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SalaryJob reference: 857616
Location: 5011 - WOODVILLE SOUTH
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Central Adelaide Local Health Network
- Mental Health Services, Woodville
- Salary AHP-2 $86,950 - $100,729 p.a
- Temporary up to 1/6/25 and part-time working 30 hours per week
About the role
Mental Health Services in the Local Health Network (LHN) consists of a range of multidisciplinary teams, providing acute, community and rehabilitation services across youth, adult and Older Persons' service teams. Teams deliver recovery-focussed clinical services to consumers. The severity of the consumer's mental illness and/or disability warrants regular review and follow-up to strengthen personal resilience and enable community tenure to be sustainable.
The Physiotherapist is accountable to the Service Manager through the Team Leader/ Clinical Service Coordinator for the provision and co-ordinating of physiotherapy services to patient/consumers of the Older Persons Mental Health Services, resulting in their optimal physical health and personal functioning.
The Physiotherapist works as a member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team in both Inpatient and Community settings.
The Physiotherapist will provide advice and consultancy services to other agencies, undertake project work and contribute to policies, procedures, continuous quality improvement accreditation.
the Physiotherapist is responsible to the Service Manager through the Nurse Unit Manager
will receive clinical supervision and professional support from a more senior Physiotherapist
the Physiotherapist is expected to operate as an independent practitioner working close liaison with team members
may be responsible for physiotherapy attendant and other non-professional staff.
ensures professional liaison with physiotherapists and other staff within the LHN and in external agencies.
Qualifications
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.
About CALHN
The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver Mental Health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.
We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.
What we offer
- Attractive salary packaging available
- 17.5 percent Leave loading applied to your annual leave
- Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians
- Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
- Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites.
Essential Requirements:
Diversity and inclusion: At CALHN we support and foster a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Application Information:
- In addition to the annual salary package we also offer salary sacrifice benefits and employer superannuation contributions.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening.
Job ref: 857616
Enquiries to:
Kat Mackereth
Telephone: 8133 4271
***************@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
11:55 pm Friday 8 March 2024
Attachments
857616 RD Physiotherapy Older Persons Mental Health - Ward SE.pdf
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Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
