continuously growing, developing new services, and re-designing old ones. It’s an exciting and rewarding place to work, featuring contemporary, evidence-informed practise. We’ll look after you from the very beginning, ensure you are fully inducted and welcomed into our team and into our culture. Your fellow Allied Health colleagues, as well as the Nursing, Medical and Surgical teams will rely on you thriving in your work and will be invested in making this a reality. Take a look at the Statement of Duties below for more details.
For more information on becoming a Senior Physiotherapist in North West Tasmania, or to learn more about what we can do for you (relocation, salary benefits, development opportunities, etc.) please email or phone Laura, our Deputy Manager: laura.inkson@ths.tas.gov.au or 0429 177 673
If you need any more convincing about our beautiful home, here it is: North West Tasmania
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of Appointment
Permanent, full time, shift-worker position working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from November 2024.
*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant
- Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time and casual vacancies.
Salary: $106,966 - $123,013 per annum. Our 11.5% employer superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
- Please note that access to salaries beyond $115,573 is subject to qualifications and/or application to the personal upgrade scheme
- Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Union Wages Agreement No. 2 of 2022
You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.
In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:
- Professional Development Allowance of up to $1000 per annum
What's on Offer?
- Flexible working hours to enable work/life balance
- Relocation allowance may be negotiated for successful interstate applicants
- Support for ongoing professional development including post graduate qualification allowance where applicable
- Subsidised car parking facilities
- Diverse career pathways including opportunities for secondment into higher duties and access to higher duties allowance
- Other employment conditions and allowances available under the Allied Health Agreement
Eligibility:
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:
- Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
- Registered with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
- Current Driver’s Licence
- Postgraduate qualifications or working towards this in the identified clinical area
The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:
- Conviction checks in the following areas:
- crimes of violence
- sex related offences
- serious drug offences
- crimes involving dishonesty
- Identification check
- Disciplinary action in previous employment check.
How to Apply
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.
You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.
Please note:
- We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
- All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
- Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.
Statement of Duties
Applicant Guide
For more information
Laura Inkson
Position: Deputy Manager - Inpatient Services
Phone: 0429 177 673
E-mail: laura.inkson@ths.tas.gov.au
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