Acute Physiotherapist

Job Description

Are you a passionate physiotherapist with extensive acute care experience, ready to take the next step in your career? Epworth Geelong has an exciting opportunity for a Grade 1 or 2 Acute Physiotherapist to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team in a part-time, fixed-term parental leave role until June 2027.

The Epworth Geelong Physiotherapy team deliver care across the continuum, inclusive of acute inpatient care, inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient rehabilitation. The acute service includes the delivery of care to orthopaedic, medical, pain, oncology, neurological and cardiac patient cohorts. For this role, a specific interest and comfort in the field of acute neurology will be highly regarded.

As a valued member of our acute physiotherapy team, you’ll bring a caring approach, strong acute clinical experience, a flexible skillset and well-developed clinical reasoning skills. You will present with a commitment to best practice and have a genuine passion for improving patient experience through innovation and high-quality care. Ideally the successful candidate will have regular mid-week availability and interest in semi-regular acute weekend shifts.

You will make an impact by:

• Delivering individually tailored and high-quality physiotherapy care to a diverse caseload of acute care patients

• Providing education, guidance and support to junior staff, students and nursing staff as required

• Demonstration of exceptional teamwork

• Collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes and drive service innovation

• Integrating allied health into the clinical care team within the inpatient wards

To be successful in this role you will present with:

• Experience managing a variety of patients in the acute inpatient setting

• A demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement

• An ability to work autonomously

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent time management and organisational skills

Position Description Grade 1       Position Description Grade 2       Inherent Requirements

Early applications encouraged with advertising to continue until the position is filled.

About Epworth Geelong
Epworth Geelong, located adjacent to Deakin University’s Medical School in Waurn Ponds, is developing an environment of world-class health care and education to meet the needs of the expanding population of Geelong and South West Victoria. Providing exciting career opportunities to doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and support staff. It features contemporary design, cutting-edge medical technology and best practice patient care, whilst offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor or Post Graduate Degree in Physiotherapy with current AHPRA registration

Additional Information

Why Join Epworth?

At Epworth, it’s a community.

It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this, you will have access to:

• Epworth’s enhanced Not for Profit status provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, plus $2,650 meals and entertainment allowance leading to greater take home pay
• Discounted private health insurance
• Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
• The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia!

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. This includes First Nations peoples, people with disability, mature-age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, and individuals from all cultural backgrounds. We are committed to providing an equitable, inclusive, and barrier-free recruitment experience for everyone.

If you need support during the application process or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments, we encourage you to let us know what you need to participate fully and confidently. We understand that sharing your needs can feel daunting, so please know that any information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and respect.

Ready to Make a Difference?

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Apply now....we have over 8,000 perspectives at Epworth and we’re ready to welcome yours!

It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination, where this is required under Epworth policy.

As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.