Physiotherapist Grade 2

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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Health Independence Program (HIP)

Sitting within the Continuing Care Division, HIP is a group of programs supporting patients/clients to be as independent as possible at home and avoid hospital admission. We pride ourselves on our strong patient-centred focus and in providing best practice and innovative care to our patients/clients.

About the role

The Grade 2 Physiotherapist is a key position in the Fast track Care Management team, providing direct support for our clients in the community and working with team members to ensure their clients develop/maintain optimal function at home.

A regular day will see you:

• Working with clients in their homes and from the office
• Enjoying the camaraderie of multidisciplinary colleagues to provide comprehensive patient/client care planning and support
• Learning from your multidisciplinary colleagues, all of whom are experienced, innovative and collaborative.

About you

You will thrive if you:

• Have extensive clinical experience in assessment, treatment and goal setting of highly complex older people
• Have the ability to motivate, mentor and inspire
• Have a collaborative spirit, and ability to build strong networks with peers
• Have excellent communication and decision-making skills
• Enjoy an enjoyable and fun working environment

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
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

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 the 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: Lee Stamford, HIP Team Leader at Lee.STAMFORD@austin.org.au

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

Application closing date: 18 May 2025