Job Description:

• Work for one of Australia’s leading hospital groups
• Part Time / Fixed Term position - 0.5 EFT
• Friendly and supportive team environment
   

About the Role

As the successful applicant, you will become part of a growing multidisciplinary team at a critical time in the history of St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, as we continue to transform traditional inpatient care towards a ‘home first’ approach, including hospital-level care to people living in residential aged care facilities.  

Duties include:

• Provide optimal physiotherapy management to patients through effective assessment, treatment, evaluation, liaison, and discharge planning.
• Provide high quality clinically appropriate, comprehensive allied health therapy to patients and carers in their own homes, aligning with the patient’s expressed goals of care and healthcare needs, and considering the effects of the patient’s health issues on their life and wellbeing.
• Demonstrate sound clinical knowledge of evidence based practice, research and new developments
   

Classifications for this position will range from VB1 – VB4 (90,000 - 104,000 per annum, pro rata for part time).
 

Your Contribution

• You will have broad and relevant clinical experience ideally including community based programs
• You have demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• You have effective interpersonal skills including problem solving, negotiation and teaching
• You are experienced in working with patients with multiple comorbidities that impact safety, function and independence
• You are passionate about continually improving and have solutions focused approach to improve service delivery
• Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain

What we Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!)
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement
   

Local Work Environment

Acute @Home is a forward-thinking and dynamic directorate, comprised of inter-linked services - Residential In-Reach (RIR), Hospital in the Home (HITH), District Nursing (DN) and Palliative Care @Home (PC@H) - with all programs aimed at supporting patients to return home successfully and earlier from campus-based care.

The Acute @Home physiotherapist works as an integral member of medically-led multidisciplinary teams, to plan and provide care to HITH and RIR patients in their residential aged care facility, home, HITH @The Cottage,  place of work, place of study, and HITH clinic. The patient population supported by RIR and HITH is across the adult lifespan, from diverse cultural backgrounds and with a broad spectrum of clinical conditions.

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.

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). Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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