Exercise Physiotherapist Grade 2

• Full time or part time  
• Fixed term 6 months
• Based at Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre
• $88K-$101K base + salary packaging + super (pro-rata for part time)

Austin Health is one of Victoria’s largest health care providers. Comprising the Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Royal Talbot Rehabilitation, Hospital in the Home and community-based health services; Austin Health is an internationally recognised leader in clinical teaching, training and research, with numerous university and research institute affiliations.

About the department:

The Physiotherapy Department comprises about 112 EFT (Equivalent Full Time) staff at the Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, and the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre. It provides seven days per week, 12 hours per day services to acute and aged care areas. There is also a seven day a week primary care service for soft tissue injuries in the Emergency Department

It is a major clinical school for the University of Melbourne with responsibility for about 180 students from 1st through to 3rd year for the Doctorate of Physiotherapy (DPT) course. The Physiotherapy department is also associated with Swinburne University as a clinical school.

Clinical research is a priority of the department.

About the role:

• Safely and effectively manage an individual exercise physiology clinical caseload of mixed inpatient rehabilitation wards, including delivering evidence-based care to patients with stroke, acquired brain injury, amputation, post liver transplant, critical illness survivors, orthopaedic injury and general deconditioning.  This includes delivery of 1:1 and group interventions.
• Safely and effectively manage and provide an evidence-based aquatic therapy service to this inpatient population
• Provide clinical supervision to exercise physiology students

About you:

As the Exercise Physiologist you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

• Exercise Physiologist currently accredited with ESSA
• A commitment to Austin Health values: Our actions show we care, we bring our best, together we achieve, we shape the future
• Minimum 2 years of relevant clinical experience
• Experience in the exercise management of patients with neurological injury, including stroke, non-traumatic spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury acquired brain injury, functional neurological disorder and patients with behaviours of concern. 
• Experience in the exercise management of patients with a wider variety of health conditions, including post amputation, pre/post organ transplant, orthopaedic conditions and chronic health conditions.
• Strong understanding and experience in NDIS

Our benefits:

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.  Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Zoe Langford at Zoe.LANGFORD@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 8 December 2024