Physiotherapy Departmental

Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service seeks a Physiotherapist to deliver quality paediatric services across the continuum of care for children and adolescents. You will work within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to leadership in clinical practice.

Your role includes providing services in acute hospital, rehabilitation, development or community settings, with opportunities for outreach and telehealth.

Job description

The position of Physiotherapist Departmental will deliver quality physiotherapy services across the continuum of care to patients and families of the Children¿s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service as part of a team of physiotherapists or within an inter-disciplinary or multi-disciplinary team, to provide tertiary level health services to children and adolescents.

About The Team

As part of the Allied Health Service, the QCH Physiotherapy Department is a tertiary paediatric service providing high level care, based on evidence-based practice and international standards of care. Advanced clinicians are available in all physiotherapy teams, whilst supervision and governance are underpinned by the National Safety and Quality Healthcare Standards. Subspecialty teams provide patient-centred management, tailored to the child and family's unique needs that can be delivered in outpatient, day patient, inpatient, outreach and telehealth settings.

Participation and leadership within statewide clinical networks are integral to clinical, educational, research and digital commitments. The Physiotherapy Department provides undergraduate and post graduate education and clinical experience for physiotherapy programs in six Queensland universities.

About The Role

In this role you will deliver quality outcomes for children, young people and families (Leader of Self) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values. Your contribution will include:

• Deliver quality physiotherapy clinical services across a variety of caseloads in an acute hospital, rehabilitation, developmental or community setting in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards.
• As experience builds, apply increasingly independent clinical judgement to more complex clinical decision making, under the clinical practice supervision or professional guidance of a more senior clinician.
• Participate, as required, in state-wide outreach services.
• Work flexibly across all caseloads within the service area in which the position is located.
• Work cooperatively and effectively within the physiotherapy and /or multidisciplinary and /or inter-disciplinary team and with patients / clients to provide effective and collaborative care.
• Communicate with patients and their families, other health professionals, supervisors, assistants, students and researchers across the hospital, home, school, community, and other settings across the state, in order to meet service goals and enhance health outcomes.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital , Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service , our Child and Youth Mental Health Service , and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

Benefits

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here .

Occupational group

Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support