Senior Clinician Physiotherapist - Grade 3 (Neurological Rehabilitation)

Alfred HealthAlfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.

• 2 x Senior Clinician Physiotherapist positions available

-1 x Permanent 0.5EFT (Neurological Rehabilitation)
-1 x Fixed term 0.63EFT (Parental Leave Cover until 22 June 2025) (Neurological Rehabilitation - work location in the ABI Unit until end Dec 2024) * Grade 3 Classification (VB7-VC1)

• Caulfield Hospital Location
• Flexible hours/days available upon negotiation
• Great staff benefits

The DepartmentAlfred Health's Physiotherapy Department provides acute physiotherapy services to the patients of The Alfred and Sandringham Hospital and subacute physiotherapy services to Caulfield Hospital.The acute physiotherapy service is organised into five functional streams, namely: Intensive Care, Musculoskeletal, Respiratory, PAN (Progressive Illness, Aged Care and Neurosciences), and Sandringham. The first four streams are located at The Alfred site, with the latter being based at the Sandringham site. The physiotherapy service provides acute clinical services and expertise in the following areas: intensive care, cardiothoracic surgery, general surgery, orthopaedics, trauma, burns, lung transplantation, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary rehabilitation, neurology and neurosurgery, infectious diseases, haematology/oncology, general medicine, haemophilia and emergency.The physiotherapy service at Caulfield Hospital provides an extensive range of inpatient and ambulatory services in the areas of rehabilitation, aged care and residential care services. The physiotherapy service provides subacute clinical services and expertise in the following areas: neurology, non-traumatic spinal cord injury, orthopaedics, amputees, burns, complex regional pain, cardiac rehabilitation, aged care, transitional care and aged psychiatry. The physiotherapy department is organised into functional streams: Neurological Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Health of Older Persons (HOP) and ABI.The Position SummaryUnique opportunity for a Senior Clinician Physiotherapist in our Neurological Rehabilitation team at Caulfield Hospital.The Senior Clinician Physiotherapist (Neurological Rehabilitation) is a senior position in the Subacute Neurological Physiotherapy Stream. This stream is responsible for the provision of physiotherapy care to inpatients at Caulfield Hospital who require Neurological Rehabilitation, spinal rehabilitation and/or general rehabilitation. General rehabilitation may include both fast, and slow stream, patients. The stream also provides physiotherapy care to patients in the bed-substitution unit of Better at Home.The Senior Clinician Physiotherapist (Neurological Rehabilitation) is directly responsible for:

• Providing high quality assessment and management of patients as described above, and as directed by their stream leader/manager
• Providing leadership in the development of a collaborative interdisciplinary team approach to achieve optimal patient care and outcomes and to minimise clinical risk
• Providing leadership to enhance the clinical and professional skills of the Physiotherapy Department staff (and undergraduate students as required)
• Providing regular clinical supervision to junior physiotherapy and AHA staff to foster excellence and a culture of ongoing learning
• Coordinating and/or contributing to quality improvement and research activities within the Physiotherapy Department and in ward-based teams as directed
• Supporting the stream leader and managers with operational and leadership tasks as directed

The Senior Clinician Physiotherapist (Neurological Rehabilitation) will be involved in clinical rotations with other Senior Clinician Physiotherapists within the Subacute Neurological Physiotherapy stream. This optimises and supports skill development, adaptable clinical leadership, succession planning and reduces burnout. Rotations will include but are not limited to Neurological Rehabilitation.Weekend work may be a requirement of this position.Skills and Qualifications RequiredRegistered to practice in the state of Victoria (via AHPRA)Demonstrated advanced knowledge and skills in the provision of physiotherapy services in the relevant areas of physiotherapyDemonstrated ability to plan and manage a caseload, including the co-ordination of other staffDemonstrated ability to supervise students, Grade 1 and Grade 2 staffPrevious experience in spinal injury rehabilitation will be highly desirableStaff Benefits

• Generous salary packaging and novated leasing are available through Maxxia
• Access to health and wellbeing incentives
• Discounted health insurance
• Staff Car Parking (subject to availability)

For all enquiries, please contact: Neurological Rehab Physiotherapy Stream Leader, Catherine Brooks (03) 9076 4910Applications close Sunday, 2 June 2024Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.In accordance with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all Alfred Health employees are required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption. Furthermore, in accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department's risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.Website: