Physiotherapist - Senior

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

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly environment

Professional development allowances

Job summary

Queensland Health's Bayside Health Service is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist to deliver evidence-based physiotherapy and clinical education across acute inpatients at Redland Hospital and related bayside facilities.

The role entails supervising junior staff, coordinating care with multidisciplinary teams, and contributing to governance, research and service improvement. A temporary full-time position supports flexible service delivery within Bayside Health Service.

Qualifications

• Advanced physiotherapy knowledge for acute inpatient care.
• Experience delivering clinical education to pre-entry students.
• Ability to supervise junior clinicians, students and Allied Health staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive physiotherapy assessments, interventions and evaluations for acute inpatients.
• Provide clinical education, supervision and support to junior physiotherapists, students and Allied Health Assistants.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care and discharge planning.
• Contribute to clinical governance, research, quality improvement and policy development.
• Support team capability and service delivery through professional development and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Clinical education

Supervision

Communication skills

Discharge planning

Service improvement

Education

Bachelor of Physiotherapy

Job description

Shape Better Patient Outcomes as a Senior Physiotherapist!

Combine advanced clinical practice, multidisciplinary collaboration and service improvement to deliver exceptional patient care in a dynamic acute inpatient setting! Temporary full time opportunity!

About your role

As a Senior Physiotherapist in this frontline role, you'll deliver evidence-based physiotherapy and clinical education services to acute inpatients across Bayside Health Service.

• Deliver comprehensive physiotherapy assessments, interventions and evaluations for acute inpatients, applying evidence-based practice and sound clinical judgement.
• Provide clinical education, supervision and support to junior physiotherapists, students and Allied Health Assistants.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care, prioritise workloads and facilitate effective discharge planning.
• Contribute to clinical governance, research, quality improvement and the development of evidence-based policies, procedures and protocols.
• Support team capability and service delivery through clinical advice, professional development, staff orientation and continuous improvement initiatives.

About you

You're an experienced physiotherapist who combines strong clinical expertise with a commitment to patient-centred care, education and continuous improvement.

• Advanced physiotherapy knowledge and clinical skills in acute inpatient care, including experience delivering clinical education to pre-entry students.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to provide clinical advice and manage conflict constructively.
• Effective clinical reasoning, workload prioritisation and discharge planning skills in a complex, fast-paced healthcare environment.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, educate and support junior clinicians, students and other members of the healthcare team.
• Initiative and a commitment to developing, implementing and evaluating service improvement activities that enhance patient care.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About the Bayside Health Service Physiotherapy & Podiatry Department

The Physiotherapy& Podiatry Department is based at Redland Hospital and delivers services across all Bayside Health Service facilities. This position may be required to work throughout Bayside Health Service and the position's primary work location may change based on operational requirements.
Bayside Health Service includes the Redland Hospital (a 188-bed acute secondary teaching hospital), Marie Rose Centre, Gundu Pa (Wynnum-Manly Community Health Centre) and Redlands Satellite Hospital. Redland Hospital is co-located with the 60-bed Mater Private Hospital Redland and Redland Residential Care (a 126-bed high care residential aged care facility).

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Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.