Employment Type: Permanent Part time 0.6 EFT
Hours: 45.6 hours per fortnight (including weekend roster)
Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital
Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications
Contact: Dr Anne Harrison Physiotherapy Manager E: AHarrison@mercy.com.au
About the opportunity
This permanent part-time position provides quality, safe, person-centred physiotherapy clinical care to the allocated caseload as part of our acute team and servicing the WMH Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit, ensuring a holistic and multidisciplinary team approach.
Responsibilities
* Grade 2 part-time (0.6 EFT) permanent role (including participation in weekend roster and public holidays as required).
* Provide quality, evidence-based, person-centred physiotherapy clinical care as part of the acute team, servicing ED and the EDSSU (secondary contact) and acute wards as needed, on a rotating roster including regular weekend and public holiday shifts.
* Ensure a holistic multidisciplinary approach to patients and their carers.
* Contribute to providing responsive, flexible physiotherapy care to improve timely and effective care, patient flow and discharge, and subsequently improve patient experience.
What you will bring
You\'re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care. To thrive in this role, you will have:
* Recognised Degree in Physiotherapy, full current and unlimited AHPRA physiotherapy registration and current Victorian (or equivalent) Driver\'s License
* Broad and relevant clinical physiotherapy skills and experience in an acute hospital setting. Experience in ED and EDSSU setting highly desirable
* Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt, problem solve and prioritise completing tasks in a timely manner within a complex fast paced work setting
* Willingness to assist with weekend and public holiday rosters
* A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management
* The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or be in the process of obtaining:
* A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check
* Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders
Additional information
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare? Join us and make a meaningful difference in people\'s lives — and your career. If you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional custodians of the land, and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea and culture. We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present. Mercy Health is proudly diverse and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
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