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SalaryWhat can we offer you:
- City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions.
- 11.5% Superannuation.
- Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the Role:
The Division of Allied Health provides a range of allied health services across clinical Divisions based at Canberra Hospital. A strong emphasis is placed across all sections on accessible and timely care, delivered to a high standard of safety and quality. This is underpinned by the Division’s commitment to research and training. The Division works in partnership with professional colleagues, consumers, and a range of government and non-government service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients.
Acute Allied Health Services (AAHS) Physiotherapy provides services to a range of clients in acute inpatient and specialised outpatient settings predominately at Canberra Hospital campus, including tertiary Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Acute Cardiac Care Unit (ACCU).
The Canberra Hospital ICU is a tertiary referral unit that services the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and the Greater Southern New South Wales (NSW) region. The ICU is dedicated to the management and monitoring of patients with life threatening illnesses, injuries, and complications. The unit provides specialised facilities for the support of vital organ function through the skills of multidisciplinary staff experienced in complex clinical management.
The Acute Cardiac Care Unit is part of Cardiology Services and provides care for patients with a variety of cardiac conditions including acute coronary syndrome, valvular heart disease, heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias. Consumers accessing Cardiology services include adults of all ages, acuity, frailty, and disability who may present for diagnosis and management for a range of acute and chronic cardiac conditions.
The Critical Care Physiotherapy Clinical Lead/Team Leader is responsible for delivering advanced physiotherapy clinical services, professional leadership and service coordination for the ICU physiotherapy team working across Intensive Care and Acute Cardiac Care Units.
For more information regarding the position of click here for the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
- Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied Health Professionals.
How to apply: For more information, please visit www.jobs.act.gov.au
Contact Officer: Kerry Boyd on **********@act.gov.au. or (02) 5124 2***
