Physiotherapist

Queensland Health; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Health is seeking a Physiotherapist to join the Transition Care Program in Cairns. You will provide an effective and efficient physiotherapy service to older people, and their carers and families, discharged from acute and sub-acute care settings into the Transition Care Program.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will conduct comprehensive assessments, deliver evidence-based programs, liaise with stakeholders, and contribute to program development and quality activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent comprehensive physiotherapy assessment, intervention and case management of clients referred to the Transition Care Program including liaison with key stakeholders.
• Demonstrate communication and teamwork skills, by ensuring effective liaison with Transition Care Program clients, their families, other health professionals, supervisors, students and researchers, as required.
• Deliver evidenced based physiotherapy programs to a frail elderly client case load.
• Participate in the development of the Transition Care Program and Physiotherapy quality activities, clinical practices, procedures and protocols.

Job description

Make the move. Make a difference.

Turn progress into possibility.

The Transition Care Program are seeking a Physiotherapist to join them. In this role you will provide an effective and efficient physiotherapy service to older people, and their carers and families, who have been discharged from acute and sub-acute care settings and accepted into the Transition Care Program. This includes working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to case manage the wider needs of allocated clients.

About us

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

About your role

• Provide competent comprehensive physiotherapy assessment, intervention and case management of clients referred to the Transition Care Program including liaison with key stakeholders.
• Demonstrate communication and teamwork skills, by ensuring effective liaison with Transition Care Program clients, their families, other health professionals, supervisors, students and researchers, as required.
• Deliver evidenced based physiotherapy programs to a frail elderly client case load.
• Participate in the development of the Transition Care Program and Physiotherapy quality activities, clinical practices, procedures and protocols.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

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What we offer

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.

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