Physiotherapist - Senior

Queensland Health; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration and benefits

Salary packaging

Generous superannuation

Career development opportunities

Work-life balance

Job summary

Queensland Health is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist to deliver advanced clinical services within Hospital in the Home, Cairns and Hinterland. You will lead and mentor staff and students while supporting patients to receive hospital-level care in their homes.

You will work in a collaborative multidisciplinary team, contribute to service development, and provide expert clinical advice on resources, equipment and patient care pathways in a dynamic regional setting.

Qualifications

• Deliver high level physiotherapy clinical and consultancy services within a multi-professional team.
• Manage a complex and varied clinical caseload with evidence-based practice and clinical judgement.
• Provide clinical advice to supervisors and managers on service delivery and resources.
• Demonstrate self-insight and teamwork to promote positive work environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high level physiotherapy clinical and consultancy services as part of a multi-professional team.
• Work independently to manage a complex clinical caseload with evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to daily operational management and workload planning for Hospital in the Home.
• Provide clinical guidance to supervisors and service managers on delivery and equipment.
• Model reflective practice to support staff and students within the team.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mentorship

Evidence-based practice

Autonomous practice

Advanced clinical skills

Education

Bachelor of Physiotherapy

Job description

Make the move. Make a difference.

Help people get back to what matters.

Shape recovery and improve lives by delivering expert physiotherapy care within Hospital in the Home. As a Physiotherapist - Senior, you'll provide advanced clinical services, lead and mentor staff and students, and play a key role in supporting patients to receive safe, high-quality hospital-level care in their own homes. Working within a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you'll be recognised as a trusted clinical resource, helping drive excellence in patient outcomes across Cairns and Hinterland.

COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | INTEGRITY | RESPECT

About us:

Hospital in the Home provides care in a patient's permanent or temporary residence for conditions that require ongoing clinical governance, monitoring and/or treatment, as a substitution for in-hospital admitted care.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will.....

• Deliver high level physiotherapy clinical and consultancy services as part of a multi-professional team, in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards
• Work independently and autonomously utilising advanced problem-solving skills to manage a complex and varied clinical caseload, applying evidence-based practice and clinical judgement with minimal clinical practice supervision.
• Contribute to the daily operational management of the Hospital in the Home team and organisation of the workload with allocated resources using planning, time management skills and prioritisation.
• Provide clinical advice to professional and operational supervisors and relevant service managers regarding service delivery, equipment, technology and the prioritisation and development of clinical services.
• Demonstrate self-insight, reflection and awareness of the effect of own actions on others, to promote positive and supportive work environments, relationships and teamwork within the physiotherapy and multidisciplinary teams.

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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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