Senior Allied Health Practitioner - Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Coordinator , Queensland Health

The Townsville Rehabilitation Unit at Townsville University Hospital are seeking two experienced and client focused Allied Health - Seniors for temporary full-time and part-time roles, up to 30/06/2024. The part-time role works 38 hours per fortnight and there is a possibility both roles may be extended up to 30/06/2025.
Eligible Health Practitioner professions: Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Social Worker, Speech Pathologist, Psychologist or Neuropsychologist.
Townsville Hospital and Health Service is the public healthcare provider for more than 250,000 people across a geographic area of 150,000km2, delivering a comprehensive range of services across 21 facilities, from primary care in regional locations to highly specialised care at the main hospital.
Job details Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Flexible-full-time,Flexible-part-time
Occupational group Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support
Classification HP4
Workplace Location Townsville region
Job ad reference QLD/TV538573
Closing date 06-Feb-2024
Yearly salary
Fortnightly salary
Total remuneration
Salary Other
Job duration ASAP - 30/06/2024 poss extn to 30/06/2025
Contact person Jennifer Quaill
Contact details 07 4433 4186
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The Opportunity
This position will deliver high level evidence based discipline-specific clinical services and case management to facilitate successful community reintegration outcomes for people with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). This position will provide specialist training and consultancy to families, carers, and service providers for the Brain Injury Community Integration Service which is integrated with the THHS rehabilitation services continuum.
The Statewide Brain and Spinal Cord Injury (BaSCI) Project is a Commonwealth funded project undertaking design, implementation, and evaluation strategies locally to enhance rehabilitation services for people with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) across the care continuum to:

• Optimise patient access, experience and outcomes
• Boost system capacity, capability and performance
• Ensure equitable patient access to high quality care irrespective of geography
• Improve coordination and integration of services across all phases of care
• Standardise contemporary approaches to care
• Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of health services

Role requirements

• Eligible Health Practitioner professions: Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Social Worker, Speech Pathologist, Psychologist or Neuropsychologist.
• A post-graduate qualification in a relevant field will be highly regarded.
• This position requires the incumbent to operate a class C motor vehicle and appropriate licence endorsement to operate this vehicle is required. Proof of this endorsement must be provided prior to the commencement of duty.

For additional information regarding the responsibilities and/or other requirements for this position please refer to the role description.
The ideal applicant will be someone who has proven ability and can demonstrate the following:

• Demonstrated high level knowledge, expertise, and skills in interdisciplinary ABI rehabilitation and/or community rehabilitation.
• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical services of a complex nature, where established principles, procedures and methods require some expansion, adaptation, or modification.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, plan, and evaluate local service improvement initiatives, and provide clinical supervision to less experienced Health Practitioners and students.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate within a multidisciplinary team and with a broad range of stakeholders and to provide high level clinical advice to improve service delivery.

Benefits

• Salary rates between $4769.60 - $5132.40 p.f. (full-time) / $62.75-$67.53 p.h. (part-time) (HP4)
• Annual leave loading + leave
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• Professional Development + leave
• Other employment benefits may include:

, locality allowances, employee wellness and assistance programs and access to corporate discounts
Interested?
Contact: Jennifer Quaill on 07 4433 4186
Apply ONLINE by: Tuesday 06/02/2024
Unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
Further information
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This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role:
Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis.
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