Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

Your role at St John of God Midland Private Hospital

Be part of something exceptional from the very beginning. As we prepare to open a brand-new state-of-the-art private hospital this August, we are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Physiotherapist to join our multidisciplinary team to play a key role in shaping high quality physiotherapy services from the ground up.

The Senior Physiotherapist works alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide senior clinical physiotherapy services to clients/patients. Ensures practice is in accordance with Australian Physiotherapy Association Code of Conduct and SJGHC policies and guidelines.

The Senior Physiotherapist is expected to work independently and demonstrate a depth of experience. The Senior Physiotherapist is expected to initiate and participate in teaching, training, research and quality activities, to supervise students and supervise and mentor junior caregivers.

The Position

• Provide high quality evidence based senior Physiotherapy services to patients/clients within the clinical specialty area/s including hydrotherapy where applicable.
• Provide physiotherapy assessment, intervention and evaluation at a senior practice level for complex and general caseload/s.
• Ensure that direct working relationships are established and maintained with colleagues and internal/external customers.
• Use of Evidence Based Patient treatment outcome measures and use of patient feedback - satisfaction measures and quality assurance activities
• Ensure prioritisation and delegation of duties of Physiotherapy caseloads for self and supervised staff.
• Participate in evidence based clinical research activities, where applicable.
• Active participation in the multidisciplinary team including clinical meetings
• Document in the patient/client's healthcare record in accordance with the SJGHC policies and procedure
• Maintain statistical data in accordance with departmental and professional clinical guidelines.
• Attend staff meetings and present at professional development sessions as required.
• Liaise with other staff and educate staff about patient care.
• Maintain effective communication with patients, their families, staff and external health professionals and agencies to ensure quality patient management.
• Participate in the physiotherapy department weekend roster if required.

You will hold current registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia (AHPRA) and have demonstrated senior clinical experience and leadership in clinical practice as a physiotherapist within a healthcare and disability service setting.

To succeed you will have the ability to undertake professional supervision and/or mentor junior staff and develop evidence based and innovative clinical practices. Experience with patients in ICU/Critical Care is highly desirable.

Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

About the new Midland Private Hospital

• A brand-new purpose-built state-of-the-art facility, currently under construction, located just 300 metres from the St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals Campus.
• A comprehensive range of medical and surgical services, with interventional cardiology being offered for the first time in the region

The hospital will feature:

• 96 overnight inpatient beds, including a six-bed critical care/high dependency unit
• 33 bed/chair short stay and day procedure unit
• Eight operating theatres
• An Angiography Suite

We can offer you

• Salary: $130,917 to $139,591 plus 12% superannuation
• Permanent full-time position
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to fitness and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements.

For enquiries contact Luke Heard-Stone, Allied Health Manager on 04•• ••• 497

If suitable applicants are identified the advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.