Employment Type
Permanent Part Time
Position Classification
Physiotherapist Level 3
Remuneration
$58.95 - $60.86 per hour
Hours Per Week
10
Requisition ID
REQ660814
Advance hand therapy practice within a collaborative trauma and surgery team.
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives.
* Innovation is at our core, with opportunities for research driven evidence based practice, ensuring our work remains engaging and fulfilling.
* Clear pathways for career progression, supported by training secondments, recognition and mentorship, empower employee and leaders alike to reach their professional goals.
* Join us on a journey to a place where every achievement is celebrated and every opportunity is embraced.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Royal North Shore Hospital
What you'll be doing
In this role, you'll deliver advanced physiotherapy assessment, treatment and ongoing management for patients with complex hand and upper limb conditions, including traumatic and post-operative presentations. Working autonomously within a specialised Hand Therapy and surgical multidisciplinary team, you'll apply advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice to optimise functional outcomes. You'll collaborate closely with hand surgeons, nursing and allied health colleagues to provide coordinated, high-quality care, while actively engaging patients in goal setting, education and self-management. As a senior clinician, you'll contribute to service development, clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives, and provide supervision, mentoring and education to junior staff and students, supporting a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidate Criteria
* Bachelor or postgraduate degree in Physiotherapy and eligibility for Physiotherapy Board of Australia. Evidence of extensive clinical experience, inclusive of experience as a Level 2 Physiotherapist or equivalent in Hand Physiotherapy.
* Demonstrated ability to work autonomously within scope, managing a complex hand and upper limb caseload, with the capacity to prioritise workload demands, apply advanced clinical reasoning skills and exercise independent professional judgement.
* Demonstrated advanced skills and knowledge in contemporary, evidence‐based physiotherapy practice, with specific experience in the assessment and management of hand and upper limb conditions.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.
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